New Law Letting Kids Stay In Foster Care Till 21 Gets Pushback
A new law giving young adults in foster care the option of staying until age 21 is slated to go into effect January 1, 2014.
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A new law giving young adults in foster care the option of staying until age 21 is slated to go into effect January 1, 2014.
CBS4 photojournalist Ralph Murciano introduces us to the work of Alex and Chris Kiener, The twin brothers, students at Coral Reef High School, went around South Florida and captured images of homeless people. Thieir moving photography exhibit is called "Art is Homeless".
Miami officials have asked a federal judge to allow changes to a 1998 settlement governing the treatment of homeless people.
Volunteers will hit the streets of Miami-Dade on Thursday to begin counting the number of young homeless people.
An inmate on the ninth floor of the Miami-Dade County Jail has died at the hospital.
A homeless man is facing murder charges after he fatally stabbed another man in the mangroves near Marathon.
"Getting arrested for a misdemeanor with a severe mental illness should not result in a death sentence. And that's what happened here." So says Miami Dade Judge Steve Leifman, expressing outrage as he looks into the housing and treatment of inmates with mental illness housed at the Miami Dade Detention Center.
Panhandling and trespassing are the targets of possible new ordinances by the South Miami City Commission, Tuesday.
The big debate over what to do with Miami's homeless population is on. The political debate pits the Miami City Commission against county's Homeless Trust over what should be done with people who live on the streets of downtown Miami.
Over 1,200 homeless people will get the opportunity to blow out their candles on Wednesday at birthday parties held around South Florida.
For Courtney Hill and her children in Homestead, this Mother's Day marked a milestone. The finally had a roof over the head.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue workers came upon a grisly scene Wednesday morning when they found a homeless woman badly burned at a bus stop in Cutler Bay.
With temperatures forecast to take a chilly dip over the next couple of days, Broward County is taking action to help the homeless.
With overnight low temperatures expected to dip into the mid to upper 40s over the next day or so, Broward County is doing what it can for those who live on its streets.
Homeless shelters in Miami prepped for the extra amount of people that may be coming in, due to the cold front.
The Miami Rescue Mission is continuing their Thanksgiving tradition by feeding the homeless.
One of the teenagers serving a life prison term for killing a homeless man in 2006 was back in a Broward courtroom on Thursday, pleading for a second chance.
Hundreds of South Florida students took part in a rally Thursday for Homeless Awareness Day and learned first-hand from a South Florida mother who lived in a car with her two children while she was pregnant with twins.
A homeless man who lives on Miami Beach says he was punched in the groin during an incident caught on camera and posted on YouTube. A Miami reality star's son is a suspect in the incident.
A reality star's son is in the spotlight, accused of battery on a homeless person.
Thomas Daugherty, the youngest of three South Florida men convicted of fatally beating a homeless man and the only one to get a life sentence will get a new sentencing hearing.
A homeless woman accused of leaving her newborn son to die in a Dumpster was granted $50,000 bond Wednesday by a Broward judge.
Two city of Miami homeless outreach workers who often reached out to help Ronald Poppo described him as territorial who often sought shelter in a stairwell near Jungle Island, a popular tourist spot on Watson Island.
Some trendy restaurants can be viewed as snobby, but one Miami eatery is showing it cares about the community.
The Causeway Cannibal case has ignited Florida lawmakers to rally Congress to help end the trend of violence against the homeless.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
Police said the 3-year-old girl died four days after getting her head stuck.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Justin Fountain, 31, of Palm Coast, faces several charges including aggravated stalking, extortion and hindering communication.
The strong onshore breeze is leading to a dangerous high risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches today through Saturday.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
Police said the 3-year-old girl died four days after getting her head stuck.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Justin Fountain, 31, of Palm Coast, faces several charges including aggravated stalking, extortion and hindering communication.
The strong onshore breeze is leading to a dangerous high risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches today through Saturday.
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 Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
President Trump is taking issue with recent reports of significant U.S. munitions shortages due to the war with Iran.
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz in a 51 to 44 vote.
Iran and Oman are close to agreeing on new arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz, but not for a full reopening of the vital waterway, Iran's state news agency says.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.