An hourlong documentary exploring the treatment of the mentally ill in Florida's criminal justice system.
Cindee Murphy, the mother of Tristin Murphy who killed himself while in custody, talks about her son's ordeal and her visit to the Florida Legislature.
Cindee Murphy, the mother of Tristin Murphy who killed himself while in custody, meets with incoming Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez and other legislators.
CBS News Miami's documentary, Warehoused, getting attention from Tallahassee lawmakers.
The judge who sentenced a 37-year-old man to prison on a littering charge – two months before he killed himself with a chainsaw on a work detail at a state prison – is urging the Florida Legislature to take action to address the growing crisis of needlessly placing people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system.
If you have been itching for the MLS preseason to begin and you are lucky enough to have the world's best soccer player as the captain of your team, then your wait is almost over.
Robert Chelsea was just a normal guy who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life like bowling, dancing, and other activities. In 2013, all of that changed after an accident.
Dozens packed a council meeting to vent about Bal Harbour shops' future.
West Miami Police are asking for help finding a woman who they believe is a serial porch pirate and they say she has been caught on video.
They said parents need to be more involved in their kids' everyday activities
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.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Months after access to a popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida's so-called Don't Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.
Disney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor's First Amendment case helps its free speech lawsuit against the governor.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won the coveted battle for second place over former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley.
A Florida Senate panel approved a bill that would prevent government entities from accepting "community" ID cards from undocumented immigrants.
"Today, I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas," Hutchinson said in a statement Tuesday morning.
The trial, which began Tuesday morning, is the second related to E. Jean Carroll's allegations and Trump's subsequent denials.
Jim DeFede is in Tallahassee, where a State Senate Committee tackled the issue of mental health in jails and prisons.
Anchor Betty Nguyen joins Jim DeFede to preview her exclusive interview with the judge in the Parkland murder trial.
As the 2024 state legislative session opens on Monday, Jim DeFede speaks with two prominent lawmakers about what to expect.
Jim DeFede devotes the entire half hour of Facing South Florida to his covering of the Trump and DeSantis campaigns as they make their cases to the people of Iowa about a month ahead of the caucuses there.
Jim DeFede talks to State Senator Jennifer Bradley who is sponsoring this year's HOA reform bill.