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Suspect arrested in attack on actor Rick Moranis

A New York man was arrested Saturday in connection with an unprovoked assault against Rick Moranis that occurred as the 67-year-old actor was walking near Central Park in October. New … Click to Continue »

Father, Daughter Ride Antique High-Wheel Bikes From Michigan To Key West

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A father and daughter rode their antique high-wheel bikes, to the delight of drivers along the way, from Michigan to Key West. The team of Randy and Amy Oleynik started their journey on October 9 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the northeastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. On Saturday afternoon, they […]

Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit That Sought Closure Of Florida Beaches Due To COVID

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Raising questions about whether the case was “frivolous” or filed in “bad faith,” an appeals court Friday rejected a Northwest Florida attorney’s lawsuit that sought to force Gov. Ron DeSantis to close beaches statewide to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Santa Rosa Beach attorney Daniel Uhlfelder, who has drawn national […]

Tracking The Tropics: Tropical Storm Iota Moving Slowly, Expected To Become Hurricane

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Tropical Storm Iota is expected to strengthen and become a powerful hurricane before making landfall in Central America early next week. Honduras and Nicaragua are expected to feel its effects beginning Monday. With the 4 p.m. Saturday advisory, Iota was about 375 miles south of Kingston Jamaica. It had maximum sustained winds […]

COVID-19 In South Florida: 1,187 Newly Reported Cases In Miami-Dade, 1,211 In Broward

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Department of Health added 1,187 newly reported cases of COVID-19 in Miami-Dade County on Friday and deaths rose by 1 to 3,707. The additional cases increased Miami-Dade County’s overall total to 200,259. The two-week positivity rate average increased to 7.35%. In Broward, there were 1,211 new cases and deaths rose […]

Prosecutors: Stranahan High School Coach Terrence Williams Lied To Get $1 Million In Coronavirus Relief Money

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Federal prosecutors said that a South Florida high school basketball coach fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million in coronavirus relief funds for his consulting company. Terrence Deshun Williams, 40, of Tamarac, who made his first court appearance Saturday at 11 a.m., is charged by criminal complaint in the Southern District of Florida with […]