Man Accused of Pointing Laser Beams at Airplanes Near MIA

NBCMiami.com (Local) 3/4 6:20P Willard Shepard

A South Florida man was arrested for allegedly pointing laser beams at aircraft near Miami International Airport -- dangerous behavior that aviation officials say can impair pilots and cause a plane to crash.

Toy Pirate Ship Makes Journey From Scotland to Miami

NBCMiami.com (Local) 3/4 6:08P Claudia DoCampo

South Florida resident Ellie Alvarez and her father Ulises tracked down a toy pirate ship Thursday that had been launched by a pair of brothers in Scotland. The brothers, Ollie and Harry Ferguson, began the project in 2017 when they released...

MDC North Campus Vaccination Site Turned Away Some People For Not Having Medical Exemption Form

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 4:05P Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Cars were lined up before dawn at Miami Dade College s North Campus with people eager to get their shot of a COVID-19 vaccine at the new FEMA-funded, state-run vaccination site. The busy morning of day two of the site s operation...

Miami Judge Grants Mexican Actor More Time to Prepare Defense Following Fatal Road Rage Incident

NBCMiami.com (Local) 3/4 3:45P Associated Press

A judge in Miami granted Pablo Lyle more time to prepare his defense after the Mexican actor was accused of punching an elderly man, who later died, during a road rage dispute.

Florida House Poised To Pass Business Liability Protections

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 3:40P Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The House moved one step closer Thursday to shielding businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19, teeing up for passage a bill that would give Florida businesses some of the broadest protections in the country. But...

How To Spot The Difference Between COVID & Allergy Symptoms

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 1:13P Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s the time of year when allergies kick up. Now some clinics say they are seeing a rise in patients confusing allergy symptoms with the coronavirus. “Allergy season did not go away cause of COVID,” said nurse practitioner...

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Calls for FBI Probe of State's Vaccine Distribution

NBCMiami.com (Local) 3/4 1:01P

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has joined Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in calling for federal officials to probe the DeSantis administration’s vaccine distribution programs. Fried spoke out following a report by the Miami...

Report Shows Longstanding Problems With Florida’s Unemployment System

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 11:21A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) Florida’s online unemployment system was never tested to meet the demands encountered during the coronavirus pandemic, and more than a dozen issues remained outstanding years after the system went live, according to a...

Rally Held To Protest Possible Reopening Of Homestead Migrant Facility

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 10:46A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) A rally was held Thursday morning to protest the possible reopening of the facility in Homestead that was once used to hold undocumented children. Immigration activists gathered outside the Homestead Detention Center both in...

Former Plantation Gym Owners Who Allegedly Refused To Enforce Masks At Center Facing Possible Jail...

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 10:30A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Two former Plantation gym owners who allegedly refused to enforce masks at their center are facing possible jail time. Mike and Jillian Carnevale were the former owners Fitness 1440. Both appeared before a judge Thursday as part...

‘I Was Physically Shaking! I Was So Excited’: Florida Man On Seeing Four Endangered Florida Panthers...

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 10:30A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) What a stroke of luck to get a glimpse of a Florida Panther in the wild, but how about seeing four more, all at the same time. “I physically was shaking! I was so excited,” said Ezra...

School Voucher Expansion Ready For Vote In Florida Senate

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 10:10A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) A sweeping proposal to combine Florida’s five major school-voucher programs into two and establish them as taxpayer-backed “education savings accounts” is now teed up for consideration by the full Senate. Under the...

Florida Senate Eyes Proposal On Police Drone Use

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 10:02A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) With some lawmakers expressing concerns about privacy rights, the Florida Senate could be poised to consider allowing law-enforcement agencies to use aerial drones to help with traffic management, collecting crime-scene...

‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic To Release Tell-All Memoir

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 9:42A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Joe Exotic is not holding back in his new tell-all memoir. You may remember, he rose to fame as the subject of Netflix’s popular documentary “Tiger King.” The former zoo-owner wrote the memoir as he serves a 22-year federal...

Florida Senate Ready To Weigh Online Sales Tax Plan

CBS Miami (News) 3/4 9:22A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) A proposal is ready to go before the Senate that could cut deeply into the state’s revenue shortfall by requiring many out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians. The Senate...