Little Havana Christmas food distribution appreciated by struggling to get by
Trish Christakis reports each bag weighed 50 pounds and was filled with food to make a traditional holiday dinner.
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Trish Christakis reports each bag weighed 50 pounds and was filled with food to make a traditional holiday dinner.
Approximately 700 bags of groceries were distributed at the drive-up only event
City of Miami police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Little Havana.
CBS4's Lisa Petrillo reports on Ball And Chain, a Cuban classic restaurant and lounge serving up Cuban classics and salsa music.
Chris Rupp is the executive Director of Dade Heritage Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving history including historically significant buildings and homes, told CBS4, "For our first project of preservation of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing we wanted something striking and also had to have the requirements for historic designation." The term Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing means historical building housing already in place and there is no need to build something new just rehab it and preserve it. Make the old new again. Chris Rupp said, "We like to position preservation to solve issues, right? So affordable housing a huge issue in Miami."
The colorful area provides the "Rhythm of Miami," and yet it has a past well before it was known as Little Havana.
A building deemed unsafe in Little Havana was torn down Monday.
As part of the celebration, Versailles is featuring a throwback menu from 1971 with the original prices, like croquetas for 20 cents.
As Miami's iconic Versailles restaurant prepares to celebrate it's 50th anniversary, CBS4 News looks at why the Little Havana restaurant means so much to Miami.
What originally started as a small, limited seating cafe 50 years ago has grown into the world's most famous Cuban restaurant.
The owners of several popular Little Havana businesses have filed a federal multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the city of Miami.
One person was killed, two others injured in a drive-by shooting in Little Havana on Wednesday morning.
Supporters of President Donald Trump took to the streets of Little Havana overnight after he won Florida.
If you want a visual example of what the coronavirus impact has been on South Florida tourism, all you have to do is drive by Miami's Little Havana neighborhood.
Two people injured in an apartment building fire in Little Havana.
Patience paid off Wednesday for people who waited in line for the annual Latin American Chamber of Commerce holiday food basket giveaway.
City of Miami police are asking for the public's help for information regarding the possible beating of a senior citizen in Little Havana.
Miami police descended on a Little Havana neighborhood Friday morning and went door to door, handing out flyers with a sketch of a man who raped a woman inside her home.
Police are hoping someone can recognize the man in a newly released sketch who they say is responsible for a sexual battery that happened in Little Havana.
The owner of Little Havana bakery was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning and Miami police believe the suspects are connected to at least seven robberies the past 24 hours. However, the victim was also packing and fired shots at the bad guys.
The City of Miami released its first master plan to revitalize Little Havana.
Police in Miami are asking for the public's help finding a thief who tried to rob a man just doing his job.
A Miami man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after a fire broke out inside his Little Havana apartment.
Police in Miami are investigating a shooting in Little Havana.
Looking to visit the top chocolatiers and shops in town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top chocolatiers and shops in Miami.
Guests heading to a Miami Beach event being held on Thursday are being told to keep their phones away.
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted all flights into and out of El Paso until very late on Feb. 20 for what it calls "special security reasons."
Police say Karina Pubchara-Martinez's silver Camry hit the boy and his mother while they were trying to cross the street and then fled the scene, leaving the boy with broken bones.
Residents of a Cooper City community want to find the five young men that were seen on video running over a group of geese with ATVs over a year ago.
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on Feb. 1 and ransom notes were being investigated.
Guests heading to a Miami Beach event being held on Thursday are being told to keep their phones away.
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted all flights into and out of El Paso until very late on Feb. 20 for what it calls "special security reasons."
Police say Karina Pubchara-Martinez's silver Camry hit the boy and his mother while they were trying to cross the street and then fled the scene, leaving the boy with broken bones.
Residents of a Cooper City community want to find the five young men that were seen on video running over a group of geese with ATVs over a year ago.
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on Feb. 1 and ransom notes were being investigated.
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.
A federal grand jury refused to indict six Democrats who drew President Trump's ire by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," three sources told CBS News.
Democratic leaders a say White House proposal doesn't make the grade as they demand new restrictions on ICE and threaten a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
Chappell Roan says she's left her talent agency after its CEO, Casey Wasserman, was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The leaders of three major immigration agencies defended the Trump administration's deportations in testimony before lawmakers on Tuesday.
The U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor who is now the focus of a search-and-rescue effort.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
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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.
Chappell Roan says she's left her talent agency after its CEO, Casey Wasserman, was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.