Dania Beach Teen Escapes Sexual Predator
A 13-year old girl just barely escaped a sexual predator Tuesday night in Dania Beach.
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A 13-year old girl just barely escaped a sexual predator Tuesday night in Dania Beach.
Would you want a convicted rapist as your doctor? In Florida, that's apparently OK, according the the Florida Board of Medicine, which voted Friday to allow a doctor who raped a co-worker to return to medical practice. The board decided being a rapist had nothing to do with being a good doctor.
A 15-year-old girl who accepted a 34-year-old man's invitation to his Miami Beach apartment told police he gave her three bottles of beer, vodka, cocaine, marijuana and four pills.
A University of Miami freshman football player bonded out of jail early Thursday morning less than 24 hours after being charged with rape.
A University of Miami football player turned himself in to police Wednesday afternoon to face rape charges.
A Broward woman commends CBS News correspondent Lara Logan for talking about her sexual assault in Egypt, something she has been doing for years to ease the pain of other victims.
The crime rate in Florida is the lowest in 40 years, according to new statistics for 2010 released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Rates were also down in South Florida.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is hoping someone recognizes a man pictured in a police sketch who is wanted for sexually assaulting an Oakland Park woman in her home.
A Florida International University baseball player and two other men accused of raping two 17-year old girls in the Bahamas last year will appear before a magistrate Monday for a preliminary hearing.
A Pembroke Pines teen claims she was forced to have sex with a man who threatened to post nude pictures of her on the internet. The 14 year old girl said Benjamin Rand had sex with her in his car, despite her pleas to get him to stop.
A teen who needed a ride back home after church said she was raped by a fellow parishioner.
A Miami-Dade judge has set bond for three Southern California men accused of raping a woman at the posh Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach.
The family of Christine Myers, the 18-year-old woman who was murdered and raped inside a Sunrise apartment in September of 2005, say justice against their daughter's accused killer has finally prevailed.
The evidence of the rape and murder seemed overwhelming -- the suspect's DNA was found in the victim's underwear. The victim's blood was found on the suspect's clothes. The suspect told police that the victim "had to die."
A South Florida man with a long criminal history and convicted of raping a Boca Raton woman in 1989 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday afternoon.
Miami-Dade police are canvassing a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood passing out flyers with the composite sketch of a man who abducted a woman and tried to sexually assault her.
Miami-Dade police are looking for a rapist who abducted a woman from a gas station in SW Miami-Dade then sexually assaulted her at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.
A rising FIU baseball star spent some time behind bars in the Bahamas facing charges that he raped two teen girls, CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reported.
A former Broward Sheriff's detention deputy has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a handcuffed female inmate.
A seven-year-old case involving the rape of a woman in Kendall may be solved thank to the arrest of a man in West Virginia.
Davie police are looking into a possible connection between a sexual assault last month in a park to another attack five months earlier in which the would be victim was able to fight off her attacker.
Ft. Lauderdale police have come up with a sketch of a man they say is a 'person of interest' in a sexually battery last month.
A courageous South Florida man is speaking out about a brutal rape he hopes will never happen to anyone else.
The committee joined the Hope 4 Venezuela relief campaign.
According to arrest records, Franklin Virgüez, 72, was seen at the Doral Park Country Club in a gray vehicle exposing himself publicly.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Deputies have announced that Kelton Abston, 27, and Mari Zelaya, 42, were taken into custody on Wednesday.
The committee joined the Hope 4 Venezuela relief campaign.
According to arrest records, Franklin Virgüez, 72, was seen at the Doral Park Country Club in a gray vehicle exposing himself publicly.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
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.
President Trump has signed "Lulu's Law," which requires the FCC to allow emergency alert messages for shark attacks. It was inspired by shark attack survivor Lulu Gribbin.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
President Trump is traveling Wednesday to North Dakota in what marks his first trip aboard the new Air Force One, which was gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year.
From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.
The court's decisions cemented Mr. Trump's authority over vast swathes of the government, while delivering significant setbacks to his agenda in other areas.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
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.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.