Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor: "I Will Be Exonerated"
Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi entered a not guilty plea to federal corruption charges at his arraignment in federal court Friday morning.
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Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi entered a not guilty plea to federal corruption charges at his arraignment in federal court Friday morning.
Homestead voters decided Tuesday they did not want suspended mayor Steve Bateman to serve another term.
The town of Miami Lakes plans to hold a special election on October 1 to elect a new mayor. Miami Lakes has been without a full-time mayor since Michael Pizzi was arrested by the FBI in a federal corruption sting operation.
Over 2,000 job positions will be up for grabs at a mega job fair Wednesday in Miami Lakes. The event will be held at the Don Shula's Hotel, 6842 Main St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Over 2,000 job positions will be up for grabs at a mega job fair Wednesday in Miami Lakes.
Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi has vowed to clear his name. In a statement, Sunday, to CBS4 News, Pizzi said "I have never committed any crime or done anything wrong."
The suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi said he is innocent and said he would vindicate himself in federal court and become mayor again.
In a unanimous vote, the Town of Miami Lakes council tapped Vice -Mayor Ceasar Mestre to replace Michael Pizzi as mayor.
Two lobbyists ensnared in a federal sting that ended with the arrests of the mayors of Miami Lakes and Sweetwater turned themselves in to authorities on Wednesday.
Teenagers have thanked their dermatologists for years as they fight acne, but many may have never known a Key Biscayne was one of the leading researchers behind preventing pimples.
The Miami Dolphins, The Gap and Pollo Tropical will be just a few of the two dozen companies looking to hire at a job fair in Miami Lakes on Tuesday.
Over 1,200 job positions will be up for grasp at a mega job fair Tuesday in Miami Lakes.
Detectives with the Miami-Dade Police Department have collected stolen property from an arrest and are looking for the public's help in identifying the rightful owners.
Flames spewed and smoke belched from a fire that destroyed a town house apartment Tuesday in a complex near Red Road and the Palmetto Expressway.
Forty employers will be looking to hire hundreds of new employees at a mega job fair Thursday in Miami Lakes.
Eleven Big Lots stores throughout Miami and Fort Lauderdale recently finished getting major facelifts.
A former real estate broker has been busted for allegedly taking three months worth of rent from an unsuspecting victim and then pocketing two months of that rent.
A multi-vehicle accident in Miami Lakes Wednesday morning left one person dead and another person hospitalized in critical condition.
Miami-Dade Police say one man is dead after an officer opened fire in a quiet Miami Lakes neighborhood Wednesday night.
Police have released the name of the homeless who was shot multiple times by a former Broward Sheriff's deputy during a confrontation at a Miami Lakes ice cream store.
Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $119,675.34 each and one of those winning tickets were purchased in Miami Lakes, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.
Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi discusses the Flash Mob that descended on his city Christmas night.
A curfew put in place in the Main Street area of Miami Lakes following a Christmas Day melee is working, according to the town's Mayor.
Following a Christmas melee in the main street area of Miami Lakes, the mayor is speaking out to assure residents that the city is safe and explaining why there is now a curfew in effect for all teenagers.
Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $128,067.20 each, and one of those winning tickets were purchased in South Florida the Florida Lottery said Saturday.
An investigation is underway in Broward County after officials responded to a "disturbance" on Wednesday.
Current SAVE borrowers will have "limited time" to enroll in a new loan repayment plan and begin repaying their loans, the Education Department said.
The daughter of María Corina Machado gave a speech in Oslo on Wednesday on behalf of her mother, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
A U.S. district judge blocked Trump from deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and said control of the Guard must be returned to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A federal judge in New York has granted a request from the Justice Department to unseal more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
An investigation is underway in Broward County after officials responded to a "disturbance" on Wednesday.
Current SAVE borrowers will have "limited time" to enroll in a new loan repayment plan and begin repaying their loans, the Education Department said.
A U.S. district judge blocked Trump from deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and said control of the Guard must be returned to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A federal judge in New York has granted a request from the Justice Department to unseal more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Emmy Award-winning journalist Tony Dokoupil will anchor the "CBS Evening News" beginning on Jan. 5, 2026.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A U.S. district judge blocked Trump from deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and said control of the Guard must be returned to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A federal judge in New York has granted a request from the Justice Department to unseal more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Six months after stepping down from leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, billionaire Elon Musk suggested in an interview he likely would not repeat his time helming the cost-cutting mission.
Higgins defeated former city manager Emilio Gonzalez with 59% of the vote, pledging to tackle housing affordability, climate resilience, and restore trust at City Hall.
President Trump intends to name the deputy homeland security secretary to be the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, multiple sources told CBS News.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Jim DeFede talks with Randi Weingarten about the warning bell she rings in her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."
Jim DeFede talks with Bryan Calvo, the newly elected mayor of Hialeah.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Sophie Kinsella, whose real name was Madeleine Wickham, was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2022.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
President Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
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