Here's what to do if you're caught in an active shooter situation
From school threats to mass shootings, there is a lot of anxiety surrounding how to prepare and cope with these situations.
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From school threats to mass shootings, there is a lot of anxiety surrounding how to prepare and cope with these situations.
CBS News Miami's Anna Mcallister joins us from Miami-Dade police headquarters -- with a story you'll only see here.
Nurse Bethany Simmons-Little humbly held her award as the American Red Cross paid tribute to her for saving a teacher's life.
Miami-Dade police responded to reports of a shooting at a Southwest Miami-Dade home on Thursday afternoon.
There's a lot of talk about the return of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix weekend, and this year, it's not so much about the noise.
The importance of mentoring and after-school programs was the focus when U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona met with local leaders in Miami on Thursday.
Assistant Miami Police Chief Armando Aguilar says he has never seen a case like this in his career.
Antonio Giovani Rodriguez, 58, of Hialeah, who was caught on camera and arrested after trying to break into a home recently had been arrested 107 times in MIami-Dade. His record spans since the mid-1990s, with 80 convictions, nearly all of them for burglaries and grand theft.
A South Florida dad is demanding action after he says a boy started bullying his daughter at school two weeks ago and then started groping her.
Miami-Dade launches initiative to plant more trees.
The future could be a lot greener for Miami-Dade as Mayor Daniella Levine Cava kicks off her initiative to plant more trees to cover more of county property.
School district partnering with the University of Miami Health System to offer required immunizations and vaccines at dozens of schools
It is not your imagination, parents. Pediatricians see so many sick children suffering longer and so often that doctors are turning to more aggressive treatments.
Dozens gathered outside Homestead City Hall Monday to rally for representation for immigrant workers in South Florida.
Florida school districts could use camera systems to capture images of drivers who illegally pass school buses, under a measure passed Monday by the Senate.
In 2018, voters approved a constitutional amendment that mandates Miami-Dade to elect a sheriff.
Barry Ellis was shot inside a home he was visiting, according to investigators
Children shared a unique experience on Thursday in Miami-Dade during Take Your Child To Work Day.
Travis Grafe, 40, is charged with second degree murder
A City of Hialeah study that examined annexing a portion of Miami-Dade County's historically black Brownsville community faced loud opposition Tuesday night.
To help Miami-Dade homeowners stay in their homes, the county is launching a new Mortgage Relief Program.
It's been one year since Mayor Levine Cava declared a housing affordability crisis in the county
University of Florida researchers discovered the insect in Homestead back in 2018, but it was not until recently, we learned more about the bug.
A vicious fight between two middle school girls has not only gone viral but has the mother of one of the students irate.
A mother is sharing her frustration after an off-campus school fight injured her daughter.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
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 new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
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.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services 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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.