Protecting kids with undocumented parents
Many young citizens face uncertainty because their parents are undocumented immigrants. One Florida woman has made it her job to protect them by becoming their legal guardian. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Florida
7/3: CBS Evening News
New Trump tweets follows weekend of press-bashing by president; The bald eagle is back
Saving Florida's dying coral reef
A study by the U.N. says most coral reefs could be gone in 30 years. Florida's barrier reef is among those threatened, and the race is on to turn the tide. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Saving Florida's coral reef
Florida's coral reef is the only tropical reef system in the continental U.S. and the third largest in the world. However, in one decade, the reef has lost nearly half its coral cover. Manuel Bojorquez reports on how citizen scientists are helping efforts to save the reef.
Jaywalking controversy
A sheriff's officer in Jacksonville, Florida, was caught on video threatening to take a black man to jail for jaywalking. The video has since gone viral. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud joins CBSN with the story.
Officer threatens jaywalking man
A sheriff's officer was caught on video threatening to take a man to jail after jaywalking in Florida. Devonte Shipman started recording on a cellphone shortly after the Jacksonville officer stopped him last week. Community activists believe it happened because Shipman was "walking while black." An internal review is underway. David Begnaud reports.
Jaywalking Facebook video
A viral video on Facebook shows a Jacksonville, Florida, police officer threatening to haul a young black man to jail after stopping him for jaywalking. Mireya Villarreal has more.
Tropical Storm Cindy
From Texas to Florida, Tropical Storm Cindy is threatening a 500-mile swath of the Gulf Coast. Rain from the storm has already made an impact there, bringing whipping winds, whitecaps and storm surge. David Begnaud reports.
Orlando shooting rampage
John Robert Neumann Jr. walked into the same company that fired him in April and went on a shooting rampage Monday morning near Orlando, Florida. He killed five people and then himself. Mark Strassmann reports.
Questions over dog flu vaccine
Florida health officials say they have confirmed at least a dozen cases of canine influenza. The number of cases is small, but some officials recommend pet owners have their dogs vaccinated. Some skeptics, however, say the alarm is overstated and drug companies will profit. Omar Villafranca reports.
Hurricane season begins
Hurricane season officially begins June 1 -- and it's expected to be an above-average year. CBS Miami chief meteorologist Craig Setzer joins CBSN for what to expect.
Children of Zika-positive moms
Florida's rainy season is ramping up, and so is the threat of mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. More than 5,000 people in the U.S. have reported having Zika since last year. Most people caught it overseas, but nearly all 224 locally-transmitted cases in 2016 happened in Florida. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Everglades in danger
Florida's Everglades are starting to be choked out by salt water. Nearly 20 years after lawmakers approved a restoration plan, the Florida legislature finally approved a key project that is now one step closer to bringing some freshwater back to the Everglades. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Missing Fla. woman
A joint FBI and Coast Guard investigation is underway into the disappearance of a Florida woman from a boat in the ocean, WPEC in West Palm Beach reports.
Python hunters in Florida
An invasion of Burmese python in the Florida Everglades is threatening the area's sprawling ecosystem. South Florida has hired 25 top hunters to capture and kill the snakes. Mark Strassmann gets a firsthand look at how the snake hunters are going high-tech.
Gator bites girl
An alligator bit a 10-year-old on the leg as she sat in shallow lake waters at a Florida park, authorities said.
Florida passes election bill that would make changes to mail voting
The bill would add voter ID requirements to mail voting and add limitations to the use of drop boxes.
4/23: Evening News
Busy week for Trump ahead of 100-day mark; Congress facing health care questions at town halls
Florida wildfires
More than 100 wildfires are burning across Florida, two weeks after the governor there declared a state of emergency. Roxana Saberi reports.
Who's Trump meeting with?
There are new questions about whom President Trump has been meeting with at Mar-a-Lago, his exclusive Florida club. Access at the resort is unparalleled, and just last weekend, two former presidents of Colombia quietly met with Mr. Trump. Margaret Brennan reports.
Manatees threatened by humans?
The Florida manatee, a state symbol once on the verge of extinction, has made a big comeback. Manatees were recently reclassified from endangered to a threatened species. However, some worry the enormous mammals will lose special protections they need to save them from their number one threat: people. Mark Strassman reports.
Pres. Trump latest
President Trump is in Florida amid rising tension at home and abroad. Thousands of protesters gathered to demand President Trump release his taxes. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett joins CBSN with the latest.
"Discipline box" lawsuit
A school in Jacksonville, Florida, is being accused of placing special-needs students in a so-called "discipline box" made partially of drywall, according to a lawsuit. CBS Miami's Eugene Ramirez has more.
15-foot python
A pair of snake wranglers in the Florida Everglades made quite the catch when they captured a 144-pound, 15-foot python. CBSN's DeMarco Morgan has more.
Manhunt for gunmen who shot cops
A manhunt is underway for the gunmen responsible for an ambush-style attack on two Florida police officers. Fellow Miami-Dade officers used a pickup truck overnight to rush the plain clothes officers to the hospital. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Videos released in Epstein files raise fresh questions about jail footage
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
Law enforcement ramps up New Year's security measures across the country
Recent memory serves as a sobering reminder of how critical it is for law enforcement and civilians to be vigilant as crowds gather to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Trump says National Guard is leaving Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland
"We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland," President Trump announced.
New Year's Eve celebrations kick off as 2026 arrives around the world
New Zealand and Australia were among the first to welcome 2026, but in Sydney and some other cities, the festivities are tinged by grief.
Transcript, video of Jack Smith's testimony on Trump cases released
Former special counsel Jack Smith testified for more than eight hours about the investigations and prosecutions of President Trump.
U.S. sanctions 4 firms, oil tankers with ties to Venezuela
The latest wave of sanctions targets oil traders and vessels that are helping prop up President Nicolás Maduro's regime, the Treasury Department said.
Body found in Texas identified as missing teen Camila Mendoza Olmos
The Bexar County medical examiner's office determined Camila Mendoza Olmos died by suicide.
HHS freezes all child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud allegations
The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations.
These national and regional retailers went out of business in 2025
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.