"Council Member's Mistake" Halts Port Tunnel Boring Ceremony
A ceremony celebrating the construction of the Port of Miami Tunnel is cancelled after what's being called a "council member's mistake."
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A ceremony celebrating the construction of the Port of Miami Tunnel is cancelled after what's being called a "council member's mistake."
The chain of urgent care clinics that the governor helped start a decade ago is packing up and moving to the Volunteer State.
Florida Governor Rick Scott will not appeal a court ruling that scuttled the administration's plans to privatize prisons in South Florida.
The Florida Democratic Party wrapped up a three day convention in Lake Buena Vista held to pump up party activists before next year's election.
Family, friends and colleagues came together Sunday to celebrate the career of former Broward Medical Examiner Dr. Joshua Perper.
There is some good news for South Florida residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a recent tornado that a left a trail of destruction in Sunrise and Plantation.
The winner of the Sunshine State's GOP presidential primary will be the one with all the marbles, so to speak.
A Florida federal judge has stopped one of Governor Rick Scott's signature pieces of legislation requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test.
Florida has filed its nearly 300-page Race to the Top application for a $100 million early learning grant designed to improve its voluntary pre-kindergarten program.
In the middle of pushing to reform higher education, Governor Rick Scott has posted the salaries of Florida's university employees online, and the move is prompting pushback from faculty.
It took a decade and thousands of lives were lost; but Monday, Florida finally launched the state's pain pill database.
Florida Governor Rick Scott repeatedly promised during his 2010 campaign that he would create 700,000 jobs in seven years. Now, Governor Scott is saying the he can argue that he doesn't have to create a single job in the Sunshine State.
Florida Governor Rick Scott outlined his 2012 job creation agenda Wednesday morning and it includes several of the hot button conservative issues being pushed in both Washington and Tallahassee.
The wheels of justice will continue to roll across South Florida, and the rest of the state, now that Gov. Rick Scott has approved a $45.6 million loan for the state's court system.
The first figures are in for the recently mandated welfare drug tests and officials say it's very difficult to draw accurate conclusions on it effectiveness.
The state government is expected to face another shortfall over the next two years ranging from $1.3 to $1.7 billion according to state economists.
Governor Rick Scott signed the death warrant for a man convicted of murdering an Ohio mother and her two daughters and tossing their bodies in Tampa Bay.
Some environmentalists expressed optimism Friday at a proposal by Gov. Rick Scott aimed at trying to resolve a years-long dispute over restoring the Everglades, despite the state's assertion that it needs several more years to get the ecosystem clean.
Gov. Rick Scott again changed his stance Friday on the jobs promise he made during last year's campaign in a written statement titled in part, "Setting the Record Straight."
After narrowly winning the governorship in 2010, Governor Rick Scott confirmed Tuesday that he plans to run for re-election in 2014 according The News Service of Florida.
Former Gov. Charlie Crist and Gov. Rick Scott were among those who paid their respects Monday at a funeral service for former Gov. Claude Kirk.
Florida's courts have asked Gov. Rick Scott for an emergency cash infusion of $45.6 million to help offset a budget shortfall.
Former Florida Gov. Claude Kirk will lie in state Friday at the Old Capitol in Tallahassee.
The first Republican to win the Governor's Office in Florida in the 20th Century has passed away. Former Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr., 85, died in his sleep at his West Palm Beach home.
Death row inmate Manuel Valle, 61, has asked for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue him a stay of execution.
From a South Florida attorney whose voice was cloned to a metro Atlanta couple who lost $800,000, AI scams are on the rise, costing nearly $900 million nationwide.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
A cyber tip about AI-generated images led to an arrest in Parkland. Advocates warn parents to closely monitor kids' use of AI apps.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
After a triple shooting in Miramar left two 21-year-olds dead in Miramar, the community is holding a demonstration to honor the victims: 21-year-old Brianna Johnson, aka Dream Doll Brii, and 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson.
From a South Florida attorney whose voice was cloned to a metro Atlanta couple who lost $800,000, AI scams are on the rise, costing nearly $900 million nationwide.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
A cyber tip about AI-generated images led to an arrest in Parkland. Advocates warn parents to closely monitor kids' use of AI apps.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
After a triple shooting in Miramar left two 21-year-olds dead in Miramar, the community is holding a demonstration to honor the victims: 21-year-old Brianna Johnson, aka Dream Doll Brii, and 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson.
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 is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
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.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
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.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.