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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.
Miami Beach and parts of Miami will be flooded with visitors Memorial Day Weekend as part of the 12th annual Urban Beach Week, and to ease possible rough spots between residents and visitors, Miami-Dade has it's own flood of goodwill ambassadors.
The results are in for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests, and third graders across the state performed with similar results to last year. This is good, considering that the new test was more difficult.
Miami-Dade voters will have to go to the polls one more time to decide who will be the next mayor of the county.
It appears former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina and former Miami-Dade commissioner Carlos Gimenez are headed for a June runoff to determine who will be the next Mayor of Miami-Dade county
Miami-Dade and Broward's school districts have once again made the grade and are being considered for one of the nation's most prestigious education awards in the country.
Quick to fire, slow to hire – apparently Miami-Dade voters are in no hurray to elect a new mayor.
Fear of government intervention in Miami-Dade's heavily Hispanic and Haitian communities has led to the county having one of the lowest rates, among Florida's larger counties, for calls to the state's child abuse hotline.
If the first six days of early voting in the Miami-Dade special election are any indicator, voters are far less interested in picking a new mayor than they were forcing one out of office.
A North Miami toddler was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital after a television set reportedly fell on him.
For the 11th consecutive quarter sales of existing single family homes and condos was up in Miami-Dade.
A steady stream of voters cast ballots at select polling stations Monday as early voting got underway for Miami-Dade's May 24th Special Election to choose a new Mayor, two Commissioners and decide on several proposed county charter amendments.
Voters in Miami-Dade will be able to go to the polls beginning Monday to cast their ballot for a new Mayor, a pair of two commission seats and to voice their support, or non-support, for a number of county charter amendments.
Your children may be eligible for health insurance though Florida KidCare - a program that offers affordable, high quality health insurance for uninsured children.
Struggling to close a yawning $400 million budget gap for the new budget year that begins Oct. 1, Miami-Dade County is scrapping a 3 percent cost-of-living raise for executives and other non-union employees who are under the mayor's purview.
Miami-Dade County is in a better place when it comes to health. The county was rewarded a $14.7 million grant from the federal government which will help improve health practices and promote wellness.
Called to some of the most demanding situations you can imagine around the globe, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Urban Search and Rescue Team has been conducting a three-day annual exercise to evaluate their readiness.
The crime rate in Florida is the lowest in 40 years, according to new statistics for 2010 released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Rates were also down in South Florida.
It's the culmination of four years of books, band practice and football games all celebrated in one night. It's called prom night but for many students it's a night to drink and sometimes get behind the wheel.
Police continue to hunt for the man who they say shot a Miami-Dade police officer in the foot and then fled.
Candidates who want to run for the District 7 Miami-Dade County Commission seat, newly vacant due to the resignation of Carlos Gimenez who is running for County Mayor, have until 5:00 p.m. Thursday to meet the qualifying deadline.
Miami-Dade County Commissioners met Wednesday morning and added Carlos Gimenez's newly vacant commission seat to the May 24th election ballot that will have Miami-Dade voters electing a new mayor and now two new commissioners.
Nearly a dozen people who want to be Miami-Dade's next mayor have filed the necessary paperwork to be placed on the May 24th special election ballot.
A South Florida city is naming one of its streets after a slain Miami-Dade detective killed while on duty in January.
In a last minute move to keep the state's court system up and running, Governor Rick Scott has approved a loan to fill a budget shortfall that otherwise would have required furloughs and court closures statewide through the end of May.
Miami's football team is off to a strong start, with quarterback Darian Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney making impressive plays.
Esteury Ruiz hit a three-run double in the 11th inning, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 4-2 win.
The southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike have been closed at Southwest 216th Street for the investigation.
Voters in both counties decide Nov. 3 whether to renew school funding with no new taxes.
After a week missing and being struck by a car, K9 Gael was treated at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital and cleared for duty.
Esteury Ruiz hit a three-run double in the 11th inning, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 4-2 win.
The southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike have been closed at Southwest 216th Street for the investigation.
Voters in both counties decide Nov. 3 whether to renew school funding with no new taxes.
After a week missing and being struck by a car, K9 Gael was treated at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital and cleared for duty.
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
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.
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.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.