Coronavirus Update: South Pointe Park In Miami Beach Set To Reopen
South Pointe Park in Miami Beach reopens Monday under a watchful eye.
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South Pointe Park in Miami Beach reopens Monday under a watchful eye.
It's the first of its kind in South Florida.
Hundreds of warnings are being issued every day to people who may be endangering others and themselves by not covering their faces or social distancing. It's happening here and across the country, and it's putting those charged with enforcing the rules at serious risk.
A hybrid drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 test site is scheduled to open Friday outside the Miami Beach Convention Center.
More than 30 city parks are open with loosened restrictions. But leaders closed popular South Pointe Park Monday.
On Friday, the city of Miami Beach held a special virtual city commission meeting. Miami Beach residents were allowed to make comments or ask questions via Zoom. Many also tuned in on Facebook.
COVID-19 antibody tests are now available in Miami Beach. MedRite is now making the antibody testing available at its Miami Beach Urgent Care Center, located at 542 West 41st St.
South Florida's beaches remain off limits, with no time-table for re-opening them amid the coronavirus crisis. Of course they are a huge part of our tourism draw, which is why a lot of work continues to jump-start that huge part of our economy when the time is right.
The City of Miami Beach will begin its phased reopening of many parks and recreational facilities on Wednesday.
South Florida's tourism and hospitality industries have taken a huge hit with little travel and the closing of beaches and hotels due to the coronavirus pandemic.
New photos and 911 calls have been released by police after former Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum and another man were found in a confused state in the room of a South Beach hotel last month.
With Miami Beach closed, residents are getting a little anxious to get back on the sand.
South Florida is preparing for a possible surge in serious COVID-19 cases.
Governor Ron DeSantis joined Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and the commanding general of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Wednesday where a field hospital will be constructed over the next week or so.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is going to be setting up a special field hospital inside the Miami Beach Convention Center before the end of the month in case there's an overflow of coronavirus patients from area hospitals.
In an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Miami Beach has now mandated people to cover their nose and mouth when going into stores.
While our hospitals are keeping up, for now, officials are making plans to turn the Miami Beach Convention Center in a makeshift hospital.
Plans are firmly in motion to turn the Miami Beach Convention Center into a makeshift hospital to help in the COVID-19 fight.
This year's National Salute to America's Heroes air and sea show on Miami Beach has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday afternoon, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced an emergency measure for customers and employees to wear masks at supermarkets, pharmacies, and restaurants.
New federal guidelines recommending the use of masks outside of your home could be released as soon as Friday.
A second man who attended the Winter Party Festival in Miami Beach last month has died of COVID-19,
Miami Beach will open its first coronavirus testing site on Thursday.
The City of Miami Beach is revising its emergency order requiring the immediate closure of all common use areas in all residential or commercial buildings in the effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
The City of Miami Beach announced Saturday it will now permit restaurants to continue to operate their kitchens after midnight, for delivery services only.
Florida's invasive Argentine black and white tegus are thriving in South Florida, with Miami-Dade reporting more sightings than any other county in the U.S.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said the incident took place at 785 81st Street in Miami Beach.
Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) says it is expanding into the second phase of its earthquake response in Venezuela.
Florida's invasive Argentine black and white tegus are thriving in South Florida, with Miami-Dade reporting more sightings than any other county in the U.S.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said the incident took place at 785 81st Street in Miami Beach.
Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) says it is expanding into the second phase of its earthquake response in Venezuela.
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.
The Trump administration will impose tariffs of up to 12.5% on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, extending the administration's tariffs on much of the world.
The Senate rejected an attempt to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor's service history.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
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.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
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.
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.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
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.