Fatal crane incident under investigation
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray and Ivan Taylor report live from Fort Lauderdale about the fatal crane incident.
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray and Ivan Taylor report live from Fort Lauderdale about the fatal crane incident.
Three people were hurt when scaffolding collapsed Thursday morning at a Fort Lauderdale construction site, authorities said.
Workplace safety regulators allege the carrier penalized employees who reported illnesses caused by toxic fumes.
Saying it is too early to determine whether pursuing the change would be "prudent," Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has told legislative leaders that it could take about nine years to move away from workplace regulation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican House leadership think this would be a way around the Biden administration's COVID rules for businesses.
Eulen America, the company hired by the major airlines to load and unload luggage from their planes as well as clean the aircrafts between flights, has been cited by the Department of Labor for numerous serious workplace violations at Miami International Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board has announced it will hold a meeting to discuss the cause of the FIU bridge collapse.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Florida landscaping company $16,000 after a worker died in 100-degree temperatures.
OSHA cited a South Florida utility company and a contractor after investigating the deaths of three workers in a manhole.
A firefighter who went in to save three workers who collapsed while working underground in Key Largo remains in critical condition in the hospital, his family says.
The Miami Seaquarium announced Monday that trainers will no longer be in the water during show performances with the killer whale.
SeaWorld's famous orca shows have changed drastically - forever. Trainers will not be allowed to swim with orcas during shows.
When trainers are working with killer whales, a physical barrier is required between the trainer and the animal for protection.
A construction worker died Monday morning after a beam struck him, Fort Lauderdale police reported.
Davie police have identified the man who died Monday afternoon after he fell into a wood chipper.
A man died Monday afternoon after authorities said he went all the way through a wood chipper.
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a regulatory safety finding against SeaWorld in the drowning of a trainer who was pulled under by a killer whale at the theme park.
SeaWorld questioned a director's contact with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week for the making of the documentary "Blackfish".
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigator is in deep waters after being called out by SeaWorld.
Around 3:30 on Monday afternoon, four workers cleaning and inspecting the bridges along the New River below I-95 were on a suspended scaffolding when it suddenly gave way.
Amid criticism of SeaWorld after the release of a controversial documentary critical of animal captivity, the family of a SeaWorld trainer who died in 2010 when a killer whale pulled her into the water responded Tuesday, saying the woman killed would never have worked there for 15 years if she thought the whales were treated badly.
A construction worker is fighting for his life Sunday after suffering a head injury while working at a Miami condo project.
Florida marine theme park SeaWorld Orlando is appealing a federal ruling that prevents its trainers from getting into the water with killer whales during performances.
A high-rise, oceanfront condo in Sunny Isles took a hit Tuesday from a construction drilling rig.
Construction at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport turned dangerous when several 125-foot structural beams collapsed.
Authorities are investigating what may have started a house fire in Miami Gardens on Wednesday afternoon.
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DeSantis held a press event at the University of Florida, where he and UF President Ben Sasse touted the school's commencement ceremonies going off without interruption amid a wave of recent pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Nearly $1 million worth of cocaine was found by a beachgoer washed up along the Florida Keys.
A teen now faces charges after a school fight.
Authorities are investigating what may have started a house fire in Miami Gardens on Wednesday afternoon.
DeSantis held a press event at the University of Florida, where he and UF President Ben Sasse touted the school's commencement ceremonies going off without interruption amid a wave of recent pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Nearly $1 million worth of cocaine was found by a beachgoer washed up along the Florida Keys.
After docking in Fort Lauderdale for over three decades, South Florida's Fleet Week is setting a course for Miami this year.
A teen now faces charges after a school fight.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Stormy Daniels was called to the witness stand to testify at former President Donald Trump's trial in New York on Tuesday.
The start date for former President Trump's classified documents trial was originally scheduled for May 20.
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The "celebration of life service" will be held Saturday at Miami Lakes United Church of Christ
Prosecutors are continuing to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, where jurors heard from a former Trump Organization executive.
Lauren Pastrana and her guest discuss the options currently being discussed, possible solutions and how all this might impact students, their teachers and their parents.
Lauren Pastrana does a deep dive with perspective from leaders of local Jewish and Muslim groups for their take and perspective on the protests, the fallout and the fear and threats they are creating.
Jim DeFede catches up with State Senator Lauren Book to talk about the looming six-week abortion ban while she is making her annual walk across Florida to bring attention to child sexual exploitation.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede devotes the bulk of this week's program to Florida's six-week abortion ban, which takes effect in a few days.
Jim DeFede talks to former state senator Jeff Brandes, who runs the Florida Policy Project, which has been exploring solutions that include the role of vouchers and something called "upzoning."
Hormel Foods says potentially contaminated products were shipped to Publix and Dollar Tree distribution warehouses.
The Texas dairy worker infected by H5N1 "did not disclose the name of their workplace," frustrating investigators.
Actress Halle Berry joined with a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
The stars came out for the the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. See some of the most eye-catching outfits of the night.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake have each released several ruthless diss tracks against each other, with Kendrick alleging Drake has a secret daughter and making other disturbing accusations.
'Bob Hearts Abishola', the acclaimed comedy, is signing off after its fifth season on CBS.
Bernard Hill died Sunday at 79. The actor was known for his roles in "Lord of the Rings" and "Titanic."
Madonna put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning a stretch of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor.