Fla. Woman Admits Faking Police Report Of Abduction, Sexual Assault
A St. Petersburg woman told police she filed a false report after she went missing for three days in May.
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A St. Petersburg woman told police she filed a false report after she went missing for three days in May.
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 Lauderhill woman was sexually assaulted early Monday morning after she was forcibly taken from a bus stop.
A mother-daughter talk about 'good touch/bad touch' has led to the arrest of a Davie man who is accused of sexually battering the 6-year old girl.
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.
A South Miami-Dade lawn service owner is being held without bond on charges of molestation and sexual battery after a woman claimed the family friend molested her 7 year old daughter while she was in her home.
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.
Two and a half years after a vicious attack on a teenage girl in Lauderhill, a man is locked up on sexual battery charges while the victim tries to piece her life back together.
An Oakland Park woman was sexually assaulted in her own home at knife point late last week. On Tuesday evening the Broward Sheriff's Office plans to blanket the area around her apartment building with a sketch of the suspect in hopes that someone recognizes him and gives them a call.
Miami-Dade Police are looking for a man accused of taking a woman away from a Miami Beach nightclub against her will and sexually assaulting her in a hotel room, then stealing her credit cards and making withdrawals.
A deportation officer was relieved of his duties pending an investigation into a sexual assault case of his former girlfriend's daughter.
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.
A 26-year old Cocoa man is accused of sexually assaulting a two year old girl at SeaWorld Orlando after pictures of the attack were reportedly found on his cell phone.
It began with a request to borrow a laptop. It ended with a sexual battery suspect in jail.
It can be tough for some people to find a date, but one drunken Oakland Park man allegedly went way too far, choosing his roommate's best friend Mimi for alleged sexual encounter. Mimi is a chihuahua, and Tomas Bautista ended up in jail.
For the second time in two weeks, a South Florida woman has filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Doral Golf Resort & Spa after she claimed to be assaulted during a massage at the Marriott Resort luxury spa.
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.
North Miami Police are looking for a gunman who shot 28-year-old Diana King outside her apartment building Thursday morning on the 14000 block of NE 18th Avenue.
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.
A courageous South Florida man is speaking out about a brutal rape he hopes will never happen to anyone else.
A judge is set to decide whether convicted killer Anthawn Ragan will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison for the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy in 2013.
New video footage from the day of the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine others was released Monday.
The International Organization for Migration says two infants are among at least 53 people feared dead or missing after a boat capsized off Libya's coast.
A warming trend is expected across South Florida this week, but the warm and dry conditions are leading to an enhansed fire risk across the region.
Authorities said they found the bodies of suspects wanted over a triple murder linked to an allegedly shady NGO. One prosecutor said it was like something out of "Twin Peaks."
A judge is set to decide whether convicted killer Anthawn Ragan will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison for the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy in 2013.
New video footage from the day of the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine others was released Monday.
A warming trend is expected across South Florida this week, but the warm and dry conditions are leading to an enhansed fire risk across the region.
Authorities said they found the bodies of suspects wanted over a triple murder linked to an allegedly shady NGO. One prosecutor said it was like something out of "Twin Peaks."
A driver crashed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser during a DUI investigation on the Dolphin Expressway on Monday morning, officials say.
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 official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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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.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.