South Florida students use theater to explore Holocaust's lessons
The Holocaust Impact Theater program at the Alper JCC in Miami brings together dozens of high school students each year to write and perform original plays.
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The Holocaust Impact Theater program at the Alper JCC in Miami brings together dozens of high school students each year to write and perform original plays.
The family says they were preparing for a Christmas Eve gathering when they heard what sounded like an explosion.
South Florida's Miami Stingrays have been helping to turn dreams into reality for young female softball players.
It's become a go-to for locals who know their meats, their sandwiches—and especially the mouthwatering signature "Babe's Burger."
For more than seven and a half years, Babe’s Meat & Counter has been a mom-and-pop butcher shop and deli in Palmetto Bay, owned by husband-and-wife duo Jason and Melanie Schoendorfer.
A Palmetto Bay councilman is refusing to resign after hundreds of residents, along with local and state leaders, called for him to step down following remarks he made on Facebook about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Residents said the post embarrassed the community and put Palmetto Bay in the national spotlight.
A Palmetto Bay councilman is refusing to resign after hundreds of residents, along with local and state leaders, called for him to step down following remarks he made on Facebook about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports from Palmetto Bay, where residents continued to call for the resignation of Councilman Steve Cody over comments he made after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd, with residents lining up to denounce Steve Cody's social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination.
Palmetto Bay councilman Steve Cody said he won't be stepping down amid calls for his resignation after making comments about Charlie Kirk's death.
The fate of an embattled Palmetto Bay Councilman Steve Cody now rests with Gov. Ron DeSantis, after the council voted 4–1 Monday to remove him following backlash over a social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports from Palmetto Bay, where South Florida Republicans continued to ask Councilman Steve Cody to resign over comments he made on social media after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
Palmetto Bay residents, local officials, and Florida's attorney general are calling for Councilman Steve Cody to resign after a social media post he made on Charlie Kirk's death.
Palmetto Bay councilmembers vote to preserve 22 acres of native land.
The allowance, proposed by the village manager in January, could cost the village up to $24,000 annually if all council members opt in.
The incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. on April 4, at Best Asian Massage Therapy, located in the 17800 block of S. Dixie Highway.
A man was arrested and charged with attempted sexual battery on Friday after allegedly assaulting a 66-year-old woman inside a massage parlor in Palmetto Bay, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham told CBS Miami she wants to make sure people impacted by the bridge are included in the next steps in the process.
Years of fierce legal battles between residents of the Village of Palmetto Bay and Miami-Dade County over bridge construction neared an end Wednesday.
The 24-year-old lifelong resident defeated the incumbent, Leanne Tellam.
Mark Merwitzer, a 24-year-old lifelong resident of Palmetto Bay, has been elected the city's vice mayor, the youngest person to hold the position.
Morgan Rynor reports Mayor Karyn Cunningham wants clarification on several issues.
The Village of Palmetto Bay held an emergency meeting Thursday evening over the building of a controversial bridge.
Morgan Rynor reports the contract to build the bridge was awarded to a company that was involved in the construction of the FIU pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people.
The Miami Marlins promoted catcher Joe Mack from Triple-A and demoted the slumping Agustín Ramírez before the club's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
Police say the suspect admitted to the shooting and was found with a gun after two men in their 20s were killed inside a Miami apartment.
Authorities are searching for Andrew Jansen of Palmetto Bay after he was hired through a pet-sitting website to care for an Air Force airman's dog, which was later found dead in Colorado.
The Miami Marlins promoted catcher Joe Mack from Triple-A and demoted the slumping Agustín Ramírez before the club's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
Police say the suspect admitted to the shooting and was found with a gun after two men in their 20s were killed inside a Miami apartment.
Authorities are searching for Andrew Jansen of Palmetto Bay after he was hired through a pet-sitting website to care for an Air Force airman's dog, which was later found dead in Colorado.
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.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
The 81-year-old former New York City mayor has been hospitalized for pneumonia, his spokesperson said.
Before this map was created, there were 20 districts that favored Republicans and eight that favored Democrats.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.