MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade had 25 and the Miami Heat survived a shaky fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday afternoon. Chris Bosh scored 12 points against his former team, which saw a 15-point edge trimmed to three in the final minutes...
PEMBROKE PINES (CBSMiami) – A burning candle is to blame for a fire in a Pembroke Pines mobile which caused thousands of dollars in damages. Just after 11:30 a.m., Pembroke Pines Fire received a 911 call about the fire at the Holly Lakes Mobile Home Park located at 21740 NW 7th Street....
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – If redistricting maps are approved by the Florida Legislature, voters in the Keys will bid good bye to U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. According to the proposed maps Ros-Lehtinen’s constituents would be in a new district, District 27 which will be centered...
TAMPA (CBSMiami/AP) – The Florida Panthers were struck by ‘Lightning’ in Tampa on Saturday. Martin St. Louis scored three times in his 900th NHL game, Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal and the Lightning beat the Panthers 6-3. “Weird things happen sometimes in...
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) – The Florida Legislature’s latest try to fix the broken no-fault car insurance market unanimously passed a measure that backers say could reduce personal injury protection insurance by upwards of $125 million a year. The bill looks to reduce fraud, more closely...
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — Fla. Gov. Rick Scott wants some answers in the wake of a deadly pileup on I-75 near Gainesville over the weekend. Gov. Scott has ordered an investigation into the Florida Highway Patrol’s decision to reopen an interstate highway shortly before the...
By Christian S. Kohl The day a player reaches the Super Bowl is the day his career is forever defined. Some wait their entire careers for that special day, only to never see it arrive. In a league which emphasizes parity and the opportunity for every team to make it, the competition is...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The United States Southern Command in Doral may have their next commander soon. President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Marine Lt. General John Kelly to be the next commander of the Southern Command. Kelly would replace Air Force General Douglas Fraser as the head...
