AAA expects one of the busiest spring break travel seasons in years
According to AAA, 40% of Floridians are planning a spring break vacation. That's up from 26% last year.
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According to AAA, 40% of Floridians are planning a spring break vacation. That's up from 26% last year.
Fort Lauderdale officials on Friday held a news conference to remind spring break visitors to follow the laws to stay safe during the annual rite of spring.
Fort Lauderdale officials on Friday held a news conference to remind spring break visitors to follow the laws to stay safe during the annual rite of spring.
All businesses south of the 5th Street neighborhood must stop the sale of alcohol at 2 a.m. instead of 5 a.m.
All businesses south of the 5th Street neighborhood must stop the sale of alcohol at 2 a.m. instead of 5 a.m.
Spring break is wrapping up but Memorial Day is coming quickly and after a violent spring break, the Miami-Dade's Black Affairs Advisory Board wants to make sure Memorial Day Weekend is a safe and fun holiday for everyone.
After assessing the situation and traffic plans, the city of Miami Beach has decided not to declare a state of emergency nor implement a curfew this weekend.
Many said it was unnecessary because the weekend of its implementation was the weekend of the Ultra Music Festival, one that is traditionally a lot less rowdy than other weekends.
A hearing Friday in Miami-Dade Courts addressed an emergency motion regarding South Beach's curfew, but the judge upheld the midnight to 6 a.m. curfew.
Tourists were left disappointed and surprised on the first night of South Beach's midnight curfew.
"You know there is a safety issue, and there has been for a while," Megan Nazari said. "But to be honest with you, I think we're a little bit far removed from what's going on."
In an effort to put the brakes on the rowdy late night, sometimes violent, behavior of the spring break crowds on Miami Beach, a curfew will go into effect this weekend.
Miami Beach commissioners unanimously approved the state of emergency on Tuesday, a move the group says is necessary to control the large Spring Break crowds that continue to flock to the area.
Ultra Music Festival is on its way to returning after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
So, now that the City of Miami Beach has issued a state of emergency and implemented a curfew, what does that mean to spring breakers, visitors and residents?
As violence surrounding spring break continues, Miami Beach City Commissioners are discussing extending the upcoming curfew.
BSO took CBS4's Ted Scouten along for their beefed-up enforcement in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Pompano and Deerfield Beach called "Operation Spring Fling." In just minutes they made their first stop.
Miami Beach is trying to put the brakes on rowdy late-night spring break behavior by instituting a new curfew that begins Thursday and lasts through the weekend.
After a busy spring break weekend marred by two shootings in the entertainment district, Miami Beach is taking action.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department has announced new rules for the next month as thousands of spring breakers are expected to head to South Florida.
New rules for spring breakers heading to Miami Beach go into effect Thursday, and one environmental group is gearing up to help keep the beach clean and protect turtles during their nesting season.
New rules for spring breakers heading to Miami Beach go into effect over the next several days.
The City of Miami Beach is passing new rules and amping up enforcement in an effort to curb disruptive spring break crowds.
A popular spring break hot spot, the Clevelander Hotel on Miami Beach, is fighting back against the city's latest alcohol ban.
Havana may pay billions in claims tied to properties seized after the 1959 revolution — but questions remain over who qualifies and whether payments would ever materialize.
Jill Minugh is recovering from gunshot wounds after a bullet tore through her home during a shooting incident tied to a robbery, authorities say
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
A dramatic police pursuit ended as a stolen van crashed through a gate and sank in a Fort Lauderdale marina.
A civil jury in California found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, and awarded her nearly $60 million.
Havana may pay billions in claims tied to properties seized after the 1959 revolution — but questions remain over who qualifies and whether payments would ever materialize.
Jill Minugh is recovering from gunshot wounds after a bullet tore through her home during a shooting incident tied to a robbery, authorities say
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
A dramatic police pursuit ended as a stolen van crashed through a gate and sank in a Fort Lauderdale marina.
A civil jury in California found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, and awarded her nearly $60 million.
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.
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera went on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots that are postmarked by but received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.
President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will assist TSA agents at airports as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Most Republicans, especially MAGA, continue to support the US action and express a lot of confidence in Trump personally.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
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.
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.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.