"Jeweled Mom" murder victim identified 43 years after body found
Florida investigators teamed up with a forensic genetic genealogy company to make a DNA profile that led to the identification.
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Florida investigators teamed up with a forensic genetic genealogy company to make a DNA profile that led to the identification.
Laws passed after the Surfside collapse require "milestone inspections" of older buildings and "structural integrity reserve" studies.
With the final vote expected Thursday, Florida is on track to enact some of the nation's toughest immigration laws.
Bill moving forward that would prevent building such things golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state parks.
Officials said Deputy Basil Powell was "targeted and ambushed while returning home."
Florida lawmakers will reconvene this week to pass a package of bills targeting illegal immigration, this time with Gov. DeSantis' support.
In Miami-Dade, the average was $3.15 a gallon, compared to $3.06 a week ago.
James Ford is poised to be put to death for the 1997 murders of a couple in Southwest Florida.
Jim talks to Venezuelan-American activist and lawyer Maria Corina Vegas in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's decision to end temporary protective status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.
Jim talks to Republican State Senator Blaise Ingoglia, who has been in the immigration battle from the beginning.
Matthew Tkachuk scored for a sixth consecutive game and added two assists, sparking a four-goal second period that lifted the Florida Panthers to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
CBS News Miami's NEXT weather meteorologist K.C. Sherman has the latest forecast outlook for South Florida.
The partnership will give the Florida Highway Patrol the authority to conduct certain immigration enforcement duties.
Rogelio Tovar, the Board of Trustees chair, said he overwhelming supports Jeanette Nunez as interim president.
Citizens' largest concentrations of policies are in South Florida.
The proposal was filed amid a dispute over the state's term-limits law.
A "special meeting," has been called for Friday morning by the chairman of the FIU Board of Trustees to discuss "Presidential Search and Selection."
The Coast Guard had concerns about the SS United States' scheduled move from Pier 82 to Pier 80 in Philadelphia, sources said.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Marine Unit and County Fire Rescue teams conducted a joint operation to rescue the man.
State Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole, says corporate investors are pricing out Florida families.
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray explains how Florida State Rep. Berny Jacques is proposing a state law that would allow cities and counties to to put more controls on corporate ownership of properties.
The man was found on Tuesday on two stacked paddleboards near Bahamas
It happened on Tuesday in Volusia County, just north of Orlando.
The NRA is challenging a Florida measure that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
The problem for Gov. DeSantis is his own state's Republicans think they know Trump better.
The project is costing an estimated $33 million and is supposed to be completed within a year.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The project is costing an estimated $33 million and is supposed to be completed within a year.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
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.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.