Florida

U.S. 11/18/20, 19:43

Left-wing billionaires George Soros and Michael Bloomberg have just begun their investment career in Georgia's runoff election by seeking to support Democratic candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Georgia's decisive elections will determine which party controls the Senate next year.  The Black PAC, a capital fund financed by leftist millionaires, aims ...

U.S. 11/18/20, 18:59

A two-year investigation in Florida concluded with nearly 180 arrests that were part of an extensive child sex trafficking network. The Tallahassee Police Department announced Tuesday, Nov. 18, that Operation Stolen Innocence began in November 2018 when they followed the steps of the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. Department Chief Lawrence ...

2020 Campaign 11/03/20, 21:20

President Donald Trump has won the presidential contest in the battleground state Florida, the Trump campaign announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The victory lays claim to the state's 29 electoral votes. President @realDonaldTrump wins #Florida! Source: @DecisionDeskHQ pic.twitter.com/JgxwA42flr — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) November 4, 2020 The president also claims victories in ...

News 07/25/20, 11:21

Recent research on the CCP Virus (COVID-19) in Florida has revealed a lack of consistency among deaths counted, as many of these recorded deaths were caused by other health conditions. According to several reports from a Palm Beach County coroner's office accessed by CBS 12 News, there were about eight different ...

Politics 03/10/20, 04:20

President Donald Trump did not mind interacting with supporters after he arrived in Florida on Monday, March 9, despite fears of the coronavirus outbreak. The president landed in Orlando and approached a fence line to shake hands with a group of supporters before leaving the airport to attend a fundraiser, a ...

U.S. 02/06/20, 07:24

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock was fatally shot on Interstate 95 near Stuart on Wednesday morning, Feb. 5. Family and multiple law enforcement agencies are mourning his loss according to CBS 12. Bullock, a 19-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol, was shot at about 11:30 a.m. near mile marker ...

Trending 01/28/20, 05:58

Academic standards that help prepare students for the real world will undergo major changes if an official, who is responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the state executive branch, has his way. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed the Sunshine State will revamp Common Core standards for English language, arts, ...

U.S. 12/25/19, 11:12

Who needs a sleigh when you've got a surf board? Some 600 surfers dressed as Santa chose surfboards instead of sleighs on Tuesday during an annual Christmas Eve surfing fundraiser in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Almost 10,000 spectators also turned out for the 10th Annual Surfing Santas event along Florida's Space Coast. Thousands turned ...

2020 Campaign 12/25/19, 04:29

An official responsible for ensuring the majority party supports the passage of legislation through the House of Representatives will be removed from her post twice, the president predicted on Dec. 24. Donald Trump believes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic Party is doing such a "tremendous disservice to the country" ...

U.S. 12/25/19, 03:20

President Trump said Merry Christmas to military: Members of the nation's armed forces were commended on Dec. 24, by the president for their sacrifice, allowing fellow Americans to safely celebrate the festive season. Donald Trump thanked several people currently serving the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force for their service and ...

U.S. 12/17/19, 03:10

Students will be tested on U.S. citizenship studies before graduating from high school as part of new changes introduced on Dec. 10. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has instructed Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to encourage all high school seniors to take a voluntary test in civics as part of their history ...

Inspired Stories 12/13/19, 08:55

Four years ago, at a hospital in Florida, McKinley, Chloe, Ava, and Lauren were all in cancer treatment. The quartet relied on each other to complete the arduous process, and one day in 2018 they met as cancer survivors for a photoshoot. The girls, all aged 4 to 5, take a ...

Inspired Stories 12/13/19, 07:54

The story of a Florida woman inadvertently getting a little too emotional with a stranger has the internet in stitches. Mary Katherine Backstrom is a parenting author and blogger whose forthcoming book "Mom Babble" is described as “the messy truth about motherhood,” and apparently has a knack for stories, like the ...

U.S. 12/06/19, 10:41

An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom at the Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday morning, the Florida governor said, an attack that left three dead in addition to the assailant. The assault, which left eight others injured, was the second at a U.S. Navy base this ...

U.S. 11/27/19, 05:30

President Donald Trump stopped his speech for some minutes during his campaign rally in Florida on Tuesday, Nov. 26, to instruct doctors and firefighters to assist a person in the crowd in need of help at the BB&T Center.  While President Trump was speaking about how his administration is fighting against ...

U.S. 11/27/19, 04:58

President Trump owned Florida on Tuesday night, Nov. 26, at what was dubbed by his campaign re-election as his "homecoming rally." Having made Mar-a-Lago his official residence, the president sparked the beginning of his Thanksgiving holiday with a rally at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Not happy with the treatment ...

Politics 11/19/19, 02:21

President Donald Trump will return to Florida for a “homecoming rally” next week, the president said Monday, Nov. 18, in a tweet to announce his campaign rally. The rally will be held on Nov. 26, in Sunrise in Broward County. The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at the ...

New York 11/07/19, 13:44

A Norway spruce that years ago was displayed on its owner's coffee table will soon rise in a much grander setting: the middle of Rockefeller Center. Carol Schultz bought the sapling for the 1959 Christmas season. After displaying it in her home in the village of Florida, New York, she planted ...

U.S. 10/24/19, 18:42

On Oct. 21, a Florida boy found sleeping in the middle of the night in front of a grocery store told police that he was scared of going home because he no longer wanted to be hit. The 13-year-old boy told police that he was regularly abused by Melanie Guy, also ...

U.S. 10/21/19, 17:45

President Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday his job is to run the country and he should not have to deal with issues meant to disrupt him. President Trump spoke with reporters at the White House on Oct. 21, and expressed his feelings over recent criticisms aimed at ...