Dangerous Nile monitor lizards spreading in South Florida, data shows
Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.
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Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.
A 62-year-old Tampa man is facing months of rehabilitation after contracting necrotizing fasciitis during a Bahamas vacation, his family said.
A man was indicted on weapons and child sexual abuse material charges after investigators said they uncovered he was plotting a racially motivated attack.
A Florida woman is behind bars after she was accused of killing not just one, but two of her ex-husbands on the same day, the sheriff's office said.
Video captured a Coast Guard helicopter rescuing two boaters after their sailboat mast snapped in rough waters off Florida's Gulf Coast, authorities said.
Nearly 40 years after Connie Brewer Adams was fatally shot in North Bay Village, her son and detectives are urging anyone to come forward with information.
Attorney General James Uthmeier says 122 children were safely rescued during Operation Home for the Holidays, one of the largest child-recovery operations in American history.
Sumter County deputies have identified "Little Miss Panasoffkee" as Maureen L. Minor Rowan through advanced fingerprint technology.
Video of Trooper the dog captured the country's attention last fall when he was found by the Florida Highway Patrol, tied to a pole off of Interstate 75 as the Category 3 hurricane barreled toward Florida.
A 61-year-old Central Florida man was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after admitting he killed and ate his pet peacocks.
U.S. Customs officers at Tampa International Airport discovered bones, including part of a skull, in a passenger's luggage after he declared only cigars.
A Land O' Lakes woman fought off a 5-foot alligator, rescuing her 4-month-old puppy and suffering bite wounds before wildlife officers captured the reptile.
Authorities in Hillsborough County, Florida, arrested a 34-year-old man in Tampa after learning that he had an active fugitive warrant for a 2023 fatal shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
A Florida man who was struck by lightning outside a Tampa Bay pizza restaurant says the pain was "unbearable" as he recovers from the near-fatal incident.
A Florida man was arrested after deputies said he flew a drone carrying meth and fentanyl into a Tampa Bay area home.
A Florida federal judge Wednesday refused to allow conservation groups to intervene in a lawsuit to help defend a rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales, after the groups expressed concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to the protections.
Authorities say a World War II-era bomb discovered by children on a Southwest Florida beach was safely removed after prompting an evacuation.
Officer Christopher Martinez, who joined the Largo Police Department in November, received his first alligator nuisance call on Thursday.
Deputies in Florida safely captured an alligator that startled residents by knocking on doors in a neighborhood at the start of mating season.
He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on two counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and was transferred to BSO Main Jail on Thursday.
A Florida dentist has admitted to sending over 100 violent threats to public figures, including an election official.
The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field.
At least 17 people are dead as a result of Hurricane Milton, officials told CBS News.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports from Tampa on the damage left behind by Hurricane MIlton.
Hurricane Milton is causing flight cancellations and airport closures in Florida days because of Hurricane Milton.
President Trump told FIFA representatives Tuesday that Iran is welcome to play in the World Cup tournament in the United States, officials told CBS News.
The child was rushed to a local hospital after the incident.
The chance for showers and thunderstorms will rise starting on Friday.
A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 20,000.
Lauderdale‑by‑the‑Sea commissioners approved a resolution to rename a portion of Commercial Boulevard for President Donald Trump.
President Trump told FIFA representatives Tuesday that Iran is welcome to play in the World Cup tournament in the United States, officials told CBS News.
The child was rushed to a local hospital after the incident.
The chance for showers and thunderstorms will rise starting on Friday.
Lauderdale‑by‑the‑Sea commissioners approved a resolution to rename a portion of Commercial Boulevard for President Donald Trump.
Family members told police that the suspect shot through a bathroom door and then barricaded himself inside.
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.
President Trump told FIFA representatives Tuesday that Iran is welcome to play in the World Cup tournament in the United States, officials told CBS News.
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Police Officer Danny Hodges argue the installation of a commemorative Jan. 6 plaque in a low-visibility spot in the U.S. Capitol violates the law.
TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
Former longtime anchor Eliott Rodriguez announced a run for Congress in Florida's 27th Congressional District, setting up a challenge to incumbent María Elvira Salazar.
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.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
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.
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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.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
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.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.