Inside Houston's successful strategy to reduce homelessness
Since 2012, the nation's fourth-largest city has reduced homelessness in the greater Houston area by 63%. Now other cities are looking to replicate this model.
Since 2012, the nation's fourth-largest city has reduced homelessness in the greater Houston area by 63%. Now other cities are looking to replicate this model.
Encampments would be created if local homeless shelters reach maximum capacity
Despite the circumstances, police stated the incident is believed to be isolated and not considered a hate crime.
A controversial proposal designed to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places while requiring local governments to address the issue is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Bills seek to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced initiatives to help Miami Beach with Spring Break and vowed state would not become like San Francisco with their homeless situation.
The governor said the city's policies have led to its current state
The Republican-controlled Senate Community Affairs Committee approved the bill along party lines
The proposal that would prevent counties and cities from allowing people to sleep or camp on public property without permits.
Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
A non-profit that helps some of Miami-Dade County's most vulnerable is on the verge of losing its own shelter.
A non-profit that helps some of Miami-Dade County's most vulnerable is on the verge of losing its own shelter.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will weigh whether a city's enforcement of rules prohibiting homeless residents from camping on public property violates the Constitution's protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
On Wednesday, they did a distribution at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex
A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.
The shootings came on the same day Los Angeles officials announced they believed a serial killer was responsible for the killings of three homeless men in their city.
This comes after Los Angeles officials reported Friday that they are seeking a suspected serial killer in the murders of three homeless people this week.
Homeless housing is up for debate in South Miami-Dade as Homeless Trust presented possible long-term housing opportunities in Cutler Bay
Otano, 28, will be serving a 66-month-long sentence, followed by 5 years of probation.
New ordinance allows police to arrest unhoused people sleeping on the streets if they decline to be placed in a shelter
The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday voted 4-3 to adopt an ordinance that will allow for police to arrest homeless people within city limits if they refuse to go to a shelter.
Miami Beach City Commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a new plan to deal with the homeless in its city limits.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ranks Florida third in the nation for people living on the streets but one South Florida program is hoping to help by creating a soft place to sleep for people in need.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ranks Florida third in the nation for people living on the streets but one South Florida program is hoping to help by creating a soft place to sleep for people in need.
More than a week of heat emergencies and advisories cooled as homeless outreach workers continued a tropical storm-level response through Monday night.
Sports agents work overtime to get their clients the best deal and take care of them
Broward Mosquito Control spent Tuesday afternoon mixing up a batch of larvicide. They're getting ready to spray it Tuesday night in Hollywood.
Weeks after losing re-election for Surfside mayor, Shlomo Dazinger is now running to lead Miami-Dade County.
A woman's body was discovered early Tuesday morning in front of Miami City Ballet on Miami Beach and a source tells CBS News Miami that she had major trauma to her face and was beaten to death.
The Broward School Board directed the new superintendent Tuesday to come up with a plan to put metal detectors at all 31 Broward High schools in the fall.
Sports agents work overtime to get their clients the best deal and take care of them
Broward Mosquito Control spent Tuesday afternoon mixing up a batch of larvicide. They're getting ready to spray it Tuesday night in Hollywood.
Weeks after losing re-election for Surfside mayor, Shlomo Dazinger is now running to lead Miami-Dade County.
The Dolphins have a first-round draft pick for the first time since 2021
A woman's body was discovered early Tuesday morning in front of Miami City Ballet on Miami Beach and a source tells CBS News Miami that she had major trauma to her face and was beaten to death.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
The money was included in the budget for the state's fiscal year that begins July 1st
President Joe Biden is wading deeper into the fight over abortion rights that has energized Democrats nationwide
Senators give the green light to a foreign aid package that includes a possible ban on TikTok in the U.S. Here's what experts say could happen next.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York got their first glimpse of the arguments both sides plan to make.
Jim DeFede talks to former state senator Jeff Brandes, who runs the Florida Policy Project, which has been exploring solutions that include the role of vouchers and something called "upzoning."
Jim DeFede continues scrutinizing the three-plus decades during which Katherine Fernandez Rundle has led the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. This week, Jim's guest is South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez.
Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40 million to gather the signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the political and community activist and former rap superstar, who talks about making a run for the Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's seat.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede speaks to attorneys about Rundle's tenure as Miami-Dade State Attorney.
UnitedHealth said it paid the criminals behind attack that crippled hospitals and pharmacies to protect sensitive patient data.
The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 measles cases in 2024 — more than the recent peak two years ago.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Organic option is best when buying certain produce, especially blueberries, nonprofit group says in analysis of chemical residues.
The $872 million most likely excludes any amount UnitedHealth may have paid to hackers in ransom.
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Amazon just slashed the price on the viral Ninja Creami ice cream maker. Get it now for $63 off.
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
CBP officials say the individually wrapped pink packages have an estimated resale value of more than $19,000.
Taylor Swift broke her own records, Spotify said, and now owns the record for the top three most-streamed albums in a single day.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
The singers first dated in 2003 and delighted fans when they rekindled their relationship in 2023.