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For at least two decades, drivers found out the hard way where Waldo is.
A National Rifle Association-supported measure that failed to win legislative approval a year ago appears to have a clear shot of advancing now that it has the backing of the Florida Sheriffs Association.
Florida Governor Rick Scott dropped appeals meant to push for a law that would have required welfare applicants to submit to mandatory drug testing.
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday tried to increase pressure on the federal government to continue funding for a program that hospitals say is critical to providing care to low-income and uninsured patients.
A Senate-commissioned study could give hope to people who want the state to use a large chunk of voter-approved money for water and land projects to buy U.S. Sugar land in the Everglades before an October deadline.
Calling on something he termed "Florida exceptionalism," Gov. Rick Scott used the annual State of the State address Tuesday to try to reinvigorate his legislative agenda after a difficult opening to his second term.
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner entered the legislative session Tuesday with a set of shared priorities --- dubbed "Work Plan 2015" --- that includes cutting taxes, crafting a water policy and boosting education spending.
I believe we are the best place in the country and the world to make dreams come true. I call this Florida exceptionalism.
Day one of the 60-day session of the Florida Legislature is officially underway in the state's capitol.
Florida's GOP-controlled Legislature kicks off its annual session Tuesday, one that could be consumed by plenty of high-profile issues — but lacking the intensity that comes during an election year session.
Lawmakers will address a wide variety of issues as they begin their 60-day annual session.
A lawyer for the Legislature is questioning the Department of Health's proposed medical-marijuana rule, slated for a public vetting on Monday.
There will be more Wawas in Florida, just don't expect to find one in a Wawa, Florida.
For years, debates about holding Florida teachers and schools accountable followed a predictable pattern: Democrats and teachers unions criticized the plans as being too heavily reliant on standardized testing, while Republicans pushed through the plans and insisted that measuring student progress ensures children will learn. This year, the terms of the debate have changed.
Gov. Rick Scott is again breaking out his passport now that the 2014 election is in the rearview mirror.
Any parent of a school-aged child knows the amount of testing in schools is intense in the state of Florida, but Tuesday morning, Governor Rick Scott issued an Executive Order to suspend a standardized test for the state's 11th graders.
With the start of Florida's legislative session looming, one of the first issues to be taken up will be new rules on the state's waters.
During his run up to re-election Republican Gov. Rick Scott talked about grand plans to spend it on boosting school spending while slashing taxes and fees by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Gov. Rick Scott can continue to use a blind trust instead of providing a detailed accounting of his finances after a state appeals court tossed out a challenge to a Florida law on Monday.
State lawmakers convene the 60-day 2015 Florida Legislative Session on March 3rd. Jim sits down with State Senator Chris Smith (D-Broward) and State Representative Erik Fressen (R-Miami-Dade) for a preview of what might transpire in Tallahassee.
A Florida appeals court has thrown out a lawsuit, filed by a former aide to the late Governor Reubin Askew, challenging a law that allows elected officials to place their assets in a blind trust.
President Barack Obama's health care system could be receiving a massive overhaul. If the Supreme Court sides with opponents of the current system, millions of people could lose health insurance subsidies in the coming months.
Florida officials are hoping a new highway project will be the answer to one of the state's most-congested travel arteries.
Following an agreement between Florida State University and Florida A&M University, the state Board of Governors on Thursday approved a new structure for the Tallahassee schools' joint College of Engineering and seemingly put to rest a months-long battle over the future of the program.
Florida's Department of Health is set to hold another hearing to clarify a proposed medical marijuana rule that has caused some confusion.
The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday in another rare televised appearance "to address national and international issues."
The skateboarder, identified as Joey Czaplinski, moved to South Florida from Maryland not too long ago, with his family back home wanting to transfer his body there.
Cuba's government says it will release 51 people from prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country.
Karim Selene Cordova Rivera, who has a dental license in Peru that is not valid in the United States, was arrested after she set up a tooth extraction appointment with undercover detectives at her residence in Brownsville, according to court records.
Reggie Mignon, owner of Hollywood Collision Center for nearly 20 years, shared several tips, including when to fill up, car maintenance, and managing cargo.
The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday in another rare televised appearance "to address national and international issues."
The skateboarder, identified as Joey Czaplinski, moved to South Florida from Maryland not too long ago, with his family back home wanting to transfer his body there.
Cuba's government says it will release 51 people from prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country.
Karim Selene Cordova Rivera, who has a dental license in Peru that is not valid in the United States, was arrested after she set up a tooth extraction appointment with undercover detectives at her residence in Brownsville, according to court records.
Reggie Mignon, owner of Hollywood Collision Center for nearly 20 years, shared several tips, including when to fill up, car maintenance, and managing cargo.
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.
Cuba's government says it will release 51 people from prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country.
An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
The first week of the U.S.'s war with Iran cost around $11.3 billion, military officials told members of Congress in a briefing this week, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
The Senate failed for a fourth time to advance a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, with no deal in sight.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
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 trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.