More than four decades after a truck driver stumbled upon skeletal remains off U.S. 27 in the Florida Everglades, the Broward Sheriff’s Office has finally put a name to the victim, but her killer remains at large. In a press release issued Wednesday, BSO identified the woman as S...
PortMiami did not become one of the greatest ports in the world by accident. It took decades of vision, billions of dollars in investment, thousands of dedicated workers, and leaders who understood that Miami-Dade County needed a global gateway to compete. Today, PortMiami is the...
A South Florida woman was surprised to receive a new license plate with her vehicle registration renewal that she feels carries an inappropriate message.Pompano Beach resident Nancy Dello Stritto, who is almost 77 years old, opened her mail to find a license plate reading "SQZ A5...
A South Florida family is pleading for the release of a Colombian father who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while on his way to work, despite having a pending political asylum application, according to his daughter.Maria Alejandra Betancur said her fathe...
A shooting investigation is taking place near Fort Lauderdale as Broward deputies focus their attention on an SUV with bullet holes in it as well as shattered glass. CBS News Miami’s Morgan Rynor has breaking details....
Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of three older inmates scheduled for execution within the span of a month in the nation's busiest death penalty state.Dennis Sochor was pronounced dead at 6:16...
A man who was previously spared a lengthy prison sentence for the fatal shooting of his friend is now headed to prison after violating his probation, according to a ruling in Miami-Dade circuit court.Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ellen Sue Venzer expressed deep disappointment in 23-ye...
As South Florida continues to endure a stretch of extreme summer heat, frequent heat advisories are prompting residents and city officials to take precautions against rising temperatures.At Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale, pet owners have been flocking to the water to help their d...
A doctor accused of administering drugs during a psychedelic treatment ceremony in Miami Beach that resulted in a woman's death is facing a manslaughter charge, more than a year after the incident occurred.Dr. Samuel Lee, 44, was arrested on a second-degree felony manslaughter ch...
The lawsuit is alleging that Miami Police and FDLE has not completed their investigation over a year after the shooting.
Dr. Samuel Lee, 44, was arrested on a second-degree felony manslaughter charge in connection with the February 10, 2025, death of Tina Sodhi, according to an arrest warrant obtained by CBS News Miami....
After a year of heartbreak and fighting for answers, a grieving mother is speaking out on the tragic incident that left her innocent daughter killed as she was celebrating her birthday. Twenty-eight-year-old Evelyn Valdes was sitting in traffic outside a night club in Miami when ...
A Florida man is facing dozens of felony charges after investigators said he used social media to sexually exploit children across several states.Keysean Mash, 23, was arrested by the Lauderhill Police Department following an investigation that began in April, when the National C...
The FBI is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Miami Lakes Monday morning. The robbery occurred at approximately 9:25 a.m. Sunday at 15615 NW 67th Ave. CREDIT: FBI CREDIT: FBI CREDIT: FBI According to the FBI, the suspect ent...
Miami residents are learning how to better protect themselves as the Miami Downtown Development Authority expands its efforts to improve public safety through self-defense training and enhanced security measures. Kylie Russell said she's lived in downtown Miami for nine years and...
A woman was arrested early Tuesday after she allegedly stabbed a man with a pair of scissors during an Uber ride when he refused to let her drink beer inside the vehicle, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Lynn Marie Zamora, 32, was taken into custody after deputies re...
A driver had a close call when they almost crashed into a home in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials responded to the 14400 block and Graves Drive, late Tuesday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the home, capturing the gray Hyundai Elantra parked on the driveway...
A Lauderhill man was arrested Monday on 27 felony charges after an investigation found he allegedly solicited sexually explicit images and videos from six juvenile victims in multiple states, according to the Lauderhill Police Department. The investigation, conducted with the Sou...
If President Trump were to make good on his declaration that the U.S. will impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz it could cost the largest vessels over $30 million per shipment, industry experts say, while logistics companies have called the concept illegal.Th...
