Florida Lotto Jackpot Rises To $53 Million
Better luck next time Florida Lotto players as the jackpot has now swelled to the plentiful sum of $53 million.
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Better luck next time Florida Lotto players as the jackpot has now swelled to the plentiful sum of $53 million.
Last week the "Mega Money" jackpot grew to $1.4 million, and after there were no big winners from this week's drawing, the jackpot has once again increased.
The Florida State Seminoles lost a pair of defensive ends, a record-setting placekicker, and a multi-year starting quarterback who was a first-round draft pick. For most schools that might spell disaster, but in Tallahassee, the Seminoles are simply reloading.
After Friday night's "Fantasy 5" drawing, two people are set to collect over 100-thousand dollars each.
More than two weeks after George Zimmerman was acquitted charges for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a group of protesters continue to stand their ground in the hallway near Governor Scott's office in Tallahassee.
While Friday's drawing in the "Fantasy 5" game may have seen some winners, the "Mega Money" drawing had no tickets that matched all four numbers, plus the Mega Ball. Good news is…the jackpot has now rolled over to $900,000.
A widespread stomach bug, which causes diarrhea and other flu-like symptoms, has Florida health officials looking for more answers about the state's 23 cases.
Not an average Saturday morning for three "Fantasy 5" winners, one of which purchased a ticket in Miami Springs, who will collect $71,474.63 each.
About a week after student protesters have situated themselves in a hallway at the state Capitol, Governor Scott, after listening to the protesters last Thursday, asked Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters to meet with the activists Monday.
Gov. Rick Scott reiterates that he will not call a special legislative session to address the controversial "stand your ground" law but sends his Department of Juvenile Justice secretary to speak with protesters who have been camped out in the Capitol for six days.
The students occupying Gov. Rick Scott's office waiting area were back to their routine Friday, telling personal stories of experiencing racism, despite Scott refusing their demands Thursday night for a special session about the "stand your ground law."
Gov. Rick Scott rejected a call for a special session on the "stand your ground" law as he met late Thursday with student protesters who have spent most of the past three days camped outside his Capitol office.
As a small group of peaceful protesters persist at the state's Capitol Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott reiterated that he does not have plans to call a session to address Florida's self-defense laws following the George Zimmerman trial, the man acquitted of charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Four days after the "not guilty" verdict was read in the trial of George Zimmerman, the man charged in the fatal shooting of unarmed Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin, people from all over, of all ages, continue to protest.
Protests over George Zimmerman's acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case continue in South Florida and across the nation.
Not one or two but five players of the "Fantasy 5" game have won a generous chunk of the game's jackpot.
A Miami man, caught filing false tax returns and using names stolen from a Florida community college, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison.
The well-known marching band from Florida A&M University, suspended in 2011 following a hazing incident, is suspended no longer.
One Mega Money player, after the numbers were drawn Friday night, will collect the half-million dollar jackpot.
Friday night's "Fantasy 5" drawing left one person with quite a load of money, and several others with some spare cash.
The largest single winner in history from last month's massive $590.5 million Powerball jackpot has claimed her prize.
One lucky Mega Money player's ticket matched all five numbers necessary to win the game's jackpot.
A baggage checked-in for a passenger en-route to Miami from Tallahassee caused suspicion among airport officials Saturday.
The head of Florida's Supermarket food safety inspections now worries about forced cut backs on the number of sanitation checks Statewide following budget cuts that have left the program with fewer inspectors.
An anthrax scare gripped state employees in Tallahassee on Monday.
About 111 million Americans are carrying credit card balances, a 17% increase in five years, new research shows.
Senate Democrats are still pushing for reforms to ICE on Day 40 of the DHS shutdown and plan to put forward a counteroffer. Follow live updates.
It's expected to be another good beach day on Wednesday, but there's a moderate risk of rip currents and the UV index will be very high.
The 31-year-old American matched Austrian downhill great Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who won her six titles in the 1970s.
According to some political experts, District 27 is newly "in play" – shifting from solid Republican to likely Republican.
About 111 million Americans are carrying credit card balances, a 17% increase in five years, new research shows.
Senate Democrats are still pushing for reforms to ICE on Day 40 of the DHS shutdown and plan to put forward a counteroffer. Follow live updates.
It's expected to be another good beach day on Wednesday, but there's a moderate risk of rip currents and the UV index will be very high.
The 31-year-old American matched Austrian downhill great Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who won her six titles in the 1970s.
According to some political experts, District 27 is newly "in play" – shifting from solid Republican to likely Republican.
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.
Senate Democrats are still pushing for reforms to ICE on Day 40 of the DHS shutdown and plan to put forward a counteroffer. Follow live updates.
According to some political experts, District 27 is newly "in play" – shifting from solid Republican to likely Republican.
Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election for a Florida state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to President Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago.
A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the Middle East deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning.
Delta is temporarily halting specialty services for members of Congress, citing strain on its resources during the partial government shutdown.
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.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
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.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.