Mark H. Teeter Russia's image problem is about to be solved, it seems - and not a moment too soon. A high-level government commission has been created for this very purpose, so the new, improved image could well be up

At TNT Fireworks in Dania Beach, customers were streaming in and out Friday, uniformed attendants were directing traffic in the busy parking lot, and buyers crowded the aisles inside snapping up sparklers, bottle rockets, roman candles and other light and

Who knew that it takes practice to win a hot dog eating contest? CBS4's Gio Benitez learned that lesson at Friday's contest hosted by the All American Hot Dog Carts in Little Haiti.

Just days after a summer school program run by Miami-Dade Schools, and funded by the federal government, was shut down, parents of children in the program are meeting with Miami-Dade superintendent Alberto Carvalho. The program was closed and forced off

South Beach is a world destination, but at places like the Sagamore Hotel they are promoting hometown flavor this summer with staycation packages. Sandi Plotnick and Josh Rose drove down from Weston to grab one of the deals. Plotnick told

The Miami Rescue and Broward Outreach Centers in North and South Broward are celebrating "Christmas in July" for the homeless and hungry. The Miami Rescue mission expects to feed over 1200 homeless and hungry families during a barbecue lunch; while

If your holiday plans include any outdoor activities, you may want to make sure the activities are in the morning because the same weather pattern of evening showers and thunderstorms is likely to stay in place throughout the weekend, according

The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department is conducting a fireworks inspection sweep across Miami-Dade County to try and protect the public from fireworks related accidents. Inspections will be performed anywhere fireworks in order to make sure vendors are properly certified by

What goes up, must come down. That was the message Friday in North Miami. Officials gathered there to call for safety on the 4th. They demanded that gunshots not be fired into the sky tomorrow night.

Police and Florida Highway Patrol deputies will be out in full-force during the 4th of July holiday weekend targeting drunk drivers. Most of the action by authorities will be in conjunction with the "Fourth of July Impaired Driving Wave" issued

Two 17-year-old Kendall boys are now charged by Miami-Dade Police with vandalism at the Islamic School of Miami, breaking two hurricane-proof windows and slashing two tires on a van. Police say the teens gave a written confession and said they

A Minnesota legislative tour intended to assess how state budget cutswill affect health care programs arrived at the state's biggestsafety-net hospital on Friday.

A pilot and two passengers survived when a float plane flipped over while landing on Lake Lizzie in Otter Tail County Friday.

The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, the agency that runsstate elections, has a new logo that some say resembles the classicsymbol for anarchy.

The wife of a sheriff's deputy, who was shot in the line of duty, isn't too happy about a plea bargain for one of the suspects.

A 21-year-old woman is facing felony charges after allegedlyprank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day,threatening to kill her.

A woman accused of exposing her barefoot daughters to subzerotemperatures in Grand Forks has pleaded guilty to two counts of abuseor neglect of a child.

An environmental group is suing Xcel Energy, saying the utility isn'tdoing all it can to cut mercury emissions from a new coal-fired unit ata Pueblo power plant.

Ten years after millions of trees blew down in Minnesota's pristineBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the forest is in the midst of acomeback.

Garage sales are a way to make some quick cash, but a New Brighton woman got more than she bargained for.