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Idalia strengthened to a hurricane early Tuesday morning. The system is expected to rapidly intensify and could become a powerful Category 3 storm before making landfall Wednesday in Florida. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.
A medical rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday, killing a Broward County fire captain and a woman in her apartment. At least four others were injured in the crash, including two aboard the chopper who crawled out of the wreckage. CBS News' Nancy Chen has more.
More details are emerging in the racist shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, that left three Black people dead. Authorities have released surveillance video showing the gunman's whereabouts leading up to the attack. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Five Republican presidential hopefuls gathered in Miami on Wednesday for the third debate of the primary cycle, where they focused their attacks on each other while mostly avoiding former President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump was holding a rally in nearby Hialeah, Florida, choosing again to avoid the debate stage. Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent Robert Costa breaks down the highlights of the night from Miami.
Susan Louise Lorincz was arrested Tuesday for shooting her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens through her front door in Ocala, Florida. Lorincz was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault. Mark Strassmann reports.
Now that the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary are over, all eyes will be on how many delegates each candidate collects leading up to the party conventions in the summer. CBS News' Lana Zak breaks down the delegate numbers.
The 6.4 million-acre reef is bigger than the state of Vermont, NOAA says.
Florida manatees have been experiencing an unusual mortality event in recent years, many dying from starvation, disease and watercraft incidents.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential race ahead of the New Hampshire primary. In a video posted to X on Sunday, DeSantis announced his decision to suspend his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump. CBS News campaign reporters Aaron Navarro and Nidia Cavazos join Lana Zak to discuss the latest developments in the 2024 race.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Sunday he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential race. In a video posted to X, DeSantis said he could not ask his campaign staffers to give their time "without a clear path to victory." CBS News political director Fin Gomez breaks down what's ahead in New Hampshire. Then, CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi takes a look at the Trump campaign's reaction to DeSantis exiting the race.
Christian Ziegler was removed from his post after a woman alleged that he'd sexually assaulted her.
A SpaceX crew took off Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to the International Space Station. CBS News space consultants Bill Harwood, CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez and Alabama Public Radio news director Pat Duggins join with analysis.
Millions of people in the South are cleaning up after suspected tornadoes ripped across Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina on Tuesday. At least four people died in the storms and more than a dozen were injured. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports from Panama City Beach, Florida.
The 2024 presidential election officially kicks off tonight with the Iowa caucuses. Florida's Republican governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis joins Tony Dokoupil for a chat before tonight's first test.
New sweeping immigration legislation, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May of 2022, prohibits anyone from transporting illegal immigrants into the state. It's one of the many restrictions under the new law which some critics say has hampered the state's economy. Manuel Bojorquez has details.
The new sweeping immigration legislation, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May of 2022, prohibits anyone from transporting illegal immigrants into the state.
Using evidence from incidents in separate cities, investigators were able to determine all three names belonged to one man.
The dictionaries and encyclopedias are being reviewed based on state legislation that says schools may not have books that depict or describe "sexual conduct" or are "inappropriate."
Nearly 70 endangered Florida panthers have been found dead since 2021.
Residents on Long Island and other parts of the Northeast U.S. woke up to floodwaters Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Florida panhandle is beginning to survey damage from multiple reported tornadoes Tuesday. CBS News teams in New York and Florida are following the results from the winter weather systems that have battered the U.S.
At least four people are dead after five suspected tornadoes touched down Tuesday in multiple states across the South. Thousands are still without power. CBS News' Dave Malkoff is in Florida following the storm. And The Weather Channel's Jordan Steele has the latest forecast.
Massive winter storms are impacting all 50 states, with at least four deaths blamed on severe storms in the South and hundreds of thousands of people waking up without power on the East Coast after torrential downpours and flash flooding. CBS News' Lana Zak is in New Milford, New Jersey, following the rising water there.
A violent storm with 55 mph winds and hail moved through the Florida Panhandle and into parts of Alabama and Georgia, along with at least several reports of radar-confirmed tornadoes, the National Weather Service said.
Two major storm systems are sparking weather alerts in several parts of the U.S. CBS News national environmental correspondent Dave Malkoff reports from Panama City Beach, Florida.
The Republican Party of Florida ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler in a special vote on Monday as police investigate a rape accusation against him
