Broward Teacher In Japan Recounts Story Of Survival
Three days after a devastating earthquake struck Japan, one South Florida teacher recounted the distressing details of her survival and the fear she felt as the earth shook beneath her.
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Three days after a devastating earthquake struck Japan, one South Florida teacher recounted the distressing details of her survival and the fear she felt as the earth shook beneath her.
Fort Lauderdale fire fighters were busy Friday morning dousing a huge fire at a mobile home park.
South Florida has plenty of trendy, fun, comfortable and attractive hotels that many locals take advantage of in order to enjoy in town weekend getaways.
A creative criminal in Fort Lauderdale decided to target a drive-up bank building on Federal Highway Wednesday morning by using a blow torch to try to gain access.
If you've filled up your tank in the last week or so, you know there is no escaping the 'pumped up' prices at the gas pumps.
A proposed million dollar revamp aims to boost safety at a popular South Florida Park.
More than 400 solar panels are being installed on a new TD Bank in Ft. Lauderdale. When the installation is complete, it will be the first net-zero energy bank in the U.S.
South Floridians are feeling the fallout from the Libyan crisis. Wall Street investors returned from the holiday weekend to face the prospect of $100 a barrel oil, and that sent stock prices tumbling.
A clever crook who reportedly stole credit card information from several upscale hotels in Ft. Lauderdale wasn't clever enough to consider the hotels' security cameras which caught his actions on tape.
Two elderly people have been taken to hospital Monday after they were struck by a popular Fort Lauderdale transportation service.
Some of best inexpensive places to spend the day with the kids are at the beach, Gold Coast Skating Rink, Cape Florida Lighthouse, Young at Art Museum and Miami Science Museum.
The wife of a 51-year-old homeless man who was burned in a brutal attack after an argument with another man speaks out. Meanwhile, police are on the hunt for the man who attacked him.
Dania Beach homeowners have given up a three-decade long fight to stop the expansion of Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
Pembroke Pines city leaders have found out that red light cameras set up at four intersections throughout the city aren't the cash cow they originally thought they would be.
Fire inspectors are still trying to determine the chain of events which led an explosion in a Ft. Lauderdale home which took out a room and part of the roof.
Ft. Lauderdale police are asking once again for help in finding the man they dubbed "Dirty Santa" after he reportedly took pictures of girls while they changed clothes in a popular department store.
A house growing marijuana went up in smoke and flames Sunday night after a transformer blew outside of it, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
An 18-year-old was rushed to North Broward Medical Center Saturday evening with a gunshot wound to his head.
A motorist on a scooter suffered a tragic death after he was struck by a van and a tractor trailer early Saturday morning. But police said the driver of the van took off and swapped positions with the passenger before he was caught.
A Fort Lauderdale man said he was forced to shoot two dogs after they reportedly attacked him and his dog on their morning walk.
A South Florida mother who used Facebook to organize the "Rally for a Free Egypt" last week in Boca Raton saw even more people turn out to support her cause at another rally on Sunday in Ft. Lauderdale.
"The World's Largest Gay Cruise" set sail Sunday from Port Everglades. Tickets for the chartered voyage on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas sold out in three weeks, according to Atlantis Events.
For certain people struggling with headaches or joint pain, the food they're eating may not only be keeping them from getting better but from also losing weight.
The nation's largest auto retailer, AutoNation Inc., revved up sales in the fourth-quarter and topped Wall Street's expectations for revenue.
According to Forbes Magazine, South Florida sucks. It's a claim that stretches from Miami, to West Palm Beach, and the magazine thinks things could get worse.
Hialeah police arrested a man and woman after officers said they found them with dozens of pieces of stolen mail, including credit and debit cards.
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan delivery driver was not wearing a body camera at the time of the shooting, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
Retired Pembroke Pines Police Sgt. John Baker and his wife, Joanne, were found dead in their home on Monday morning, deputies say.
Former lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates are urging Doral to end its 287(g) agreement with ICE, citing fear among residents and impacts on local businesses.
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement bolstering the United States' military and security presence on the island.
Hialeah police arrested a man and woman after officers said they found them with dozens of pieces of stolen mail, including credit and debit cards.
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan delivery driver was not wearing a body camera at the time of the shooting, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
Retired Pembroke Pines Police Sgt. John Baker and his wife, Joanne, were found dead in their home on Monday morning, deputies say.
Former lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates are urging Doral to end its 287(g) agreement with ICE, citing fear among residents and impacts on local businesses.
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement bolstering the United States' military and security presence on the island.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.