Miami-Dade schools opt for AI technology to keep students safe
Miami-Dade schools are opting for new gun-detection AI technology over metal detectors, embracing proactive safety measures.
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Miami-Dade schools are opting for new gun-detection AI technology over metal detectors, embracing proactive safety measures.
Nine Miami-Dade high schools have installed vaping sensors in student bathrooms, and Broward schools are considering similar measures.
Martin Karp is running against Joe Geller for a Miami-Dade School Board seat.
The school district sent letters to parents about the searches.
Cameras installed on school bus stoparms are catching drivers illegally passing them when they are stopped.
Speed detection systems are now in place designed to catch those speeding around school buses and in school zones.
For thousands of students across Miami-Dade County school starts Thursday morning and teachers are busy getting ready.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere and only becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives.
Children in Miami-Dade County start school on Thursday and teachers at South Miami K-8 Center said they are excited.
A state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is unable to block opioid lawsuits by hospital districts and school boards.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools could soon have artificial intelligence security systems.
One of the biggest challenges teachers are preparing for is summer slide.
The Miami-Dade school district partnered with Summer Breakspot, a federally funded program to make this happen
The nation's third-largest school district is looking into the possibility of installing metal detectors in Miami-Dade high schools.
It's a first for South Florida and the largest school bus stop-arm camera enforcement program in the country
A new report from the National Education Association shows Florida ranks 50th for teacher pay
The innovative program launched at JC Bermudez Doral Senior High School is making Miami Proud
He's also accused of making sexual remarks to some students
Outrage after elementary school students get left at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair on a school field trip.
After the Florida Supreme Court required a more detailed justification, state regulators could be poised to approve a revised order supporting a 2021 settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light.
MDCPS has launched its "Ready, Set, Enroll!" campaign this morning with a variety of programs for the 2024-2025 school year.
Former vice chair Lubby Navarro is accused of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on personal expenses
Former Miami-Dade public school board member Lubby Navarro was placed on administrative leave from her current job.
Former Miami-Dade School Board member and Vice Chair Lubby Navarro appeared in court Wednesday to discuss her bond and county schools superintendent Jose Dotres spoke out in the aftermath of her arrest.
Members of United Teachers of Dade or UTD, Florida's biggest teacher's union, are celebrating what they consider to be a victory, after being on the verge of losing their certification.
Superintendent Howard Hepburn warned drivers not to drive around bus stop arms due to a new AI ticketing program.
Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake's epicenter was at San José del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, officials said.
The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team is tracking three areas in the Atlantic for possible tropical development.
Days after Christian Obumseli was stabbed to death, Courtney Clenney was arrested in Hawaii and charged with second-degree murder.
Superintendent Howard Hepburn warned drivers not to drive around bus stop arms due to a new AI ticketing program.
Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.
Days after Christian Obumseli was stabbed to death, Courtney Clenney was arrested in Hawaii and charged with second-degree murder.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake's epicenter was at San José del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, officials said.
The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team is tracking three areas in the Atlantic for possible tropical development.
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.
President Trump signaled he would be piling economic pressure on Tehran as the stalemate continued and Iran laid out new conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said "I trust the science" on vaccines as measles cases have risen to their highest levels in 35 years.
Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by outside organizations during the 2026 midterm cycle.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
The measure was approved in a 90 to 6 vote and now goes to the House.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.