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Fourth of July conjures images of barbecues, John Phillip Sousa music and, of course, fireworks. While cities sponsor professional fireworks shows, many people like the DIY approach in front of their homes.
Statistics show that black children between the ages of 5 and 19 are nearly three times more likely to drown than white children.
Witnesses say a driver of red Toyota Corolla who backed her car in to a marketplace panicked and then raced cross busy Northeast 6th Avenue, causing an accident involving two other cars and nearly driving her car into an apartment.
The Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating a fatal hit and run that involved a woman who was shot.
A family in northeast Miami-Dade is mourning the loss of their pet after a fire broke out in their home overnight.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Florida Forest Service crews battled several grass fires in Southwest Miami-Dade that were considered to be acts of arson.
An early morning robbery prompted a high speed getaway through the streets of southwest Miami-Dade that ended in a crash on Saturday.
A body found floating in the water near Matheson Hammock's Marina early Tuesday morning is that of a woman who disappeared off a go fast boat over the weekend.
Boaters out enjoying the waters this Memorial Day weekend got a visit from Miami Fire Rescue Crews on Sunday.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Florida Forest Service crews responded to five brush fires on Sunday in Southwest Miami-Dade. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the fires were suspicious in nature.
A Miami Gardens mother says she feels fortunate she escaped serious injury after a speeding black Nissan Maxima crashed into her home while she and her daughter were watching TV on Tuesday.
A grass fire that broke out on Sunday in Southwest Miami-Dade is under control, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is rushing to extinguish a grass fire that has engulfed 150 acres in Goulds.
It was the moment they had been preparing for years – a plane crash. And a few months ago fire truck 24 got their first one. Their response, unknown to them, was recorded.
Two people were injured in a restaurant explosion and fire in Homestead.
A West Miami-Dade brush fire that began burning three days ago is now three quarters of the way contained, thanks in part to Tuesday's rain.
New details are revealed in the CBS4 News investigation of firefighters and cancer. CBS4 News exclusively obtained a report recently that could shed light on concerns over the danger of chemical exposure. Our chief investigator Michele Gillen continues our special report, "The Silent Killer". We focus on that, and a viral campaign called "Save Our Firefighters", started by firefighters' wives in light of the cancer deaths and our investigation.
A brush fire is blazing through Southwest Miami-Dade, stretching nearly 300 acres according to the Florida Forest Service.
A man is in critical condition after he was pulled out of his burning mobile home on Friday.
Cameras captured the daring rescue of two kayakers who were left stranded in South Florida waters.
The day after a fire tore through an Opa-Locka apartment complex, crews began work on the building and residents got their first look at their homes.
Fire crews are investigating a fire that brought down parts of Opa-Locka apartment complex's roof.
A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he was pulled from a burning home in North Miami Beach.
Do you think you have what it takes to battle a fire alongside the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue? A new facility helps give firefighters a more intense and realistic training.
More than a dozen people were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash in Florida City Friday morning.
The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was Cameron Young.
A month-long search after a Colorado airman's vehicle and dog were stolen while he was on deployment came to a tragic end on Saturday.
Antonelli holds a 20-point lead over teammate George Russell in the championship standings.
A Spirit pilot received an impromptu retirement party from a different airline after what would have been his final flight was canceled.
New security camera footage shows the collision in front of a house, sending debris flying.
The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was Cameron Young.
A month-long search after a Colorado airman's vehicle and dog were stolen while he was on deployment came to a tragic end on Saturday.
Antonelli holds a 20-point lead over teammate George Russell in the championship standings.
A Spirit pilot received an impromptu retirement party from a different airline after what would have been his final flight was canceled.
New security camera footage shows the collision in front of a house, sending debris flying.
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.
Before this map was created, there were 20 districts that favored Republicans and eight that favored Democrats.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.
The new measures increase pressure on foreign financial institutions by threatening their access to U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities.
A federal judge scolded prosecutors for pushing to move forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman Cole Allen, even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
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.
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.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.