South Florida Stories That Made Headlines In 2015
South Florida marked a number of tragedies and departures in 2015. It was a year when Miami's inner city youth came under fire.
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South Florida marked a number of tragedies and departures in 2015. It was a year when Miami's inner city youth came under fire.
Florida's top political stories for 2015 included Floridians joining the presidential race and our governor involved in a scandal.
Jeb Bush is laughing off the suggestion he may drop out of the race.
Returning to his home base, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will make campaign stops Monday in southern and central Florida.
The rivalry between Cuban-Americans Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz boils down to one issue more than any other: Immigration. And it's become the two presidential contenders' focus in closing messages to Republican voters before the sprint to the Iowa caucuses.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off the barbs he received at the final GOP debate of the year, saying he'd been prepared for more criticism as the front-runner.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was strong in Tuesday evening's GOP debate, but that may not matter.
In a presidential race reshaped by national security fears, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military intervention, government spying on Americans' communications and immigration Tuesday night, as front-runner Donald Trump defended his provocative call for banning Muslims from the United States.
Florida's presidential primary ballot will list 13 Republican candidates and three democrats.
Nine Republican hopefuls are set to take the stage Tuesday for the prime-time presidential debate.
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is still gaining ground with Republican voters, according to a CBS News poll conducted nationwide.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has a billionaire backer going to bat for him against GOP rival Donald Trump. The donor has launched a personal campaign against the fellow billionaire – calling him an insecure, narcissistic bully who needs to be stopped.
Donald Trump's anti-Muslim stance is being trashed in South Florida.
Following Donald Trump's call for the U.S. to stop Muslims from entering the country, a Florida mayor says he's banning the Republican presidential candidate from his city.
Based on his recent comments, it would seem Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn't very fond of immigrants.
Less than a year away from the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump sits comfortably in the lead for the Republican nominee as rival Dr. Ben Carson, who's hung closely for the last month, drops to third place
Art Basel, known to be a little on the hoity-toity side, will have plenty of invitation only events that have a lot less to do with art than politics.
Florida's two main political parties turned in the name of the candidates that will be part of the March primary ballot.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says rival Donald Trump is not prepared to be the nation's commander in chief.
Donald Trump returns to Florida as his Republican presidential candidacy continues at a campaign rally Saturday.
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush is back in South Carolina for a number of events upstate.
Republican presidential candidates swiftly condemned Donald Trump's call for requiring Muslims in the United States to register in a national database, drawing a sharp distinction Friday with the GOP front-runner.
Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump will bring their campaigns to Southwest Florida next week.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump voiced support Thursday evening for creating a mandatory database to track Muslims in the United States — the latest in an escalating series of responses following the deadly attacks in Paris.
As Marco Rubio campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, he's pledging to bring generational change to Washington. Yet Rubio's policy toward Cuba hinges on reinstating a half-century-old diplomatic freeze that failed to unseat the communist government on the island where his parents were born.
According to MDSO, at about 2 a.m., deputies were called to the 2000 block of Northwest 63rd Street after reports of multiple gunshots.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
President Trump has overhauled parts of the White House at a sprinter's pace with virtually no oversight, and it appears there is little standing in his way.
Many businesses adjust their hours on Christmas Eve, so it's best to plan ahead if you need to do any last-minute shopping.
The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.
According to MDSO, at about 2 a.m., deputies were called to the 2000 block of Northwest 63rd Street after reports of multiple gunshots.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
President Trump has overhauled parts of the White House at a sprinter's pace with virtually no oversight, and it appears there is little standing in his way.
Many businesses adjust their hours on Christmas Eve, so it's best to plan ahead if you need to do any last-minute shopping.
The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
President Trump has overhauled parts of the White House at a sprinter's pace with virtually no oversight, and it appears there is little standing in his way.
The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.
The Education Department signaled earlier this year that it would move to resume wage garnishment, among other forms of involuntary collection, for those in default.
The Federal Communications Commission says it's banning new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones out of the U.S. market.
ICE has filed more than 8,000 requests to toss out asylum claims in immigration court, asking judges to send immigrants to third-party countries.
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Feeding America's CEO said the organization is "incredibly grateful" for Taylor Swift's large donation.
It's a heartwarming tale that captures the essence of the holiday spirit. Through a mesmerizing journey of dance, the Miami City Ballet breathes life into George Balanchine's timeless masterpiece, The Nutcracker.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.