
Beating The Odds: One In 292.2 Million, Lucky $699.8 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In California
One ticket defied the 1 in 292.2 million odds and hit the coveted $699.8 million Powerball jackpot in California.
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One ticket defied the 1 in 292.2 million odds and hit the coveted $699.8 million Powerball jackpot in California.
Thousands of students like Pam Payano have benefited from the chance to attend college tuition free through the Florida Lottery Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
Lawmakers seeking to slap gambling-addiction warnings on state lottery tickets and advertising once again failed to scratch out a winner.
Booze and beer don't carry similar cautions, but some Republican lawmakers want people playing the state lottery to be warned that the games may be addictive.
Warnings about the addictive nature of gambling would be slapped on all Florida lottery tickets, under a bill approved Thursday by the House Commerce Committee.
Florida Lottery officials say they don't anticipate problems as a multimillion-dollar upgrade of a vending system goes into place this month.
No need to be sad about not hitting Saturday's Powerball jackpot.
Jumpin' jackpots! The grand prize for Wednesday's Powerball drawing is an estimated $550 million, the 8th largest in history.
Don't look now but the Powerball jackpot is going up again.
Are you feeling lucky? The Powerball jackpot continues to climb after no one won Wednesday's $448 million drawing.
The Powerball jackpot continues to climb after no one won the $414 million drawing last Saturday night.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot – expected to be $414 million – is the largest since Oct. 27, 2018.
If you had dreams of how you would spend the money if you won Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot, keep dreaming.
As we head into a new year, some people are dreaming big. Really big, like $425 million big.
Here we go again. The Powerball jackpot is rolling over after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $620 million jackpot.
Just one day later, people jumped at a second chance to play Powerball, hoping to win the more than $470 million jackpot.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing is now at $970 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is now a monster-sized $900 million.
He doesn't even normally play the lottery but when he did, a New Jersey man netted the $533 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Anyone feeling lucky on Good Friday?
You know what they say 'some people have all the luck'. Well, this guy is definitely one of those 'people'.
If you like playing the Mega Millions lottery game, it's going to cost you more.
Know anyone in Massachusetts? Powerball officials say a ticket sold there matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's massive Powerball drawing.
Wednesday night is the drawing for the second largest Powerball jackpot in US history. The top prize has soared to an estimated 700-million-dollars.
Can you imagine winning $700 million? That's the estimated jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball, which is the second-largest in U.S. history.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Nicaragua/Honduras border to Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua.
There is a large police presence Thursday morning in a residential neighborhood in North Miami following reports of a car chase, and gunfire exchange with police.
The woman was walking near the Broward bus terminal when she was struck
This is supposed to be the busiest 4th of July travel weekend on record, according to AAA.
A poll released by Annette Taddeo's campaign shows Taddeo in a virtual tie with Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Drier air moves in this weekend and will decrease the rain chance.
In 2022, the party is back on across South Florida and in full force for the 4th of July holiday.
John Stimson teaches anatomy, as well as physics, to students at Miami's Design and Architecture High School, or DASH, with a passion that has been a constant in his long, extensive career.
More than 2.6 million Floridians are expected to travel during the Fourth of July holiday period
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Nicaragua/Honduras border to Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua.
There is a large police presence Thursday morning in a residential neighborhood in North Miami following reports of a car chase, and gunfire exchange with police.
The woman was walking near the Broward bus terminal when she was struck
This is supposed to be the busiest 4th of July travel weekend on record, according to AAA.
A poll released by Annette Taddeo's campaign shows Taddeo in a virtual tie with Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Back in 2012, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a noise ordinance restricting "plainly" audible music was vague and unconstitutional.
The state university system's Board of Governors is eyeing a decline last year in undergraduate enrollment, with one official saying Wednesday it is part of a national trend.
Judges said the town's prohibition on portable signs likely violated the First Amendment.
Under the new law, criminal and sexual-offender background checks will be required for apartment-complex employees.
Roy Billesbach is co-owner of a Mosquito Shield franchise.
A poll released by Annette Taddeo's campaign shows Taddeo in a virtual tie with Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Judges said the town's prohibition on portable signs likely violated the First Amendment.
"The president said something to the effect of, 'I'm the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now,'" Hutchinson said.
Nearly 150 laws set to go into effect Friday
The pills are meant to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or if a birth control method fails.
"When I go back to Washington, we can look at thing a little differently," she told CBS4's Hank Tester.
Over the last five months, the Miami area has been one of the least affordable housing markets in the country.
The American Academy of Audiology says we also need to protect our hearing from loud noises.
Frontier is trying to fend off an attempt by JetBlue Airways to swoop in and grab Spirit.
Rep. Wasserman Schultz said only 16% of the fund has been distributed
"It is unfortunate that the information you released is perpetuating confusion among the public."
The American Academy of Audiology says we also need to protect our hearing from loud noises.
The wheelchair-bound Mauricus Murdock makes his rounds as an intern at Broward Health Imperial Point, where he is also working to rehab.
More than 4,700 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide, with more than 300 in the U.S. Here's what you need to know now.
The pills are meant to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or if a birth control method fails.
CBS4's Neighbors 4 Neighbors and a viewer are stepping up to help a family for the holiday after a blaze ripped through their apartment.
Time is running out for you to open your heart and help a family in need this holiday season. Only 16 families left before Monday's deadline for the Neighbors 4 Neighbors Adopt A Family for the Holidays program.
A South Florida family who lost everything when a fire destroyed their Miami home, is thankful for the generous support of the South Florida community in an effort to get them back on their feet.
Just days before Thanksgiving, Zoila Monzon and her children lost everything when a fire destroyed their Miami apartment.
Among other things, they discussed the worsening crisis in Haiti.
He's running for the congressional seat being vacated by Ted Deutch.
The two discussed her gubernatorial bid.
State Sen. Annette Taddeo shook up the Florida gubernatorial race this week.
Jim DeFede's guest for Sunday's show was Eric Glazer, one of the state's leading condo attorneys who has been pushing for years to make condos safer.
This all-new "Father of the Bride" features a predominantly Latino cast.
CBS4's resident foodie Lisa Petrillo caught up with two of the newly awarded chefs about what this honor means.
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
The festival, starting June 2nd at the Arsht Center's Carnival Studio Theater features new 10-minute plays as well as fresh revivals of past festival favorites, written by the country's best playwrights.
Ball and Chain serving up Cuban classics for the past 80 years.