Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa as South Florida families await updates
CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.
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CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.
Artiles, a former member of the House and Senate, was prosecuted because of his relationship with Alex Rodriguez, who received 6,382 votes as an unaffiliated candidate in the 2020 election in Miami-Dade County's Senate District 37.
Jamaica and other countries impacted by Hurricane Melissa will be getting help from organizations right here in South Florida.
Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue said the conditions aren't safe for most swimmers this weekend, attributing the rough current to Hurricane Melissa, which is ripping through the Caribbean.
Shem Tov credited his survival and safe return to his faith and to former President Donald Trump.
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Jim DeFede updates us on the Hope Florida Foundation investigation as a state grand jury hears testimony in the scandal.
The 46-year-old said he was with friends when the attack happened late Saturday morning while he was snorkeling off Boca Chita Key.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking Hurricane Melissa as it spins through the Caribbean this weekend.
Hollywood Fire Rescue said Friday's attack happened around 2:30 p.m. on the 1800 block of Funston Street.
The discovery prompted an immediate response from multiple agencies, including the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Homeland Security.
Neighbors said they were startled awake by the sound of gunfire near Southwest 12th Avenue and 9th Street just after 1 a.m.
Detectives said several additional victims have come forward since the story was first reported Tuesday.
At a city review committee meeting earlier this year, an attorney for the developer acknowledged residents' concerns and said the project team would work with the community to address them.
Essential workers, including TSA employees and air traffic controllers at Miami International Airport, are still showing up for duty despite not being paid.
The Florida Department of Children and Families stated that November SNAP benefits will not be distributed if the shutdown continues and federal funding is not restored.
According to the sheriff's office, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 16, investigators received more than 25 reports of rim and tire thefts across Miami-Dade County.
The 8-foot American crocodile, now named Britney Spears by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), was first discovered Saturday in Key Largo.
In an interview on the podcast of Terron Armstead, Hill's former Dolphins teammate, Hill said he'll make up his mind about his career at some point.
Lead detective Jackie Del Sol of the South Miami Police Department said surveillance video shows the suspect getting out of a black 2019 Land Rover.
There is no shortage of sunshine in South Florida, which makes it a perfect place to harness that sunshine and turn it into electricity. What there is a shortage of, however, is land — specifically, land needed to secure those solar panels.
The woman, who was in her 90s, succumbed to smoke inhalation injuries Thursday morning, officials said.
Organizing the expanded playoff system and the national championship involves extensive coordination among multiple teams and cities.
The girl's father told CBS News Miami off camera that his daughter was very scared when she saw the intruder in her room.
According to Doral police, surveillance video shows 50-year-old Carlos Gottberg taking exclusive recipe books from Mordisco Miami.
According to police, she was on a motorcycle with him before the crash that sent them airborne.
His father, fearing months of confinement, says he would rather see his son deported than remain in those conditions.
President Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence.
Inter Miami has announced the signing of defender Ian Fray to an extension through the 2028-29 season.
A South Florida mother is asking for help to find her missing 28-year-old daughter, who hasn't been seen or heard from in almost a week.
According to police, she was on a motorcycle with him before the crash that sent them airborne.
Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins will be the city's first Democratic mayor in nearly three decades.
His father, fearing months of confinement, says he would rather see his son deported than remain in those conditions.
President Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence.
Inter Miami has announced the signing of defender Ian Fray to an extension through the 2028-29 season.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
President Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence.
House Democrats pushed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers on the Trump administration's immigration operations, with one lawmaker confronting her with a veteran who he said had been issued a removal order.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and half a dozen shipping vessels accused of transporting Venezuelan oil.
For the second time in a month, prosecutors in Virginia failed to secure an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
With the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about a path forward on a health care compromise.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Jim DeFede talks with Randi Weingarten about the warning bell she rings in her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."
Jim DeFede talks with Bryan Calvo, the newly elected mayor of Hialeah.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Sophie Kinsella, whose real name was Madeleine Wickham, was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2022.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
President Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
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President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.