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CBS News Miami spent the day speaking with locals and tourists on their plans as well as Miami officials on how to make the best out of the weekend so you're not spending most of it sitting in a car.
Ready for Art Week, the piece "The Great Elephant Migration" is on display near the shores of Miami Beach.
Funeral services are being held Monday afternoon for Victor Enrique Castañeda Jr., a 19-year-old swimmer who tragically lost his life while saving his younger sister.
A week after Victor Castaneda Jr. went missing from South Pointe Beach, his loved ones returned to honor his memory.
Miami Beach police confirmed that the head that washed up on Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning belonged to a missing swimmer.
Miami Beach police confirmed that the head that washed up on Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning belonged to a missing swimmer.
Miami Beach police confirmed that the head that washed up on Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning belonged to a missing swimmer.
The Miami Beach City Commission held a special meeting to address a $10 million annual fine imposed on the city
CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero reports on the plan approved by Miami Beach commissioners to address homelessness.
The multimillion demand comes after the Miami Beach City Commission voted to remove a homeless-funding tax from the November ballot.
Two swimmers were reportedly in distress Saturday night off South Pointe Park Pier, One was rescued. The other person is still missing,
Miami Beach Police said they responded to South Pointe Park Pier around 6 p.m. after reports of two swimmers in distress. One was rescued, the other is still missing.
This comes as Miami-Dade County is pressuring the city to pay a $10 million bill for homeless services.
The city recently rescinded a referendum on the November ballot that asked voters if they approved of a restaurant tax to fund those services.
The relocation is raising questions from both cities.
Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, 54, was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy, was given a May 2025 trial date by a judge in New York. According to the indictment, Combs allegedly abused women for years as associates and employees kept quiet and allegedly helped. Victims were allegedly blackmailed or silenced through violence.
The 53 people told CBS News Miami that they were told to get up and grab their stuff because they were leaving Camillus House. The next thing they knew, a bus brought them to the Bikini Hostel in Miami Beach.
Miami Beach voters are reacting to a decision made by city commissioners regarding a question on their ballot about a proposed 1% food and beverage tax aimed at funding homeless and domestic violence services.
Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday rescinded a proposed 1% food and beverage tax aimed at funding homeless and domestic violence services that is on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election.
A dumpster fire at a Miami Beach condo on Tuesday spread to the side of the structure.
U.S. Coast Guard crew members on Tuesday offloaded about 990 pounds of cocaine worth more than $11 million at Base Miami Beach.
The city can explore this option after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law in 2023.
The Miami Beach City Commission is considering installing speed cameras at school zones.
The pair were taken into custody Sunday at the Grand Beach Hotel on Collins Avenue.
Milleni Garcia and Orlando Valdes Hernandez are accused of stealing $1.7 million in gold and jewelry.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
LeBron James last month announced he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
LeBron James last month announced he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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 June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.