Opa-locka names interim chief after surprise resignation of Scott Israel
As Opa-locka Police Chief Scott Israel announced his resignation, officials named an interim chief to the department.
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As Opa-locka Police Chief Scott Israel announced his resignation, officials named an interim chief to the department.
Opa-locka Police Chief Scott Israel has resigned his position with the city.
The trial of an ex-sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland, Florida, school shooter is underway.
In a prosecution believed to be a national first, a former Broward County sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.
The jury selection process is expected to begin next Wednesday, May 31
It's been one year since Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has started his new role as police chief of the Opa-locka Police Department.
Judge Elizabeth Scherer who presided over the case of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz has resigned.
Also, in response to the Uvalde shooting, a bill is pending in Texas that would let schools offer stipends of up to $25,000 to staffers who also become armed campus "sentinels."
The Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Judge Elizabeth Scherer should be disqualified from a case
The vote came in the wake of the uproar after Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz got a life sentence because the jury couldn't agree unanimously on sentencing him to death.
The parents of a student who was gunned down at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School had a run in Thursday with U.S. Capitol
The Parkland community gathered Tuesday evening to remember the 17 lives that were lost five years ago during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Across Broward County schools, it will be a day of prayers, service and remembrance for the 14 students and three staff members who were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Coconut Creek police Officer Michael Leonard talks about how his life changed after arresting the man who opened fire on students and staff at the Parkland high school.
On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman murdered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. The co-founder of March for Our Lives talks about his life since, including death threats against himself and his family.
Plans are underway to build a public memorial to honor the 17 students and staffers who were killed five years ago during a Valentine's Day shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Plans are underway to build a public memorial to honor the 17 students and staffers who were killed five years ago during a Valentine's Day shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
It's been a central issue of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission, fixing Broward County's troubled 911 system.
Victims' families were very upset about Tamara Curtis' behavior in court
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz on Wednesday was formally sentenced to life in prison after two days of raw, emotional testimony.
Families of the 17 people he murdered and those who survived the shooting get their chance to address him directly about the devastation he brought to their lives
Families of the 17 people he murdered and those who survived the shooting get their chance to address him directly about the devastation he brought to their lives
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz to be officially sentenced on Tuesday.
A two-day hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday
The classrooms are frozen in time with books, computers, and cell phones left in place. The building has remained a crime scene with BSO having control of the premises. Now, the target date for the return of belongings has been set.
Eight children and teens were killed early Sunday in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The suspected shooter is also dead.
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.
The suspect now faces several charges.
The K-9's handler was able to get the dog to an emergency veterinary hospital for treatment.
Eight children and teens were killed early Sunday in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The suspected shooter is also dead.
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.
The suspect now faces several charges.
The K-9's handler was able to get the dog to an emergency veterinary hospital for treatment.
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.
The order will open the door for more research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
Sources close to Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas tell CBS News neither is planning to retire this year.
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.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
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.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.