Trump, DeSantis tour "Alligator Alcatraz" detention site in Everglades
President Trump and Gov. DeSantis walked the site on Tuesday morning. DeSantis said they will be accepting the first detainees on Wednesday.
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President Trump and Gov. DeSantis walked the site on Tuesday morning. DeSantis said they will be accepting the first detainees on Wednesday.
Morgan Rynor reports Leroy Osceola, who lives not far from the facility, said his biggest concern is violent summer storms
A brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz."
Morgan Rynor reports Gov. DeSantis and other Trump administration officials will hold a roundtable discussion at the site on Tuesday.
The state filed a 22-page response to a motion filed by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the facility.
DeSantis signed the tax-cut package as he also approved a new state budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which will start Tuesday.
Gov. DeSantis said Monday that he thinks the facility in the Everglades will be ready on Tuesday to begin holding detainees.
Boat operators will face stricter penalties if they flee accidents or don't provide assistance to other people.
Tristin Murphy, a man with schizophrenia who was in and out of jail because of his mental illness, killed himself while imprisoned.
Weil says we need someone in Washington who will fight for the people of Florida.
Butcher speaks of the detention center's potential impact on the River of Grass.
Jim speaks with famed Everglades photographer Clyde Butcher about the pending opening of Alligator Alcatraz and it's potential impact on the River of Grass.
CBS News Miami's Jim Berry looks at the controversial immigration holding facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades.
More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause.
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray reports on Friday's developments surrounding the controversial immigrant holding facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
Environmental groups sued to stop construction of "Alligator Alcatraz," a migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.
Critics say the new rules nullify local efforts to adopt land-use changes to promote greater community resilience.
The state says the site will help relieve overcrowded county jails, but environmental advocates and tribal leaders are pushing back.
Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to form a new higher-education accrediting body, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.
DeSantis said he's considering standing up a facility at a Florida National Guard training center known as Camp Blanding, southwest of Jacksonville.
Tristin Murphy, a man with schizophrenia who was in and out of jail because of his mental illness, killed himself while imprisoned.
The bill signed by Gov. DeSantis allows funds from the state budget to be used for beach preservation efforts.
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield is just days away from being operational, according to Florida officials.
Gov. DeSantis signed a bill easing Florida's post-Surfside condo safety laws by extending deadlines and offering financial flexibility to associations facing rising costs.
From lawmakers to law enforcement and throughout the political spectrum, Floridians have reacted to the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
A man from Chicago's north suburbs has been charged with threatening federal judges in Texas and Florida.
Federal authorities said the combined cost of the produce and transportation tied to the schemes resulted in losses exceeding half a million dollars for the victims.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into the synagogue and was confronted and killed by security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
Willis, who is in line to become the franchise's 28th different starter since Dan Marino's final season, has a three-year, $67.5 million deal, with $45 million guaranteed.
This weekend is expected to be the first busy spring break weekend in Miami Beach.
A man from Chicago's north suburbs has been charged with threatening federal judges in Texas and Florida.
Federal authorities said the combined cost of the produce and transportation tied to the schemes resulted in losses exceeding half a million dollars for the victims.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into the synagogue and was confronted and killed by security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
Willis, who is in line to become the franchise's 28th different starter since Dan Marino's final season, has a three-year, $67.5 million deal, with $45 million guaranteed.
This weekend is expected to be the first busy spring break weekend in Miami Beach.
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 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.
The U.S. and Israel had a "flawed assumption" that the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would lead to the collapse of the regime, said an expert on the region.
FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne "surprise attack" raised concern Wednesday — but officials tell CBS News there is no known, specific threat underpinning it.
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.