Warehoused: Life & Death of Tristin Murphy
Warehoused: Life & Death of Tristin Murphy
Warehoused gets attention from lawmakers
CBS News Miami's documentary, Warehoused, getting attention from Tallahassee lawmakers.
Judge speaks out on Tristin Murphy case
The judge who sentenced a 37-year-old man to prison on a littering charge – two months before he killed himself with a chainsaw on a work detail at a state prison – is urging the Florida Legislature to take action to address the growing crisis of needlessly placing people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system.
Warehoused: Judge who sentenced Tristin Murphy speaks out
We're hearing for the first time from the judge who sentenced Tristin Murphy to state prison for rolling his pickup truck into a pond next to the Charlotte County Jail. Two months after that sentencing, Tristin killed himself on a prison work detail.
Editorial calls for changes in light of CBS News Miami documentary
The Miami Herald editorial board is calling for changes regarding our documentary on the criminal justice system and those in need of treatment for the mentally ill.
WAREHOUSED: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy
An hourlong documentary exploring the treatment of the mentally ill in Florida's criminal justice system.
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Rumors of 'shadow aliens' at Bayside Marketplace go viral
Police say a brawl among teenagers was the cause of the chaos; however, social media users say it was something much more... extraterrestrial.
South Florida woman honors mom's memory by sending her ashes to space
A South Florida woman's dying wish was for her ashes to be set free, so her daughter came up with something out of this world. She's sending her ashes to space.
1-year-old child in critical condition after being pulled from pool in Little Haiti
A young toddler was hospitalized after being pulled from the pool Friday of a home in Miami-Dade
Supreme Court agrees to hear Colorado case over Trump's 2024 ballot eligibility
Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court review a landmark decision in a case from Colorado finding he should be kept off the state's primary ballot.
Tamarac assistance program helps first-time homebuyers
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U.S. Supreme Court to discuss social media law
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.
Florida tourism numbers dip in second quarter
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Gov. DeSantis: State has 'moved on' amid Disney fight
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools to offer new, free food options
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Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children's book about male penguins
Months after access to a popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida's so-called Don't Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Colorado case over Trump's 2024 ballot eligibility
Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court review a landmark decision in a case from Colorado finding he should be kept off the state's primary ballot.
Trump should be barred from New York real estate industry, New York AG says
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Proposal would lower gun buying age in Florida
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Biden focuses on Trump in speech near Valley Forge: "Democracy is on the ballot"
The president is arguing, in a speech near Valley Forge, that the former president and current GOP front-runner is a threat to democracy.
BPA, phthalates "widespread" in supermarket foods, CR report finds
Among the supermarket foods tested, Annie's Organic Cheesy Ravioli, Del Monte sliced peaches and Chicken of the Sea pink salmon, had the most phthalates per nanogram.
Facing South Florida
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Jim DeFede focused on staffing concerns in Florida with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Facing South Florida for Dec. 10: One-on-One with Rep. Jared Moskowitz
Jim DeFede and the congressman go one-on-one on a variety of topics.
Facing South Florida for Dec. 3: The Florida HOA Crisis
We devote the entire half hour to the HOA crisis in South Florida and elsewhere in the state.