Fort Lauderdale working to help homeless population before Florida's new law begins
A compound for homeless residents, complete with a generator, tarps and discarded furniture is located in a wooded area off Blount Road north of Copans Road.
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A compound for homeless residents, complete with a generator, tarps and discarded furniture is located in a wooded area off Blount Road north of Copans Road.
A federal judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving sewage that has killed manatees.
A voter registration drive has kicked off in Miami-Dade County at the Dunkin Donuts Plaza near Hard Rock Stadium.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood pledged to publicly identify students accused of making such threats.
The Stanley Cup is still making its championship tour of South Florida.
The state contended that "disastrous consequences flow" from the ruling about permitting projects that affect wetlands.
The NCAA says only 12 players, at any of its levels, have passed for 15,000 yards in a career.
The shark species cannot be harvested or harmed in state waters.
A non-profit advocacy group says the state's process for verifying registration violates federal law.
Ronald Kiger, who caught 20 Burmese pythons, won $10,000. Donna Kalil got a $2,500 prize for catching 19 snakes.
The state-level probe will run parallel to the federal investigation into Ryan Wesley Routh.
Ryan Wesley Routh was allegedly armed with an AK-47-style rifle in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
SpaceX faces $633,000 in fines for alleged safety violations during two Florida launches last year.
Home insurance premiums have at times risen 40% faster than inflation. Extreme weather events are likely to make the expense worse.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood is taking a new tactic to get through to students and their parents, he's posting offender mugshots to social media.
We continue with live coverage on the second assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.
Ryan Routh appeared in court Monday morning on several charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Almog Sarusi was one of the six hostages whose bodies were recovered by the Israeli military, all of whom were captured after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack at the Nova musical festival that ignited the latest chapter of the war in Gaza.
A former Flagler County paramedic is charged with sexually abusing an unconscious patient in the back of an ambulance about three years ago.
Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program will start asking patients' immigration status in November.
Ryan Routh was arrested on Sunday after an attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. This incident marks the second attempt on Trump's life.
People familiar with the matter told CBS News that a male with a high-powered rifle was seen near Trump International Golf Club.
With 50 days before Election Day, one of the biggest things on the Florida ballot is not a candidate but an issue.
A new lawsuit alleges that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP officials were behind a plot to eliminate competition for the Republican governor's appointee.
Attorney General Ashley Moody's office urged a federal judge to dismiss a challenge to a new Florida law preventing strippers under 21 from working in adult entertainment venues.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
Researchers in Dublin discovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library.
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 new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
Researchers in Dublin discovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library.
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.
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.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
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.
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.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services 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.
"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.