The U.S. Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into Miami-Dade County's jail system, according to CBS4 news partner, the Miami Herald. The proble focuses on alleged force against inmates and a pattern of suicides at the two main

As Andy Roddick offered a congratulatory handshake at the net to Nikolay Davydenko, the stoic Russian erupted in laughter.  Beating Roddick felt that good. Roddick tried for an encore Friday night, but Davydenko stole the show, winning 7-6 (5),

Surf's up, and so are spirits at South Pointe Park Beach. Autistic children hit the waves for the very first time. The new program is a cooperation between the City of Miami Beach, and the Center for Autism and Related

Detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting Saturday morning in Cutler Ridge. According to investigators, officers on patrol saw a large crowd of approximately 300 people frantically dispersing from 220th Street and South Dixie Highway.  After police found one person

A sixteen-year-old boy, according to police, was shot dead by two men who were arguing with his mother at the front door. The City of Miami Gardens police on Saturday are looking for two suspects who drove off in a

Rafael del Pino Siero, a U.S. citizen, was one of Fidel Castro's first friends at the University of Havana, and one of the first former allies Castro imprisoned after taking power in 1959. The Del Pino children got a measure

Serena Williams screamed at herself, broke her racket and then finally finished off Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 Saturday for her fifth title at the Sony Ericsson Open. Williams, who grew up in nearby Palm Beach Gardens, also won the

Police have arrested a third suspect and are searching for a fourth in connection with a home invasion that led to a lockdown at the Dolphin Mall on Wednesday.

Thousands gather in South Florida to remember and celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., on the date of his death.

A Homestead man with an arsenal of weapons was arrested on federal charges for making threats to re-enact the Virginia Tech massacre, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.

Police in Orlando, Fla., take time for some monkey business.

Gun violence has killed four people in the same area of Miami-Dade County in the last week.

City officials in Fort Pierce have sunk future voyages with a charter fishing service that offers topless woman aboard.

Fire officials in Plantation have arrested two men who they said stole important pieces of fire equipment and sold them to a scrap yard.

Latin America can serve as a training ground for solving massive health crises in Africa, but to spur development in the region, countries must invest more in education, Bill Gates says.

A prisoner escapes from police custody in northwest Miami-Dade County but is re-captured soon after.

While Sen. John McCain has declared war on "earmarks," one of his prominent South Florida supporters has done some earmarking of her own.

A judge on Friday signed a temporary injunction preventing a Miami Lakes company from using the Beatles' recordings or trademark in any way until a lawsuit over the historic recordings is resolved, attorneys say.

Florida has its own Hollywood, and now it has Bollywood, too.

Officials at the Miami-Dade County Fair have reopened a children's ride that tipped over, injuring a 45-year-old woman and a child.