A Miramar man has been arrested on a warrant accusing him of traveling to meet a minor and engaging in unlawful sexual activity with a teenage girl from a foster care facility, authorities said. Jamie Zane Goldbourne, 25, was taken into custody Monday in Miami, according to an ar...
Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office say they are continuing to search for whoever opened fire early Tuesday morning and shot a 12-year-old girl while she was sitting in a car in front of a home in northwest Miami-Dade. CBS News Miami's Morgan Rynor has more....
Four women were arrested after a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office prostitution sting operation at two massage businesses in Doral and northeast Miami-Dade, authorities said. According to arrest reports, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Organized Crimes Bureau Vice and Intelligence...
A convicted Florida killer is just hours away from being executed, and his victim's family spoke with CBS News Miami ahead of his death sentence being carried out to seek closure.They want to know where her body is so they can lay her to rest."There will be justice and closure fo...
KUNA, Idaho (KIVI) — What was supposed to be a fun weekend float down Indian Creek in Kuna quickly turned into a life-or-death situation for a Caldwell woman when her raft flipped and she became stranded in trees along the creek. “I went over a rapid thinking I’ll be fine and I w...
A South Florida mother is facing child abuse and child neglect charges after Hialeah police say she chained her 13-year-old daughter to a fence outside a relative's home and left her there in the summer heat without food, water or shade.Authorities arrested 34-year-old Yashira Ma...
Alarming allegations have surfaced about a former Publix employee in Broward who has been accused of sexually abusing his co-worker's daughter who has autism.Tyrone Daley, 56, faced a judge Monday after investigators said he sexually abused his co-worker's daughter at a Hallandal...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on Middle Ea...
Deputies are combing for clues after responding to a shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a drive-by shooting occurred around the area of the 2100 block of Northwest 64th Street, where three cars were struck, and one child was shot in th...
Deputies are combing for clues after responding to a shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a drive-by shooting occurred around the area of the 2100 block of Northwest 64th Street, where a child was shot. The incident happened late Monday ...
Police have gathered in a neighborhood in northwest Miami-Dade near Liberty City for a shooting investigation early Tuesday morning. CBS News Miami’s Morgan Rynor has the report....
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) team, Florida Task Force One (FL-TF1), actively conducted search and rescue operations in Playa Grande, La Guaira, Venezuela, following the devastating earthquakes that impacted the region. Deployed under the coordination of...
Several new Florida laws designed to strengthen protections for domestic violence survivors took effect this month, including tougher penalties for repeat offenders, expanded relocation assistance and a study examining a new way for victims to discreetly seek help.For Yasira Teja...
A mother is facing alarming child abuse charges after allegedly chaining her 13-year-old daughter to a fence in Hialeah. According to Hialeah Police, 34-year-old Yashira Maldonado tied her special needs daughter to a fence using a metal chain after being fired from her job, Satur...
The second half of 2026 is underway, making now an ideal time for a midyear financial check-in, experts say.For many South Floridians, however, getting ahead financially feels easier said than done."One paycheck is not enough for anybody anymore. Not even for one person," Anna, a...
A Hialeah woman was arrested and charged with child neglect for leaving her 13-year-old daughter chained to her great-grandmother's fence in the heat with no shoes or water. CBS News Miami's Abby Dodge reports from the neighborhood where it all happened....
Two Miami-Dade mothers who lost their own sons to gun violence are turning their grief into action, hoping to bring justice to another family still waiting for answers.CBS News Miami spoke exclusively with Tanya Lopez and Deborah Willis on Monday as they distributed flyers and sp...
Newly released police body camera footage captures the moment Hialeah Mayor Brian Calvo was stopped by Miami police and accused of activating police lights on his vehicle—a third-degree felony for non-officers. Officers cited Calvo for both the improper use of police lights and a...
The votes are in. The Miami Marlins will be represented by shortstop Otto López and starting pitcher Max Meyer during Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game. As the Marlins continue climbing the ranks of the NL East in a surprising season, fueled by a league-best 20-6 record in June, the Fi...
