Barge in deadly sailboat crash near Miami Beach identified in lawsuit
The family suit, as first reported by CBS News Miami's partners at the Miami Herald, claims the barge's crew was reckless and careless.
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The family suit, as first reported by CBS News Miami's partners at the Miami Herald, claims the barge's crew was reckless and careless.
Florida's corrections agency and ICE updated an agreement on handling federal immigration detainees, but they did it more than a month after "Alligator Alcatraz" opened.
The temporary restraining order will put a pause on any construction projects, including lighting, paving, excavation, and fencing.
In the lawsuit filed in February 2024, "Mandalorian" actress Gina Carano argued that she was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against following controversial posts made on social media.
A federal judge heard arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz.".
The lawsuit alleges that state and federal officials did not comply with a law requiring that an environmental-impact study be performed before developing the remote facility.
Government attorneys are arguing in court that a legal challenge to a hastily-built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.
Attorneys who brought the lawsuit argue that holding detainees at Alligator Alcatraz without charges, and without access to immigration courts, is in violation of their constitutional rights.
The residents are accusing board members of allowing illegal short-term rentals, which they said have turned their upscale building into a hotel-like environment.
Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock and created a "Margaritaville" empire of restaurants and resorts, died Sept. 1, 2023, at 76.
Florida's top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt Alligator Alcatraz operations.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit over a story the Wall Street Journal published about an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty is arguing that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.
A Grand Rapids, Michigan, woman is suing Monster Beverage Corp., the maker of Monster Energy drinks, after she claims she found a dead mouse in a Monster Energy drink can.
A class-action lawsuit seeks to stop ICE officers from arresting migrants who appear at immigration courts and placing them on a fast-track to deportation.
The lawsuit also alleges that lawyers have been barred from entering the facility in the Everglades and that officials have "made it virtually impossible for detainees, or their counsel, to file documents required to contest their detention with the immigration court."
Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff's office isn't doing enough to protect his multimillion dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so.
Five Democratic Florida lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), alleging they were unlawfully blocked from conducting an unannounced inspection of the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.
Environmental groups sued to stop construction of "Alligator Alcatraz," a migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.
DMV offices in Broward County are under the state's jurisdiction for now until the county tax collector is set to take over next summer.
The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have sued the University of Miami, saying it knowingly induced one of the Badgers' football players to abandon a lucrative name, image and likeness contract to play for the Florida school this fall.
James Gaddis alleges that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection retaliated against him for sharing details of the proposals.
Five members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, have filed a lawsuit claiming their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit from an Ohio woman who claimed she was the victim of reverse discrimination.
The family of murdered Miami rapper Baby Cino is suing the city of Hialeah.
The gap between the Senate's budget and the House's plan is 1.2 percent of the current budget, but the House Speaker and Senate President were unable to reach a deal during the regular session.
Ten people were rescued after a small plane crashed into the ocean about 50 miles east of Vero Beach, Florida.
A larger COLA would boost monthly checks for retirees, but also strain Social Security's already depleted trust funds.
Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence following his March arrest in Florida.
One of the victims suffered a laceration while jumping from a window to escape, officials say.
The gap between the Senate's budget and the House's plan is 1.2 percent of the current budget, but the House Speaker and Senate President were unable to reach a deal during the regular session.
Ten people were rescued after a small plane crashed into the ocean about 50 miles east of Vero Beach, Florida.
A larger COLA would boost monthly checks for retirees, but also strain Social Security's already depleted trust funds.
Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence following his March arrest in Florida.
One of the victims suffered a laceration while jumping from a window to escape, officials say.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon is seeking is "admittedly a historic budget."
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
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.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
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.
"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.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.