MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Residents in 600 homes in the Florida Panhandle were evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others, in an
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Florida Lawmakers Chipping Away At Ballot Initiative Process
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — With a week to go in the 2022 legislative session, Florida lawmakers are considering a series of measures to propel Republican leaders’
Revamped Nursing Home Standards Pass Florida House
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – With certified nursing assistants a key issue in the debate, the House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would change staffing
Lolita Will No Longer Be On Display At The Miami Seaquarium
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Lolita, Miami Seaquarium’s lone killer whale, is being retired after nearly 50-plus years on display. The 20-foot tank she has called more
Pence Cements Break From Trump: ‘No Room In GOP For Apologists For Putin’
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declared that “there is no room in
Florida Senate Passes Bill To Create Election Police Force
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – The Florida Senate passed a voting law package Friday that was pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and would create a police force
It’s Full Steam Ahead As South Florida Cruise Industry Stage Comeback
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – After weathering two years of the pandemic, the cruise industry in South Florida is staging a comeback. Recently, the major cruise
DeSantis Defends ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill, Warns Of Transgender Issues ‘Injected’ Into Classroom Instruction
JACKSONVILLE (CBSMiami) — As the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, makes its way to
47 Tons Of Debris Removed From Lower Florida Keys Shorelines
LOWER KEYS (CBSMiami) — Forty seven tons of debris have been removed from the shorelines of the lower Florida Keys thanks to local fishermen armed
Broward Woman Lucks Out With $1 Million Florida Lottery Scratch Off Prize
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — A Pembroke Pines woman is the state’s newest millionaire thanks to a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket. Esmeralda Zelaya, 66, has claimed a