Teacher Bought Booze, Condoms For Prom Night Party
The Miami-Dade School Board voted Wednesday to uphold the termination of a teacher who was fired for allegedly providing alcohol and condoms to students.
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The Miami-Dade School Board voted Wednesday to uphold the termination of a teacher who was fired for allegedly providing alcohol and condoms to students.
Millions of people across the U.S., including South Florida, can now enroll for coverage in the new government-run online health insurance exchanges but many encountered snarled web traffic and technical glitches during Tuesday's big launch.
After years of build-up, the Affordable Care Act's main component, insurance exchanges, went live at midnight Tuesday.
A startling discovery was made in a Miami parking lot Saturday morning and now police are looking for the driver of a dump truck who they believe ran over and killed a homeless man in the area.
Miami-Dade County is joining Broward County in a move to ignore Governor Rick Scott's decision to ban healthcare navigators from state health department buildings.
The clock maybe ticking on a countdown to close the ninth floor of the Miami-Dade Jail, which is home to inmates with mental illness and the subject of seven years of CBS4 news reports.
The family of a man shot to death inside his car in North Miami Beach last Friday made a public plea for information Wednesday.
A Hialeah man who was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon made a tearful plea before a judge.
Officials warn of an increased risk for dengue fever in South Florida. Four new cases have been confirmed on the Treasure Coast, bringing the total of reported cases of the mosquito-borne disease to eleven.
Waste collectors who spent much of their day at the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers will get a piece of their paycheck back.
It's that time of year again when firefighters hit the streets, with boots in hand, all in the name of raising money for the neuromuscular disease, Muscular Dystrophy.
All of Miami-Dade County's libraries will reportedly now remain open just weeks after word nearly two dozen would possibly close.
All good things must come to an end, and for many South Florida students, the cliché is even more relevant as the start of the brand new school year is underway.
Two butterflies, native to South Florida, may soon be listed on the endangered species list.
Miami-Dade Public Schools announced Wednesday the introduction of over 100 new educational programs for schools.
Just days after a shooting rampage that killed six people and ended with his death; details into the life of Pedro Vargas, the man behind the Hialeah mass shooting, are beginning to emerge.
Federal health officials have announced they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three cities, including Miami.
Drought conditions will not worry tourists wanting to go sight-seeing on airboats at Everglades Holiday Park.
Summer in South Florida means plenty of heat, rain and pesky mosquitoes.
A new proposal, made by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, if approved by the School Board, will have homeowners paying a lower rate of taxes to the Miami-Dade school district than last year.
As the six women jurors continue deliberations in the trial of George Zimmerman, the man charged in the fatal shooting of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin, authorities and local leaders prepare for a verdict and hope for peace.
Gun Buy Back events will take place later this month around Miami-Dade County.
Be extra cautious at the beach this Independence day and through the weekend. Dangerous rip currents are expected along all South Florida beaches due to increased easterly winds.
Police in South Miami are warning residents about cell phone snatchings.
Hugo Caseiro insists he's doing nothing wrong by rebuilding Hurricane Sandy flood cars and re-selling them around South Florida.
Miami's No. 2 QB Quinn Ewers missed the game with a groin injury sustained in the preseason opener.
No injuries were reported, but the structure was deemed by authorities as unsafe to live in.
Sears reclassified to 2027, committed to the University of Miami, and earned a Nat Moore Trophy nomination.
Details about what led up to the shooting were not immediately clear.
The shooting was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday morning.
Miami's No. 2 QB Quinn Ewers missed the game with a groin injury sustained in the preseason opener.
No injuries were reported, but the structure was deemed by authorities as unsafe to live in.
Sears reclassified to 2027, committed to the University of Miami, and earned a Nat Moore Trophy nomination.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy honors the best high school football player from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
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 U.S. and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, and somehow, they still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners.
The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment.
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.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
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.
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.
After Hayden Panettiere's death, fans resurfaced her claim that Neutrogena had fired her in 2015 over her comments about postpartum depression.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.