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One person is recovering in the hospital and another is under arrest after what Hallandale Beach police call a road rage shooting.
A 14-year-old Don Soffer High School student appeared in court Friday accused of making a school threat.
The Florida Department of Health recently put up health alert signs at two canals in the city of Plantation alerting residents of small blue green algal blooms in the canals and the presence of a toxin in the water.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County has issued a swim advisory for area beaches.
A South Florida hospital may have been targeted by a bomb threat.
After rounds of storms the past few days, flooding is becoming more likely Sunday when storms develop during the afternoon.
The U.S. Coast Guard plans to repatriate 27 Cuban migrants intercepted at sea 5 miles south of Florida.
Stiltsville has been around since the 1930s. Most of us have heard of it, but few still living have seen it up close.
There's a unique South Florida based art project underway, and fittingly, it comes in the form of mermaids, which symbolize our relationship with water.
Focus on South Florida host Rudabeh Shahbazi sits down with author/psychologist and hypnotist Fiona Johansson.
A group of South Florida children belonging to a book club sold pink lemonade on Friday afternoon in South Miami to help put an end to breast cancer.
The vitamin and supplement store "GNC" announced it will close up to 900 stores in mall locations throughout the US.
Carnival Corp. executives pledged that steps are being taken to curb ocean pollution.
US Vice President Mike Pence will travel Saturday to Florida to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
A South Florida family from West Palm Beach has filed a lawsuit against a funeral home claiming one of their employees took a photo of their dead daughter which ended up on social media.
To mark the anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon on July 20, 1969, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science is inviting guests to Apollo 11 Day.
ICE raids are expected in South Florida and in several other cities across the country.
The New York Times reported Friday that wealthy South Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is facing sex-trafficking charges in New York, is accused of witness tampering by federal prosecutors.
Dozens tried to get their affairs in order at the immigration center in Miramar ahead of the immigration raids scheduled for Sunday.
The city of South Miami is preparing to fight a controversial new law aimed at banning so-called "sanctuary cities," after commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to hire an attorney to handle the legal challenge.
Police said a one-year-old girl fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship after apparently slipping from her grandfather's hands.
South Florida teenager Coco Gauff just keeps winning at Wimbledon.
The appeal of moving to Florida has a lot more to do than just the weather nowadays.
Vice President Mike Pence made a South Florida visit Tuesday.
Residents in Miami Gardens say drivers routinely ignore stop signs at Northwest 12th Avenue and Northwest 170th Terrace, raising safety concerns and calls for fixes.
A California man is facing federal charges for his alleged role in a plot to illegally export hundreds of protected turtles to Asia, prosecutors said.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, police said.
The Monroe County Sheriff said he has not been contacted by any federal or state officials regarding the report and is urging people to stay calm.
The project is costing an estimated $33 million and is supposed to be completed within a year.
Residents in Miami Gardens say drivers routinely ignore stop signs at Northwest 12th Avenue and Northwest 170th Terrace, raising safety concerns and calls for fixes.
A California man is facing federal charges for his alleged role in a plot to illegally export hundreds of protected turtles to Asia, prosecutors said.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, police said.
The Monroe County Sheriff said he has not been contacted by any federal or state officials regarding the report and is urging people to stay calm.
The project is costing an estimated $33 million and is supposed to be completed within a year.
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 Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.