FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) – A bill that would limit what items could be purchased with state welfare funds is making headway in the Florida Senate. Currently, food stamps can be used to buy staples like milk, vegetables, fruits and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets...
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A Florida House bill which would abolish Miami-Dade County’s dangerous dog ordinance, which specifically bans pit bulls, gets a hearing Monday in the House Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee. Current state law, enacted in 1990, allows...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Residents who live near Miami neighborhood of Little Haiti will now be able to get fresh fruits and vegetables grown on local farms. As part of the Miami Dade County Health Department’s ‘Make Healthy Happen Miami’ campaign the Little Haiti Farmers...
MIAMI (CBSLocal) – If reports that a banned fungicide had been found in orange juice sold in the US had you cutting back your consumption of OJ, the Feds say it’s OK to loose the juice. It confirmed the banned product is in the imported juice, but said the levels are so low...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The odds are against you. Big Time. But that won’t stop millions of people from taking a chance Saturday night with dollar signs in their eyes, as the multi-state Powerball lottery game’s jackpot breaks the $200 million mark. This is the largest...
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The first of 2 Princess Cruise Line ships with a large group of passengers suffering from Norovirus arrived Saturday morning at Port Everglades following a week-long cruise to the Caribbean. A second infected ship is due Sunday. The common...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pack lightly, Super Bowl fans. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined NFL and other officials in warning that security for Sunday’s game at Lucas Oil Stadium would be significantly heightened — a common precaution for such sports events since...
MINNETONKA, Minn. (CBSMiami) – Michael Foods of Minnesota has issued a recall of hard-cooked eggs due to a possible contamination of listeria. The eggs came in brine sold in 10 and 25 pound pails that are available in 34 states, including Florida. So far, there have been no reports of...
A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination.
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The Food and Drug Administration says it has found low levels of an illegal fungicide for oranges in samples taken from Florida juice manufacturers.
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