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With more than 6 blocks worth of tents, activities, and presentations,The Miami Book Fair International is enough for anyone to get lost. Use this guide to steer you through one nation's finest literary festivals!
Miami-Dade residents now have a new tool to manage their four-legged friends vital health services.
There is some good news for South Florida residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a recent tornado that a left a trail of destruction in Sunrise and Plantation.
As Miami-Dade County and it's police union battle over concessions and cost breaks, a day long negotiation session Friday produced some movement, but not nearly enough to satisfy the county.
With nearly 100 Miami-Dade police jobs on the line, county administrators and police union representatives wrapped up their first day of haggling over a collective bargaining deal.
As Halloween candy fills store shelves, Miami-Dade Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday which condemns the sale of a controversial candy at South Florida stores.
Whipping winds along the coasts of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties have prompted emergency officials to issue a rip current warning through Monday.
Miami-Dade and Broward residents without health insurance are being offered a hopeful alternative - and it's free.
FEMA reversed itself on who is and who is not in a flood zone, in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The "about face" comes after CBS4 I-Team Reporter Stephen Stock exposed inaccurate FEMA flood maps.
About 300 Miami-Dade employees got the boot Monday as part of the county's $6.14 billion budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
The war against the giant African Land Snail continues across South Florida, the the generals directing the battle say the enemy is being hunted down and captured, thanks to help from the public.
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.
