5 New Thanksgiving Traditions To Start With Your Family
Give thanks and spend time with family with these five new Thanksgiving tradition ideas.
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Give thanks and spend time with family with these five new Thanksgiving tradition ideas.
Sand sculptors took to the sand Thanksgiving weekend for the International Sand Art Competition in Key West.
The Detroit Lions have won two Thanksgiving games in a row, both in blowout fashion no less. After nine straight losses on Turkey Day, it is a welcome change for Lions fans.
An Orange County woman was backing out her driveway when she was struck and killed by a truck authorities said.
Crowds of shoppers lined up at Sawgrass Mills Mall on Thanksgiving evening, digging for deals and hoping to scoop up sales items as the holiday shopping season officially kicked off.
Jacksonville firefighters pulled a man out of his burning home just before the roof collapsed.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade kicked off with a new balloon.
While the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is now known for it's floats and giant balloons, the first parade had animals from the Central Park Zoo.
Dozens of homeless men and women enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal on the beach Wednesday evening.
Since we are upon our great day of gratitude, a pretext for gorging on poultry and then taking our swollen torsos to the nearest television for some football, let's look to sports for reasons to give thanks.
To the thrill of motorists and merchants the detour signs came down today on southbound Alton Road on Miami Beach.
As specialty chef at the the famed fine food store Epicure Gourmet Market & Cafe , Chef Michael Love knows a lot about transforming extra food into delicious dishes and meals. His new book The Salvage Chef Cookbook features 125 recipes using ingredients most of us have in our kitchens.
The Miami Dolphins will be taking a break from preparing for their Monday Night Football game against the New York Jets to distribute Thanksgiving meals at the team's practice facility in Davie.
More stores this year are jumping on the trend to not wait until Black Friday to open their stores with great deals and opting to open on Thanksgiving instead.
The Detroit Lions played on Thanksgiving before 24 of the current NFL franchises even existed. The Lions' first owner scheduled the inaugural game in 1934 to try and generate interest in the team.
Driving down the highway during the busy holiday season can be taxing. To help out drivers, the service plazas along Florida's Turnpike are offering free coffee breaks over the long holiday weekend.
There were more than 205 flight delays -- both arrivals and departures -- at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday.
If you're planning on flying somewhere to be with family or friends for the Thanksgiving holiday, you're going to have lots of company.
Countless movies over the years have illustrated the absurdity of holiday travel. Traveling by plane, train or automobile can be a headache. Mixing in Thanksgiving can make it a throbbing migraine.
With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner, Miami-Dade Fire Department officials are urging anyone frying a turkey to take safety precautions so their celebration doesn't turn into tragedy.
Miami Heat players did more than dish out baskets on Monday. The organization hosted its 23rd Annual Heat Thanksgiving Celebration that assisted underprivileged families.
Thanksgiving is an opportunity for us to stop, and be thankful for all that we have. But Thanksgiving can be a tough time for the people in our community who are less fortunate. The First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale is bringing the spirit of giving alive, again this year. Much the same way it has for more than 60 years. We focus on the work the church does, and how you can get involved.
Starting right after Thanksgiving, the U.S. Postal service will go into into high gear to make sure mailed holiday gifts are delivered on time.
An alternative option to producing a photo-worthy, home-cooked meal at Thanksgiving is to get the family together and dine at some of South Florida's fantastic restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving.
A wet start to the weekend as scattered showers soaked most of South Florida Friday morning.
Gas prices have jumped 28% from last year, reaching the highest level since July 2022, as the Iran war continues to restrict global oil supplies.
The State Attorney's Office (SAO) has released body camera footage and ruled that a Miami-Dade Deputy was justified in a deadly shooting that occurred in April 2025.
The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) has provided police and fire services at the airport for decades. However, with rising costs, commissioners say they must look at alternatives.
Investigators say the suspect, 34-year-old Jimmy Altidor, was wanted by Organized Crime Bureau detectives.
The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion.
Gas prices have jumped 28% from last year, reaching the highest level since July 2022, as the Iran war continues to restrict global oil supplies.
The State Attorney's Office (SAO) has released body camera footage and ruled that a Miami-Dade Deputy was justified in a deadly shooting that occurred in April 2025.
The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) has provided police and fire services at the airport for decades. However, with rising costs, commissioners say they must look at alternatives.
Investigators say the suspect, 34-year-old Jimmy Altidor, was wanted by Organized Crime Bureau detectives.
The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion.
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 closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon is seeking is "admittedly a historic budget."
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
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.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
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.
"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.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.