Venezuela's interim government says national elections are on hold as the country attempts to rebuild following a deadly earthquake. Thousands are dead, and tens of thousands are without permanent homes. Meanwhile, 3 Miami Beach firefighters return from Venezuela after being depl...
Tyrone Daley, a South Florida Publix employee, is behind bars after being arrested and charged with molesting his coworker's daughter for nearly three years. CBS News Miami reached out to Publix for comment, and the company said they don't have an employee by that name....
(CNN) — Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome to the final week of this year’s World Cup. The first of the two semifinals will get underway tomorrow when Spain takes on France but, until then, we have plenty of other topics to discuss. In this edition of the newsletter, we’ll take ...
A Hialeah mother has been arrested and accused of chaining her 13-year-old daughter to a fence and leaving her there in broad daylight. Neighbors expressed pure shock to CBS News Miami after witnessing the event. CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports from the neighborhood where it...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours Sunday night after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City stadium to temporarily close entrances before the rapper could take the stage after ...
Miami-Dade police, who have been working security at the World Cup, appeared to miss a big one Saturday in Miami.
A 20-year-old Chicago man accidentally drowned after he got into the deep end of a Florida pool on Sunday, even though he didn't know how to swim, according to deputies.The Alachua County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a report of a possible drowning just before 6:30...
A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after a near drowning at a North Lauderdale home Sunday morning, according to first responders. Emergency crews responded around 10:30 a.m. to the 6600 block of Pebble Beach after receiving reports that a toddler had been pulled from a sw...
The City of Miami Beach is honored to welcome home EMS Chief David Sola, Lt. Ivan Chavez and Lt. Peter Darley from an eight-day deployment to Venezuela following two massive earthquakes in the South American nation. Miami Beach firefighters conducted critical search-and-rescue op...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the w...
(CNN) — At least one person has died and hundreds were rescued from catastrophic flooding in southeastern Missouri Friday, including some camping along a river that swelled to historic heights. More than 200 “young campers and counselors” had to be rescued by helicopter after hea...
Reality television personality Tommie Lee -- whose real name is Atasha Chizaah Jefferson -- best known for her appearances on "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta," was among six people arrested during the England vs. Norway FIFA World Cup match in Miami on Saturday, according to the Miami-D...
The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida's death chamber was 74 years old – the oldest the state has executed in modern times. The next two set to die are older still.The series of executions, due to be carried out by the end of this month, highlights the nation's a...
The People's Club brings a new event series to The Island at Bayside Marketplace with Walshy Fire, Everyday People, and local collectives.
(AP) — The Walt Disney Company’s live action “Moana” may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. The movie, which cost a reported $250 million to produce, earned just $43 million from ticket sales in the U....
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, died after a tear in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding shared by his office...
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, died Saturday evening following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said in a statement. His death came shortly after returning from a trip to Ukraine and ahead of a scheduled appearance on Sunday's "Meet the Press." "Senator Graham's fami...
Firefighters gain control of the Summit Fire west of Los Angeles, while wildfires threaten homes in California and Colorado. Meanwhile, heat waves scorch millions and severe storms flood New Orleans and batter Philadelphia, highlighting weather extremes nationwide....
Miami Beach Fire Rescue evacuated a building after flames from a manhole fire spread to an electrical vault near Lincoln Road and Collins Avenue. Three people suffered minor injuries, but the fire is under control and power has been shut off to the building....
An explosive emergency closed off several streets in South Beach and sent three people to the hospital. There was panic and fear among those nearby as fire underneath a strip of stores quickly turned into something much larger. “I hear a boom,” said a bystander. “I just heard thi...
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office reports six arrests and 19 ejections during the England vs. Norway World Cup match, with 60,024 fans in attendance. Among those arrested was Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Tommie Lee. MDSO says all incidents were isolated and handled swiftly—this is all...
The Downtown Development Authority is stepping up safety in downtown Miami with free self-defense classes for residents. The initiative—part of a broader push that includes increased police presence and expanded security measures—aims to empower the community and reduce crime rat...
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