Florida lawmakers inside Alligator Alcatraz in "staged" visit , after being denied entrance
This comes after allegations of "inhumane" treatment of detainees at the detention center.
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This comes after allegations of "inhumane" treatment of detainees at the detention center.
Detainees are said to go days without showering or getting prescription medicine, and they are only able to speak by phone to lawyers and loved ones.
Steven Matthew Wolf was found guilty in the 2018 murder of Michelle Osborne, whose nude body was found by a fisherman in Marathon.
NEXT Weather team meteorologist Scott Withers reports on what you need to know about hurricane supplies.
A man awaiting trial on federal charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course is seeking to get rid of his court-appointed federal public defenders.
Ryan Routh made his request during a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon.
Cited concerns included light pollution, saying the bright lights from the facility are diminishing the internationally recognized dark skies of Big Cypress.
The dismissal does not affect a separate lawsuit challenging another part of last year's law (HB 3) that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.
A 4-mile stretch of Southern Boulevard will be renamed to honor the long time Palm Beach resident.
The video shows the man emerging from a sewer grate, believing deputies were no longer in the area, and not realizing they had eyes in the sky.
A surfer was bitten on the arm by a shark at New Smyrna Beach and rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The South Florida K9 teams will work alongside local authorities to help locate missing individuals.
Firearms are the leading cause of death among children and teenagers in the United States, and new research found that Florida adolescents carrying handguns increased by 65% from 2002 to 2022.
Despite the uptick, Fourth of July holiday travelers found the lowest Independence Day gas prices since 2021.
As the Lone Star State continues rescues and recoveries, the Sunshine State has stepped up to lend a hand in its efforts.
Jim DeFede and State Sen. Lori Berman discuss the $600 million in line-item vetoes that the governor made, as well as the funding and programs from which that money was allocated.
Gruters was among the Florida contingent who toured the facility with President Donald Trump earlier this week.
Jim DeFede talks to Key West City Commissioner Sam Kaufman about the vote and what's next.
This week, ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
The family members were standing under an umbrella during a thunderstorm, a bystander said.
A federal judge may pause operations at Alligator Alcatraz as protests grow and nonprofits sue over conditions and impact.
A controversial migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is drawing fierce political and legal scrutiny, with critics calling for its shutdown over environmental and human rights concerns, while supporters defend its operations ahead of a possible federal court ruling next week.
A new Trump-backed budget law allows tipped workers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips and $12,500 in overtime, offering temporary tax relief through 2028.
Tipped and hourly workers in South Florida say they’re celebrating a new federal law that lets them deduct up to $25,000 in tips and $12,500 in overtime from their taxes — savings that could mean just under $1,700 a year.
A new legislation cutting billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding could leave one million Floridians without coverage, advocates warn.
Crews mobilized rapidly to keep the fire from spreading to single-family homes about 100 yards away, fire officials say.
Ty France drove in three runs, JP Sears gave up one hit and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres extended the Miami Marlins' losing streak to 11 with a 7-2 win.
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
South Florida families are turning to the YMCA for water safety training following a string of recent drownings, highlighting an urgent push to ensure children learn lifesaving swimming skills.
Berlin police did not identify the suspect, who is still at large, by name but said that he was already known to police and is from Berlin.
Crews mobilized rapidly to keep the fire from spreading to single-family homes about 100 yards away, fire officials say.
Ty France drove in three runs, JP Sears gave up one hit and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres extended the Miami Marlins' losing streak to 11 with a 7-2 win.
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
South Florida families are turning to the YMCA for water safety training following a string of recent drownings, highlighting an urgent push to ensure children learn lifesaving swimming skills.
Berlin police did not identify the suspect, who is still at large, by name but said that he was already known to police and is from Berlin.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's accusations of Russia helping Iran target U.S. troops are not the first.
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
The Trump administration will impose tariffs of up to 12.5% on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, extending the administration's tariffs on much of the world.
The Senate rejected an attempt to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.