South Florida Stories That Made Headlines In 2015
South Florida marked a number of tragedies and departures in 2015. It was a year when Miami's inner city youth came under fire.
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South Florida marked a number of tragedies and departures in 2015. It was a year when Miami's inner city youth came under fire.
Florida's top political stories for 2015 included Floridians joining the presidential race and our governor involved in a scandal.
Jeb Bush is laughing off the suggestion he may drop out of the race.
Returning to his home base, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will make campaign stops Monday in southern and central Florida.
The rivalry between Cuban-Americans Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz boils down to one issue more than any other: Immigration. And it's become the two presidential contenders' focus in closing messages to Republican voters before the sprint to the Iowa caucuses.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off the barbs he received at the final GOP debate of the year, saying he'd been prepared for more criticism as the front-runner.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was strong in Tuesday evening's GOP debate, but that may not matter.
In a presidential race reshaped by national security fears, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military intervention, government spying on Americans' communications and immigration Tuesday night, as front-runner Donald Trump defended his provocative call for banning Muslims from the United States.
Florida's presidential primary ballot will list 13 Republican candidates and three democrats.
Nine Republican hopefuls are set to take the stage Tuesday for the prime-time presidential debate.
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is still gaining ground with Republican voters, according to a CBS News poll conducted nationwide.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has a billionaire backer going to bat for him against GOP rival Donald Trump. The donor has launched a personal campaign against the fellow billionaire – calling him an insecure, narcissistic bully who needs to be stopped.
Donald Trump's anti-Muslim stance is being trashed in South Florida.
Following Donald Trump's call for the U.S. to stop Muslims from entering the country, a Florida mayor says he's banning the Republican presidential candidate from his city.
Based on his recent comments, it would seem Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn't very fond of immigrants.
Less than a year away from the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump sits comfortably in the lead for the Republican nominee as rival Dr. Ben Carson, who's hung closely for the last month, drops to third place
Art Basel, known to be a little on the hoity-toity side, will have plenty of invitation only events that have a lot less to do with art than politics.
Florida's two main political parties turned in the name of the candidates that will be part of the March primary ballot.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says rival Donald Trump is not prepared to be the nation's commander in chief.
Donald Trump returns to Florida as his Republican presidential candidacy continues at a campaign rally Saturday.
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush is back in South Carolina for a number of events upstate.
Republican presidential candidates swiftly condemned Donald Trump's call for requiring Muslims in the United States to register in a national database, drawing a sharp distinction Friday with the GOP front-runner.
Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump will bring their campaigns to Southwest Florida next week.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump voiced support Thursday evening for creating a mandatory database to track Muslims in the United States — the latest in an escalating series of responses following the deadly attacks in Paris.
As Marco Rubio campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, he's pledging to bring generational change to Washington. Yet Rubio's policy toward Cuba hinges on reinstating a half-century-old diplomatic freeze that failed to unseat the communist government on the island where his parents were born.
Chadwick Willacy, 58, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on April 21, the sixth warrant DeSantis has signed this year.
According to an arrest form, detectives went to the apartment and saw Maria Otero, 42, walking inside with a patient who was wearing a black robe and compression socks.
The measure, which the governor is expected to sign, is set to go into effect in January 2027, after the midterm elections.
The measure, in part, restricts government contracts with entities in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria --- nations listed by Florida as foreign countries of concern --- and prohibits public officials and employees from accepting gifts from those countries.
Surveillance video shows the driver did not slow down or stop after hitting Antonio Sanchez, 62, who later died at the hospital, according to authorities.
Chadwick Willacy, 58, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on April 21, the sixth warrant DeSantis has signed this year.
According to an arrest form, detectives went to the apartment and saw Maria Otero, 42, walking inside with a patient who was wearing a black robe and compression socks.
The measure, which the governor is expected to sign, is set to go into effect in January 2027, after the midterm elections.
The measure, in part, restricts government contracts with entities in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria --- nations listed by Florida as foreign countries of concern --- and prohibits public officials and employees from accepting gifts from those countries.
Surveillance video shows the driver did not slow down or stop after hitting Antonio Sanchez, 62, who later died at the hospital, according to authorities.
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 Kennedy Center is set to close for two years on July 4.
A federal judge has quashed a pair of grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve Board as part of a criminal probe by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office.
Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax reforms that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.
President Trump said Friday that the U.S. military had conducted "one of the most power bombing raids" on Iran's Kharg Island, a vital oil hub for the country.
The Trump administration has launched investigations into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government impose tariffs.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.