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Report: Scott's Top Watchdog Told About Cover-Up
New allegations that Governor Rick Scott's own top watchdog was warned about a possible cover-up of two suspicious prison deaths and did nothing have surfaced.
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New allegations that Governor Rick Scott's own top watchdog was warned about a possible cover-up of two suspicious prison deaths and did nothing have surfaced.
A Miami-Dade lobbyist will avoid jail time after assisting investigators with the convictions of a local mayor and another lobbyist.
Locals are invited to immerse themselves in Haitian culture and literature at Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair this weekend.
A retired judge was reportedly robbed at gunpoint while getting out of his car late Tuesday afternoon, detectives said.
Newly released interrogation video obtained by our news partner, The Miami Herald, reveals how the man accused of stabbing a couple to death fled from the crime scene with a shirt covering his face.
Most recently, a Univision anchor and her husband were the victims of a burglary with more than $60,000 in personal items CBS4 news partner, The Miami Herald, reported.
Miami Beach residents could soon see a hike in fees they pay for water services.
What police determined to be a hoax tied up resources and left investigators searching for a 911 caller they said is responsible.
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Three-and-a-half years before Javan Dade, Jr. was mauled to death by his father's dog or dogs in the backyard of the dad's home in Southwest Miami-Dade, the Department of Children and Families was warned that the dogs posed a danger to Javan and his siblings.
Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi said he plans to be at Town Hall Monday to take his office back.
The Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama's health law is becoming a major issue in the 2014 gubernatorial race.
A professor of infectious diseases at Florida International University College of Medicine has been told she will likely to go to West Africa to aid in the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
New details have now surfaced about a 2013 investigation into a Hialeah officer who was accused of sleeping while on the job.
Investigators said they caught-on to a trio that stole more than $2 million from the Miami-Dade County's aviation department.
The convicted Opa-locka police sergeant Herman Bosque was taken into custody Friday morning.
A self-proclaimed "porn diva" and two young men were charged after a video of them engaged in sex acts with three underage girls surfaced on the internet.
A jury has now been seated for the second man on trial in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.
Police in Coral Gables are searching for the driver of an SUV that ended up in the fountain at the Village of Merrick Park.
Monroe Udell, who founded Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour in Dania Beach died in his Hollywood home Sunday after a short illness. He was 86.
A judge dismissed fraud and theft charges against a man accused of using county money for a giant watermelon statue.
On this Memorial Day weekend, Walmart has announced the hiring of more than two-thousand veterans, the second most hires out of all the states.
Dog lovers will be happy to know a new spot to walk their pooches could soon be a reality on Miami Beach.
A man police believe is a murder suspect was arrested and taken to jail Saturday on a first-degree murder charge.
A South Florida mother is coping with the painful reminder that she will have to bury her son, an officer who was found dead in his Pembroke Pines home.
President Biden announced Sunday he is dropping his reelection bid in the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Republican voters visiting Mar-a-Lago talk about Biden deciding not to run and their candidate.
News of Vice President Kamala Harris possibly becoming the Democratic nominee for President drew mixed reactions from Parkland families.
Alexander Love is charged with attempted first-degree murder.
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President Biden announced Sunday he is dropping his reelection bid in the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Republican voters visiting Mar-a-Lago talk about Biden deciding not to run and their candidate.
News of Vice President Kamala Harris possibly becoming the Democratic nominee for President drew mixed reactions from Parkland families.
Alexander Love is charged with attempted first-degree murder.
ReadyWise is offering a way for Americans to feel safe and secure even when the unpredictable happens.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
President Biden announced Sunday he is dropping his reelection bid in the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Members of Florida's delegation to the Democratic National Convention threw their support to Kamala Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris could be the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to lead a ticket.
In her immigration role, Vice President Kamala Harris has mainly focused on convincing companies to invest in Central America and promoting democracy and development.
Key progressive and member of "The Squad" Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed Kamala Harris for president on Sunday after President Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
Jim DeFede speaks with State Sen. Book about Gov. DeSantis' efforts to fight the abortion issue set to appear on Florida's ballot.
Jim DeFede spoke with Evan Power at the convention in Milwaukee just before Trump's speech.
Jim DeFede speaks with Mo Saunders, the estranged aunt to Democrat Joe Saunders, who is also running for the same seat.
DeFede said the incident has become an "inflection point" for the country in how we talk about politics.
"I support the chairman's call for an investigation," Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, told CBS News Miami.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
Tahjana Lewis suffered burns to her chest, arms and legs, according to a recent lawsuit the Connecticut woman filed.
One product contained 16 different metals, with researchers calling for rules requiring manufacturers to test tampons.
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Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author's award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.
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Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.