2021: A Year To Remember - Local Stories That Made Headlines
As 2021 comes to a close there were several local stories that made headlines during the course of the year.
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As 2021 comes to a close there were several local stories that made headlines during the course of the year.
Miami Beach police are looking for a missing 5-year-old girl at the center of a custody dispute.
Monday night, the City of Miami Beach will introduce a new Civilian Volunteer Patrol to help deter criminal activity and improve the quality of life for residents through high visibility foot patrols.
The Miami Beach skyline could look a little different under a new proposal to add on to the Ritz Sagamore footprint.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless crew offloaded more than $148 million of illegal narcotics at Base Miami Beach on Tuesday.
The City of Miami Beach says they are making progress in fighting crime after city commissioners say they are considering new legislation they say will help address the quality of life concern in the entertainment district.
Sunday, hundreds of people gathered to mark the beginning of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, and to mark the 20th year of Hanukkah celebration in Miami Beach with the lighting of a menorah made of sea shells.
In the 90-page lawsuit, the restaurants' ownership group, Lincoln Theatre, said it didn't know that past violations that were resolved or dismissed could cost them getting their permits renew.
Miami Beach police have arrested a man wanted for breaking into a woman's home and trying to sexually assault her.
Miami Beach police have released a sketch of a man they say tried to break into a woman's South Beach home and sexually assault her.
A Miami Beach man was arrested after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman.
A man sitting in his car on Miami Beach was injured in a shooting early Monday morning.
A run-off election has been called by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach to elect two City Commissioners in Groups I and III.
She helped desegregate clubs during the Jim Crow era.
The hot-button, non-binding straw ballot vote to push Miami Beach's last call back to 2 a.m. passed by a 13-point margin on Tuesday.
Voters in Miami Beach have once again re-elected Dan Gelber as their mayor.
Among the items that Miami Beach residents will be voting on Tuesday is whether to move the 'last call for alcohol' in the South Beach entertainment district up to 2 a.m. from the current 5 a.m.
Jon Bon Jovi canceled his Miami Beach concert after he tested positive for COVID-19 during a rapid test just before he was set to perform.
Mayor Dan Gelber proposed the 2 a.m. last call because he said South Beach's reputation has attracted unruly crowds and crime has increased dramatically.
The city of Miami Beach could soon have a new mayor.
Early voting for Miami Beach's General Election and Special Election got underway Monday.
Early voting for Miami Beach's General Election and Special Election will begin Monday, October 17th.
Nearly $227 million in liquor sales, an economist predicts that's how much the City of Miami Beach will lose every year if bars and clubs begin closing at 2 a.m.
Causing trouble on Miami Beach? It'll cost you.
City leaders are discussing rolling back the time of alcohol sales from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. in an effort to reduce crime in Miami Beach's entertainment district.
A 21-year-old woman was swimming in Biscayne Bay near Miami Marine Stadium when she was hit by a personal watercraft around 7 p.m. Saturday night, FWC says.
Heavier downpours will lead to a minor flood risk in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade later this week.
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked global outrage, constantly worries about being detained again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash was reported just before 4:30 a.m. on the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 12.
Royer Perez Jimenez was a "hard worker" who immigrated at 15 to "triumph and help his family," his uncle said.
A 21-year-old woman was swimming in Biscayne Bay near Miami Marine Stadium when she was hit by a personal watercraft around 7 p.m. Saturday night, FWC says.
Heavier downpours will lead to a minor flood risk in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade later this week.
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked global outrage, constantly worries about being detained again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash was reported just before 4:30 a.m. on the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 12.
A Miami-based company created a new robotic dental assistant that's taking much of guesswork out of dental implants.
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.
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked global outrage, constantly worries about being detained again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free, trusted source many people used to check basic facts about countries.
U.S. forces mounted an urgent and high-risk rescue effort to find an airman who was forced to eject from a downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined the most critical moments he expects in the coming days as Artemis II astronauts continue their journey around the far side of the moon.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.