Miami-Dade Commission Approves Mayor's Budget
Miami-Dade County commissioners have passed a new budget and approved a plan to reorganize county government but it took all night to do it. Commissioners debated until almost 3:00 a.m. Friday.
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Miami-Dade County commissioners have passed a new budget and approved a plan to reorganize county government but it took all night to do it. Commissioners debated until almost 3:00 a.m. Friday.
They're back. Giant African land snails which once took a decade to eradicate from South Florida have returned.
Miami-Dade County commissioners will hold the first of two public hearings on Thursday to get input about the budget. The county board is set to revisit that decision as they take up the budget for the coming year.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has announced his plan to reorganize County government.
As South Florida tracks Hurricane Irene and on the 19th Anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, a new tool has been launched for Miami-Dade residents regarding the threat of storm surge.
The Miami-Dade Health Department is giving busy parents the chance to get their kids vaccinated for school at the last minute. School opens Monday in Miami-Dade and Broward, so parents are running out of time. Miami-Dade parents will get a chance to have their children vaccinated at multiple places around the county this Saturday.
Florida will receive $13 million in federal highway grants for projects ranging from safety improvements to construction career day activities, and Miami-Dade and Broward Counties are reaping the benefits.
There's a water warning for South Florida beachgoers; beware of stinging jellyfish which have arrived in near record numbers to our tourist packed shorelines.
More than 20 percent of kindergarten students in Miami-Dade County lacked complete immunizations in the previous school year, the highest percentage of Florida's 67 counties, according to a new report.
Another day and another round of strong storms for South Florida. In Broward County, there were numerous reports of wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph as the storms rolled in this afternoon.
It was a good day for the over 800 City of Miami students who received free book bags and supplies Friday.
Firefighters and the Division of Forestry are closely monitoring a brush fire burning along the Miami-Dade/Broward County Line.
Raul Armenteros should be a Carl Hiaasen character.
It's official. Carlos Gimenez is the new Miami-Dade Mayor, three days after narrowly beating former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina for the job. But if you expected a big, showy ceremony, you'll have to wait.
Newly-elected Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez will take office after the election is certified by the canvassing board, but he's wasting no time getting to work.
Carlos Gimenez has moved from a seat on the Miami commission to the Miami-Dade Mayor's office, after beating former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina in a bruising race for the county's top job. Robaina conceded the race shortly before 9:30 Tuesday night.
Miami-Dade voters headed to the polls starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday to cast their ballot for the man to take over the top job in Miami-Dade County left vacant after the recall of former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez.
On Tuesday Miami-Dade voters who have not cast their ballots already will have their last chance to pick who they would like to see as the county's next mayor.
There's three days remaining to the Miami-Dade special Mayoral runoff, but Saturday was the last day for early voting, and many voters turned out to cast their ballots.
With 4 days remaining to the Miami-Dade special Mayoral runoff, more than 100 thousand people have already made their decision about who will be Miami's next mayor.
State officials suspect possible cheating on nearly 7,000 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests, including exams from Miami-Dade and Broward county.
Voters in Miami-Dade will be able to go to the polls beginning Saturday in a run-off election for County Mayor.
Looking like a fiery snake from above, a raging brush fire in west Miami-Dade has burned more than 30,200 acres, and the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue recommended that the residents of the area evacuate due to the fire impacting their homes.
Miami-Dade offers information about shelters and evacuation routes.
Hurricane season is here. The six-month Atlantic hurricane season begins Wednesday and continues through Nov. 30. To mark Hurricane Season 2011, Miami-Dade County officials held a conference to point out the importance of being informed and prepared.
Police say a woman stabbed a man multiple times during an altercation in Lauderhill Saturday night.
A car caught fire after crashing into an Amtrak train; no one on the train or in the car was hurt.
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.
Police say a woman stabbed a man multiple times during an altercation in Lauderhill Saturday night.
A car caught fire after crashing into an Amtrak train; no one on the train or in the car was hurt.
Miami's No. 2 QB Quinn Ewers missed the game with a groin injury sustained in the preseason opener.
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.