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Lourdes Maria Portugues is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, according to Miami-Dade police.
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Lourdes Maria Portugues is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, according to Miami-Dade police.
The Lauderhill Police Department is actively investigating a Swap Shop shooting leaving a man injured.
In several zoomed-in videos police say were captured on the East Side of Providence approximately two hours before the shooting, the person of interest is seen walking on a sidewalk and looking around.
Indiana is ranked among the states with the weakest gun safety laws, in part because it does not have a law that requires safely storing firearms.
In the United States alone, incidents increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, reaching just under 9,500 reported cases.
Darrell Collins marks the anniversary of his younger son's unsolved killing while giving back to South Florida families.
Boyd was shot in the abdomen in Midtown Manhattan and rushed to the hospital, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.
Families who lost loved ones to gun violence gathered in front of U.S. Senator Rick Scott's office in Coral Gables on Wednesday afternoon to deliver a message.
A witness who saw the moment Charlie Kirk was fatally shot said he had just begun debating someone about mass shootings and gun violence when he was shot.
A New York City police officer and three other people were killed in a shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening, police confirmed at a late-night news conference.
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.
CBS News Miami previously reported that the Justice Department notified the Circle of Brotherhood that it was ending its grant program.
The U.S. Department of Justice dropped the axe on nonprofits last week, cutting funding for inner-city programs that focus on preventing gun violence and saving lives.
Nearly two years after Destiny Bucknor was shot and killed in Fort Lauderdale, her mother is still pleading for answers in a case that remains unsolved.
The county's Peace and Prosperity Empowerment Through Education Scholarship provides $2,500 toward college expenses.
Witnesses said a gunman pulled up and opened fire, striking the teen before fleeing the scene.
Florida City volunteers went door to door to seek answers about the gun violence gripping the neighborhood.
Steve Hartman recounts his experience visiting the bedrooms of kids killed in school shootings across the country.
CBS News analysis of data on every U.S. school shooting since 1966 found many safety steps taken by school administrators don't address a significant threat to students and teachers.
Mothers who have lost loved ones, particularly their children, to gun violence spoke during a panel discussion moderated by CBS Miami's Anna McAllister.
Miami Dolphins linebacker David Long Jr. talks about going through tragedy after tragedy and turning that pain around.
Bike ride remembers victims of gun violence.
The day after the shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, the internet saw a huge spike in calls for violence, and in particular an increase in calls for a modern-day civil war, researchers say.
The ammo vending machines have been placed in grocery stores in three states as the U.S. battles what the surgeon general calls a public health crisis of gun violence.
The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by deadly mass shootings.
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.
Mr. 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.
It will be breezy and very warm Monday with forecast high temperatures climbing into the upper 80s.
Italy's Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame.
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.
Mr. 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.
It will be breezy and very warm Monday with forecast high temperatures climbing into the upper 80s.
Italy's Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame.
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.
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.
Mr. 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 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.
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.