Miami Proud: Writer Bea Hines breaks barriers as Herald's first Black female reporter
Bea Hines always knew she wanted to be a storyteller. She used to write plays for church and stories for her little brother.
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Bea Hines always knew she wanted to be a storyteller. She used to write plays for church and stories for her little brother.
A man with a criminal past, serving a life prison sentence, is also considered a hero, to some, for his courageous pursuit of justice to expose corruption and abuses behind bars which he claims includes the death of a mentally ill inmate named Darren Rainey. Here is Part 1 of CBS4 Chief Investigative Reporter Michele Gillen's exclusive conversation with Harold Hempstead.
A group of local politicians are pushing hard to prevent Cuba from opening a consulate in Miami saying it would inflame passions among Cuban exiles, possibly posing a security risk.
The University of Miami and Miami-Dade County Public Schools are teaming up to make concussion awareness, prevention and treatment a priority for all the student athletes in the county.
The Miami Dolphins coaching staff is beginning to take shape.
Thousands of Cubans stranded in Central America may have a home in Miami-Dade soon.
Authorities have reported the second bike death within four days in the Florida Keys.
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The Miami Heat announced Tuesday evening they have suspended Gerald Green for two games for conduct detrimental to the team.
Miami Heat sharpshooter Gerald Green was released from the hospital on Saturday but has yet to return to the team.
Miami Lakes residents lashed out at Mayor Michael Pizzi during Tuesday's council meeting. This time over the resignation of Town Clerk Marjorie-Tejeda Castillo.
United States and Cuban officials are expected to announce the opening of embassies, a major step in renewed diplomatic ties.
Amid reports that Miami Heat small forward Luol Deng would opt out of his contract and become a free agent, it appears that the 30-year-old has other plans.
The Miami Dolphins hit the field earlier this week to kick off their organized team activity workouts.
A Hungarian man has been convicted in South Florida for his role in a running what investigators called a gay sex slave prostitution ring.
The city of Miami is set to hand over future investigations into police-involved shootings and in-custody deaths to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
Same-sex spouses of state employees are now eligible for state coverage for health insurance and retirement benefits.
Nicaragua's president is banning U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen from the country in protest of sanctions against Venezuela.
Amid a new U.S. Justice Department policy allowing tribes to cultivate and grow marijuana, it is unclear what effect it will have in Florida.
The Opa-locka cop convicted of falsely imprisoning a youth counselor was sentenced Thursday.
When inmate Darren Rainey died an excruciating death in a scalding hot shower at the Dade Correctional Institution, allegedly being punished by guards, Jerry Cummings was the warden. Cummings, in his first on-camera interview, told CBS4's Gary Nelson he was made the scapegoat after Rainey's death was revealed this year in an expose by The Miami Herald.
Police are searching for people who stole 88 iPhones from a rental car parked at an IHOP in Miami Springs.
A teenager was arrested for his connection to the armed robbery of a retired Miami-Dade judge.
State health officials said a patient who was transferred from an urgent-care clinic in Miami to a local hospital with Ebola-like symptoms was not at risk for the virus.
Surveillance video from the Guyanese Consulate next door to The Spot shows the chaos that ensued after gunfire erupted in the Miami club early Sunday morning, injuring more than a dozen people.
A Florida couple fought State Farm after their car was declared a total loss, only to discover a second, independent estimate was thousands less than the insurer claimed.
Anna Kepner, 18, was on a Caribbean cruise with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead on the Carnival Horizon in November.
Proposed legislation would provide autistic drivers with special envelopes to present during traffic stops, aiming to improve communication.
Travelers stranded by winter storms up north are filling Miami Beach hotels, turning extended stays into unexpected vacations for guests.
As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues in Arizona, investigators are turning to a South Florida forensic lab to analyze key evidence in the case.
A Florida couple fought State Farm after their car was declared a total loss, only to discover a second, independent estimate was thousands less than the insurer claimed.
Anna Kepner, 18, was on a Caribbean cruise with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead on the Carnival Horizon in November.
Proposed legislation would provide autistic drivers with special envelopes to present during traffic stops, aiming to improve communication.
Travelers stranded by winter storms up north are filling Miami Beach hotels, turning extended stays into unexpected vacations for guests.
As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues in Arizona, investigators are turning to a South Florida forensic lab to analyze key evidence in the case.
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.
Since the administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in small vessels last year, at least 148 people have been killed in the strikes.
Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested weeks after a series of emails between him and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released.
The Supreme Court agreed to take up an effort by energy companies to end a lawsuit filed in state court that seeks billions of dollars in damages.
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.
A defense lawyers group has posted a tracking tool to enable users to check on the status of some of the controversial prosecutions attempted by DOJ in the first year of Trump's second term.
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.
Alyssa Alhadeff and Alex Schachter were murdered eight years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Now, their parents are championing legislation to ensure that the tragedy never happens again.
As the partial government shutdown gets underway, Moskowitz argued that ICE should be reformed.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
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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.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Barry Manilow announced Friday he needs to reschedule several more concerts as he continues to recover following surgery after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
Hilary Duff opens up about taking the stage for the first time in 10 years, addresses fan rumors about her single "Mature," and shares deeply personal lyrics about her sister, Haylie, in a "CBS Mornings" interview.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.