Miami-Dade Teachers Battling For More Bucks
Miami-Dade public school teachers are gearing up for another fight over pay at a time when the district says there is little more it can afford to give.
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Miami-Dade public school teachers are gearing up for another fight over pay at a time when the district says there is little more it can afford to give.
Because of an eye-opening CBS4 I-Team report on flood insurance rates, two prominent senators took a step toward providing relief for South Florida residents and others across the nation who are struggling to afford coverage for their homes.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez came out swinging Wednesday at the Downtown Bay Forum. His focus: the recall effort building against him led by auto tycoon Norman Braman.
Millions of Americans will pause on Wednesday to remember a loved one or friend who has died of AIDS.
Miami-Dade has released their employment numbers for October and they're up just slightly of the previous month.
A 26-year-old pregnant woman was hit by a car southwest Miami-Dade Saturday night, killing her and her unborn child. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald is reporting that Cecelia L. Chinn and her husband had been trying to cross Kendall Drive near Southwest 122nd Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. when she was struck by an eastbound 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt.
The campaign is over, let the belt tightening begin.
A little more than two weeks after the voters decided to make a change, new commissioners were sworn-in for the Miami-Dade Commission. The swearing-in ceremony was held by Miami-Dade Commission chairman Dennis Moss.
Approved last year to help hourly employees fight back when their employer tries to cheat them out of their wages, Miami-Dade's commissioner said the county's Wage Theft Ordinance has helped workers recover thousands of dollars owed to them.
Miami-Dade Health Department Administrator Lillian Rivera announced Thursday that a case of locally-acquired Dengue fever has been confirmed in the county.
Former veteran Miami Dade K-9 officer Allen Cockfield is just emerging from what he calls a 4-year nightmare of anguish and loss -- forced to stand trial for allegedly killing his canine partner, by purposely shaking and kicking him during a training session that went awry. "I was thinking God help me get through this," Cockfield told Chief I-Team Investigator Michele Gillen, as he sat down with her for the first time since his canine partner Duke died and his life "froze" in time.
It was a normal, typical meeting on January 22, 2009, at the Miami-Dade Commission chambers. But during one of the votes that day, commissioners voted 12 to zero with one absence, to approve an adjusted budget that carried wide implications for citizens. What does that mean, and why should you care?
As the slumping economy drives most people to cut costs, the CBS 4 I-Team learned lawmakers aren't doing the same with your tax dollars. Here's what the CBS4 I-Team Investigator Stephen Stock found after pulling the Miami-Dade county budget for the past three years.
