Broward schools face $85 million budget deficit after losing nearly 10,000 students
Even before the school year began, officials had warned of a possible drop in enrollment.
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Even before the school year began, officials had warned of a possible drop in enrollment.
Florida lawmakers are considering sweeping proposals to cut or eliminate property taxes on homesteaded properties, a move that could bring relief to homeowners.
Florida's legislature is looking at a few proposals that could impact property taxes, lowering, eliminating, or phasing them out and offering exemptions. All of it is on the table.
Florida prosecutors said no charges will be filed against a mother whose 5-year-old daughter fell overboard a Disney cruise ship in June after investigators determined it was an accident.
The owners of Snoopy's Smoke Shop told CBS News Miami that it is the second time this week they were burglarized, where surveillance video showed how it took the thieves about a minute to get in and out with the goods.
The owner says this is the second time in a week.
Large crowds began gathering on Saturday morning in opposition to how Mr. Trump has been approaching various issues, such as immigration and the government shutdown.
Slightly breezy conditions will also continue for today and keep our rip current risk high along the coastline.
Broward residents are voicing their frustrations brought about by king tides. Twice a day, water floods Northeast 32nd Avenue just south of Oakland Park Boulevard. It's not rainwater; it's saltwater from the tides themselves.
Images from Chopper 4 showed yellow police tape wrapped around the front of the house as the scene remained active.
Police are conducting an investigation following the death of an infant at a Fort Lauderdale home Friday, authorities said.
The incident, which occurred around 4:40 p.m. in the 8100 block of Southgate Boulevard, prompted a response from local deputies and fire rescue teams.
On Thursday morning, Fort Lauderdale Police were called to a home on Southwest 22nd Avenue for a reported barricade situation.
A Fort Lauderdale father accused of taking his two children after a SWAT situation last week has been arrested and charged with interfering with custody of a minor, police said.
An active standoff between deputies and a suspect is underway in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night, hours after a driver opened fire on a man following a car crash in Lauderdale Lakes.
The money would cover repair and reconstruction for homes still in need of work, as well as reimbursements for residents who paid out of pocket.
More than two years after 26 inches of rain left neighborhoods underwater, Fort Lauderdale residents may soon see financial relief from an $88 million federal grant aimed at repairing homes, expanding affordable housing and improving drainage systems.
A fire broke out at a home in Fort Lauderdale early Friday morning. The homeowner, his son and their dog made it out safely.
Surveillance video shows a person breaking into cars in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood early Thursday morning, leaving residents to wake up to shattered windows, glass on their seats and belongings gone.
Surveillance video shows someone walking through the 6800 block of Northwest 29th Avenue around 3:30 a.m.
Surveillance video shows a person breaking into cars in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood early Thursday morning, leaving residents to wake up to shattered windows, glass on their seats and belongings gone.
An estimated 615 people in Fort Lauderdale are experiencing homelessness, with about half of them unsheltered. This week, the city began boosting its response.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is expanding its homeless outreach efforts by expanding its outreach team.
A man is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the abdomen during an altercation in Fort Lauderdale early Thursday morning, police said.
Police are investigating what led to a shooting at a 7-Eleven gas station in Fort Lauderdale. It is not known yet the condition of the person taken to the hospital.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
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.