CBS4 Your Money on Thursday reports the Labor Department said applications for unemployment benefits rose to 372,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week. The unemployment rate jumped to 5.1 percent in March as businesses cut 80,000 jobs, the
The ocean can be inviting and luring but it can also be dangerous as a South Florida teenager found out first hand after becoming paralyzed in the water. But the gregarious high school senior and swimming star is learning to
On Thursday, the Vatican said it was modifying its Web site so users who click on a "Greetings to the Holy Father" icon on the home page automatically activate an e-mail to Pope Benedict XVI.
Charles R. Drew Elementary and Middle Schools in Liberty City have been placed on lockdown following a double shooting near the schools, however, police say the shootings did not take place on either campus.
A South Florida boy with a soft spot for animals is being honored for his charitable work. Jacob Bloom of Davie has been named a semi-finalist for the 2008 Huggable Heroes award.
Flying is often a memorable experience, but there are times where the experience is memorable for all the wrong reasons: mechanical problems, poor service, bad food, lost luggage, or any of a number of other problems. In Miami, the first
Pope Benedict is praising America as a land of opportunity, where hope is "part of the American character." The German-born pontiff has been celebrating his first public Mass in the U.S. While here in the U.S., one of the pressing
In a surprise move, a Ft. Lauderdale man accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill a teenage boy that was going to testify against him at trial, has accepted a plea deal from the state. CBS4's Peter
Charles R. Drew Elementary and Middle Schools in Liberty City allowed students to leave on a 'controlled release' on Thursday after placed on lockdown following a double shooting near the schools.
The Seven Mile Bridge, longest of 43 spans in the Florida Keys, will temporarily close to traffic this weekend for an annual footrace over the convergence of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
The cockatoo that has lived at the Humane Society of Broward County for the past 12 years has almost no feathers, and that has made the bird a recent Internet sensation.
Haines City will be celebrating Earth Day on Sunday with eco-friendly workshops and events for the entire family. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Court Street, which is between North Fifth and Sixth
Early registration for new kindergartners will be April 21-25 at area elementary schools. To learn which school a child is zoned to attend for kindergarten, call the school district's Office of Pupil Accounting at 863-534-0716. Students entering kindergarten must be
