Parkland parents condemn Florida bill lowering gun purchase age
Manny Oliver, whose son Joaquin died in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting is urging lawmakers to strengthen, not weaken, gun laws.
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Manny Oliver, whose son Joaquin died in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting is urging lawmakers to strengthen, not weaken, gun laws.
The House passed repeal bills in 2023 and 2024, but they did not get through the Senate.
The bill would repeal a law passed after the Parkland shooting that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
Florida House Republicans back a proposal that would repeal part of a law that prevents people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
As the new legislative session begins Tuesday, CBS News Miami is keeping an eye on a few proposals including those involving property insurance, waste management, environmental protections and more.
Students and staff across Broward participated in a variety of volunteer and service projects.
Medium says she connected with Joaquin Oliver, a teen killed in the Parkland mass shooting that claimed the lives of 17 people.
Zachary Cruz is the younger brother of Nikolas Cruz, author of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The Parkland 17 Memorial Foundation has chosen a design by California artist Gordon Huether.
It provides mass notification, alerting multiple first responder agencies, including police and EMTs, the moment it is activated.
Senate President Ben Albritton has expressed opposition to the idea.
A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims has been settled.
A former South Florida school district attorney accused of illegally sharing information from a statewide grand jury on the 2018 Parkland school shooting has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge.
The former judge who presided over the trial of the 2018 Parkland high school mass murderer has sharply criticized his public defenders during a presentation to Miami law students.
An appeals court revived a perjury charge against ex-Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie
Joaquin Oliver, whose son died in the Parkland massacre, is sending a message through a new video game: The Final Exam.
A nasty rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland school massacre and some families of the 17 murdered erupted in court.
The families are at odds with survivor Anthony Borges over the shooter's money.
Their attorney concedes it is highly unlikely they will ever receive much money.
Its construction is the result of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland back in 2018.
Anthony Borges, who was severely wounded in the 2018 massacre, now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz's name.
Anthony Borges, now 21, was shot five times in the back and legs and collapsed in the middle of the third-floor hallway.
Officials plan to complete the weekslong project before the school's 3,300 students return in August
Ted Scouten reports some of the families of those who died have mixed feelings about the demolition.
The families of those who died have differing views about the demolition.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
After CBS News Miami raised questions, a stolen vehicle was towed away and Miami-Dade code compliance officers launched an investigation.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
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.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.