Elderly Scam Victim Helps Police Nab Alleged Crooks
Miami Beach police have arrested four suspects accused of scamming an elderly man out of $12,000. Police say there are likely more victims.
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Miami Beach police have arrested four suspects accused of scamming an elderly man out of $12,000. Police say there are likely more victims.
The real estate outlook may look bleak across the country, but analysts say South Florida is already on the road to recovery.
It's a rare landmark home in Miami Beach, and now it's getting a new look. Only the shell of the coral rock home remains at 900 Collins Avenue.
Miami Beach commissioners decided Wednesday afternoon that they are not willing to take a gamble on casinos. The commission voted no on a resolution that says casinos are a losing wager for the city.
The City of Miami Beach may not be ready to take a gamble on expanded casino gambling in South Florida. Wednesday afternoon, city commissioners will vote on a resolution that says casinos are a losing wager for the city.
South Florida rapper Flo Rida has entered into a deal on his DUI charge that will net him no jail time.
When you think of cities where people might drink too much, you probably think of nightlife hot spots: Key West... Miami Beach. Well, think again.
Miami-Beach police are investigating a shooting on South Beach that occurred early Saturday morning.
Fresh out of jail, Miami Beach hotel owner Rod Eisenberg said he will fight his battle against the city until the end.
Artists who were kicked out of an art fair after the building was operating without a permit found a new place to showcase their artwork.
Art Basel will soon be over come Sunday, but local activists are getting a bit of the spotlight this week during Art Basel.
A scheduled art fair at the Sadigo Court Hotel has led to the arrest of the hotel owner and spawned more questions than answers.
While the art community and South Florida resident gather for Art Basel events on Miami Beach, Wynwood and the Design District, there is one exhibit which carries the soul of a shaken community.
They're blossoming where ever you look; 20 foot roses, a pig made out of wooden blocks and a striped stick thingy. Final touches are being put on hundreds of art installations for the official opening of Art Basel this week.
It's where most police officers back in the day got their start, the good ole walking beat.
Not since the age of "Art Deco," have so many super-star architects flocked to Miami Beach with so many new and inspired designs. CBS4's Gio Benitez profiles the re-imaging of South Beach space.
Veterans were honored with several events around South Florida Friday
Equal rights activists are applauding Broward County commissioners after they approved the state's first countywide Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) Tuesday.
Miami Beach police chief Carlos Noriega, whose final year in office has been marked by problems with officers under his command, will end his control of the department Friday, according to a letter sent by City Manager Jorge Gonzalez.
It was a great day for incumbents in 4 Miami cities as voters stuck with what they knew, and returned Mayors to office in Homestead and Miami Beach. In Hialeah, an incumbent mayor won the right to a runoff with a political icon, and in Miami, two commissioners facing a host of challengers managed to hold them off and return to city hall.
Despite a series of controversies which had threatened the re-election bid of Mayor Matti Herrera Bower, voters on the beach returned her comfortably to office Tuesday, as she beat three challengers while holding almost 60% of the vote.
Voters in four South Florida cities are going to the polls Tuesday.
Mother Nature decided to give South Florida a trick this Halloween instead of a treat. Relentless rains from Sunday afternoon into Monday have flooded streets making the morning commute a nightmare.
Voters in four South Florida cities will go to the polls Tuesday.
A deadly discovery early Wednesday morning in the Intracoastal Waterway in Miami Beach. Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez said just before 8 a.m. they received a call about a dead manatee floating near the Grand Beach Hotel.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
Researchers in Dublin discovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
Researchers in Dublin discovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
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 new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
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.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
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.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"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.