Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.
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A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.
The lawsuit, in part, accuses corrections officials of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws by failing to make "reasonable accommodations" for elderly inmates and sick inmates.
CBS News Miami's Chelsea Jones spoke with with Sidney Holmes a year after his wrongful conviction was overturned.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail a second time on Wednesday and he will remain in federal custody at a Brooklyn detention center.
A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday.
A Marine accused of using a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building.
The Associated Press has learned that a former Venezuelan fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron.
A veteran prosecutor in Miami has quit after a judge found that state investigators manipulated witnesses by providing conjugal visits and other favors to jailhouse informants in exchange for their testimony in a high-profile death penalty case against a local gang leader.
As of Friday, at least 1,500 people have been displaced, at least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.
An aide to Alexei Navalny says the body of the Russian opposition leader has been handed over to his mother.
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South Florida rapper Kodak Black has been freed from jail after a federal judge sentenced him to time served for a probation violation, though a drug trafficking case from 2022 remains ongoing.
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The Tampa City Council has agreed to pay former prison inmate Robert DuBoise $14 million to compensate him for the decades he spent behind bars
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A little more than a year after calling on the National Guard to assist the state Department of Corrections, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is proposing to assign another 100 guard members to Florida prisons and buy dozens of now-leased trailers to house them and family members.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd.
For the first time, CBS News Miami hears from the judge who sentenced Tristin Murphy to state prison.
Donald Santini eluded authorities for nearly four decades. He was arrested in June and has been sentenced to 50 years in prison
A California business owner will spend a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father whose daughter was killed in a Florida school massacre.
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Police are investigating a triple shooting that injured three people Thursday night in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The deputies were standing off their department-issued motorcycles when the crash occurred.
A first-grade student at Comstock Elementary School in Allapattah was left with severe bruises after an after-school game of tug of war went awry.
The Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up FPL's request during a Dec. 3 meeting.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
Police are investigating a triple shooting that injured three people Thursday night in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The deputies were standing off their department-issued motorcycles when the crash occurred.
A first-grade student at Comstock Elementary School in Allapattah was left with severe bruises after an after-school game of tug of war went awry.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
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Rep. Susan Wild said there was "no consensus" on the issue and the committee agreed to reconvene on Dec. 5.
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The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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Brittany Brave knows one thing for certain: When she takes the stage, a Miami joke is inevitable.
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, have gathered for his funeral in England.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
Harry Potter fans anticipating the third attraction based on the popular book and movie franchise at Universal Orlando Resort learned that the fictional setting for the ride will be the British Ministry of Magic.
The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed scenes for a music video has been stripped of his duties.