Facing South Florida for March 17: Legislative Mental Health
After ignoring the issue for years, the Florida legislature began to address the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system in its 2024 session.
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After ignoring the issue for years, the Florida legislature began to address the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system in its 2024 session.
Jim DeFede interviews State Representative Danny Perez, whose district includes portions of Miami-Dade County. Perez, a Republican, will be the next Speaker of the Florida House.
No Davie police officers were injured
ESP club leaves Saturday to compete in an elite youth soccer tournament in Europe.
Starting Friday at 11:59 p.m., the City of Miami Beach has imposed a weekend curfew that will go through the weekend until 6 a.m. Monday.
Hollywood police announced Friday the arrests of two people, months after a baby was found dead in a dumpster.
Margate Police Chief Joseph Galaska's job is on the line after his own officers gave him a no-confidence vote.
For the first time in two decades, Pembroke Pines will have a new mayor.
Spanning an impressive 215,000 square feet Esplanade will feature retail, unique entertainment and casual and fine dining and more.
It's National Multiple Sclerosis Week and this weekend, there's a walk happening in Fort Lauderdale to support those impacted by MS in our community.
It's been smooth sailing in South Beach for spring breakers, thanks to the city's strict enforcement this year.
A panel of influential Hispanic voices discussed the importance of the Latino vote during a town hall moderated by CBS News Miami Anchor Eliott Rodriguez in partnership with the Miami Herald, WLRN, Univision 23 Miami and Florida International University.
Florida deploying additional resources in anticipation of a surge in migrants from Haiti
CBS News Miami's Eliott Rodriguez moderated a group of panelists about the importance of the Hispanic vote at an FIU town hall.
Tonight, CBS News Miami, in partnership with The Miami Herald, WLRN, and Univision 23 Miami will be moderating "Voters Decide: The Hispanic Vote 2024" town hall at FIU's main campus in Sweetwater.
It's a question more people ask themselves daily as grocery store prices continue to rise. It might not be as bad as in recent years, but it's still growing.
The 'Twinning Project' has changed the inmates' lives and on Thursday, 16 graduated from the program.
A Park Lakes Elementary school teacher is under administrative investigation for allegedly kneeing a six-year-old student in the groin.
After ignoring the issue for years, the Florida Legislature started to address the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system.
In Hollywood, there are several projects to bring affordable housing to those who need it.
Falcon Cove in Weston has been named Best Middle School Team in NASA's prestigious App Development Challenge.
Without a big bag of money to spend, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier is making every available dollar count in free agency.
Heading into Tuesday's big game in Dallas, the Panthers were on a roll.
A woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Pompano Beach after allegedly setting a cat on fire.
Miami-Dade police say a man is facing charges for what they said was his participation in the ongoing theft of retail goods and the sale of counterfeit cigar boxes and labels.
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.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
Colombia finished the World Cup's opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw.
Anthony Cohen has spent his life bringing attention to the Underground Railroad, secret routes once used by enslaved people seeking freedom.
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.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
Colombia finished the World Cup's opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw.
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. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
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.
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.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
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.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."