MIAMI - By now, you've seen the lines of voters waiting to cast their ballot early in the November election. But have you stopped to think about the accommodations to help those with disabilities exercise their right to vote?They are not only in place, but you've likely seen them at polling places. At 41 years old Rafael Fernandez is a visually impaired voter. He said he hasn't missed an election."I wanna make sure that I am a part of the process and not the problem," Fernandez said. Born in Puerto Rico, Fernandez has had limited vision since birth. Moving to Miami...

MIAMI - CBS News Miami visited the Miami-Dade Police Headquarters to investigate how local authorities solve gun-related crimes, following a report from our sister station in Minneapolis about delays with the ATF's E-trace system. While the E-trace system has caused case delays elsewhere, Miami-Dade Police use advanced forensic science and a national database to develop investigative leads. CBS News Miami was given rare access to the department's forensic lab to see how their process works.The first room on our tour was the shooting lab, where firearms recovered from crime scenes are tested. The gun we saw was used as part...

MIAMI - Miami Police are asking for the public's help after they said an arsonist torched cars outside an Allapattah apartment building early Wednesday morning while residents were sleeping.Ring cam video captured flames outside the building at 2130 NW 31st St., where the cars were set on fire around 2:30 in the morning, forcing residents to leave the building due to the potential hazards. At the scene, there are striking images of three cars that were destroyed, leaving behind only burnt-out shells. A white SUV was also damaged. Eighty-two-year-old Walter Munoz showed his destroyed Toyota Corolla. On a fixed income, he and...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State university system leaders approved a bond refinancing plan on Wednesday tied to Miami rapper Pitbull’s name being added to a football stadium. The approval came several years after a contract Pitbull had with the state helped cost the job of a state tourism marketing official.

This year’s Halloween spirit was on full display as homes across Virginia Gardens transformed into eerie and creative showcases. We’re excited to announce the winners:. 3rd Place: Barbosa Family – 6339 NW 39th Terrace. Thank you to all who participated and helped make our village a Halloween...

The tenured head coach had a lot to say going after the win in the exhibition game against St. Leo.

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How to help special-needs kids adjust to the real world, once they transition out of high school, has always been challenging. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has a program which places those students into jobs, including various positions at Zoo Miami. On Tuesday, we saw Adrian preparing food for the animals,...

I am proud to vote for Kamala Harris, says Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert | Opinion.

For the past two decades Javier Torres has steadied himself on the high scaffolding of countless buildings to apply the paint jobs that protect them from South Florida’s harsh sun and soaking rains.

A man is facing nearly a dozen charges after police say he confessed to stealing mail from a number of businesses across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Marcos Antonio Nuviola-Rodriguez, 28, stood before a Miami-Dade County judge facing several counts of burglary, criminal mischief and petit theft before then being booked in Broward County on additional charges.

MIAMI - We are two weeks into stone crab season, and while many commercial fishermen were initially concerned that recent storms would wipe out the season, thankfully, that is not the case. In the middle of Biscayne Bay during stone crab season, you can find many boats like this one, with fishermen trying to make a living. Eighteen-year-old Ryan Sandow has been fishing for stone crabs with his father for more than seven years. "Tell us about the process. Sometimes we take the traps and move them around, and other times we just leave them in and out. Now, we...

MIAMI - Early in-person voting locations have been busy with the 2024 general election less than a week away. Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Christina White said the lines will get longer by the day as we count down to Election Day. "We've had 588,000 people vote already in Miami-Dade County," said White on Wednesday as the line at the county's election headquarters moved quickly. She said those wanting to vote in person should do so sooner rather than later. "I don't want to have any of our voters wait until Election Day to vote. We're really calling that the last day...

1. Miami - 8-0 overall, 4-0 conference. Phew. I am glad the FSU game is over and done with. I was more nervous than I should’ve been. I was fine with the performance. I’m even happier the team stayed healthy for such a physical matchup. The Canes haven’t shown anything to not be ranked first in the conference. They will be favored in their last four games, starting with a visit from former coach Manny Diaz and Duke this Saturday at noon on ABC.

It was one of Miami’s typical ugly election time displays: A group of campaign workers and activists heckling a candidate with the word “socialista” in front of an early voting locale. Except this time, the “angry mob” included State Rep. Alina Garcia, who is running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a developing area of low pressure in the Caribbean Sea, but the system is not currently a threat to the United States.

That they weren’t made at that facility was part of the problem.

A fire burned several cars and a home in Allapattah early Wednesday, in an incident police are investigating as arson. It happened at around 2 a.m. in the area of NW 20th Avenue and NW 31st Street. Four cars at the front of a residence caught on fire and three...

One city commissioner is seeking to invalidate the results of a referendum on the 1% sales tax.

The Miami area has more than a dozen islands. There’s Star Island, once home to Shaq. There’s La Gorce Island, preferred by Lil Wayne and Cher. Then there’s Billionaire Bunker. Since the man-made barrier island’s creation in the early 1900s, it’s been known as Indian Creek. But with a slew of new big-money buyers in the past decade—including Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Tom Brady, and other business titans and entertainers—the alliterative title has taken hold.