Storms Roll Through Sou...

DORAL (CBSMiami) – Mother Nature decided to send the week off with a bang across South Florida Friday afternoon. Severe storms pounded parts of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties Friday. Several severe thunderstorm warnings were issued and heavy rains poured over the area sparking...

Rick Knabb Named Nation...

WASHINGTON (CBSMiami) – The National Hurricane Center has a new director, and he had to give up a spot on television to take the job. Former senior hurricane specialist Rick Knabb was named to the post Friday afternoon by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...

Rubio To Stump For Hard...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Indiana state treasurer Richard Mourdock rode a tea party furor to an unlikely upset of longtime Indiana Senator Richard Lugar. Now, a Florida senator is lending Mourdock a hand. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who has been rumored to be a vice-presidential candidate...

Boating Safety A Priori...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Memorial Day in South Florida usually means a big boating weekend on the water, if the weather cooperates, and that means heavy enforcement on the high seas for boating safety. Friday, the Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Miami-Dade...

Lowered Standards Donâ€...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Results from the FCAT reading and writing parts of the test paint a very bad picture for students moving through the Florida school system. Statewide, 52 percent of high school freshmen scored at level 3 or above, which is considered passing. Breaking that down...

Marlins Park To Host Cy...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Graduating seniors at Cypress Bay High School in Weston will make history next month at their graduation. Not only will Vice President Joe Biden deliver the keynote address, but the graduation ceremony will be held in the new Marlins Park, becoming the first school...

Fla. Unemployment Conti...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Florida’s unemployment rate in April continued to mirror that of the rest of the country, dropping to 8.7 percent, according to numbers released Friday. Locally, Broward County’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.5 to 7.2 percent month-over-month. Broward...

Mix Of Sun & Storms...

MIAMI (CBS4) — What a difference a day makes. Friday morning, South Florida woke up to mostly dry conditions with the return of some sunshine across the area. There were just a few showers in the early morning hours in the Florida Keys. Most of the moisture that sparked the storms...

Hialeah Police Looking ...

HIALEAH (CBS4) – Police are looking for a man who walked into a Burlington Coat Factory, smashed a display case, and got away with expensive jewelry, all while dozens of customers were shopping. It happened at the store on West 49th street at about 8 p.m. Thursday. Police say the...

Postal Service Moves Fo...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with a modified plant to consolidate its network of mail processing facilities. The plan calls for two mail processing facilities in Broward County, and move that job to Miami’s main mail processing center west of Miami...