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Thousands of Miami-Dade FPL customers will soon be able to monitor just how much electricity they use on a daily basis thanks to a 'smart' meter. As part of the Obama administration's goal to have cleaner and more efficient electrical grids in the future, they've granted Florida Power & Light $200 million in stimulus funds to move ahead with their Energy Smart Florida project. Full Story »

As the House version of the health care bill was making its way through parliamentary procedures on Saturday, a strange scene unfolded between a group of female Democratic members and some GOP members. Representative Tom Price (R-Ga.) repeatedly shouted "I object!" as the female Democratic members offered items for unanimous consent. This cause a contentious few minutes and angered Democratic ... Full Story »

The Miami-Dade County Health Department will be offering two H1N1 vaccination sites on Wednesday and the vaccines are free. Full Story »

As of 10 a.m. Ida has lost all tropical characteristics and watches and warnings for the Gulf Coast have been dropped. Ida is now an extratropical storm with maximum winds near 35 mph. Winds will continue to diminish throughout the day and tonight. Full Story »

For most of us, the holidays are a time of joy celebrated with family and friends, but for thousands in our community, it is a time of struggle and disappointment. But you can help through the Neighbors 4 Neighbors Adopt-A-Family 4 The Holidays program which officially kicks off Tuesday night. Full Story »

Miami-Dade police are asking for the public's help in finding a driver who struck and killed a man on a bicycle Monday night and then took off. The man's family said they became concerned when he didn't return from work so they went out to look for him. The found his body on the side of the road on SW 157th Avenue near 153nd Street. Full Story »

A Coral Springs Jewish community center will begin cleaning up the messages of hate that were spray painted on the walls of the center in a children's playground. Full Story »

Three of the five teenagers accused of setting 15-year-old Michael Brewer on fire last month will be charged as adults and have since been moved from the juvenile detention center to BSO's Main Jail in Ft. Lauderdale. The State Attorney's office announced Monday that Denver Jarvis and Matthew Bent, both 15, and Jesus Mendez, 16, were each charged with the first-degree felony count of attempted ... Full Story »

The recession, unemployment, benefit cuts; we're all dealing with it but if taking care of your eyes has taken a backseat due to the cost, there is a South Florida optometrist who is trying to help. Modeled after the government's cash for clunkers program, Hollywood Eyes on Harrison Street is offering cash for your old glasses. Full Story »

Federal agents spent hours Monday seizing the property of a prominent South Florida attorney who is at the center of a federal fraud investigation. Agents descended on the posh home of embattled attorney Scott Rothstein on Isla Bahia Drive in Fort Lauderdale. Among the items seized: a fire engine red 2006 Ferrari Spider convertible, according to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald. Other pricey ... Full Story »

Prosecutors released witness statements, surveillance video and even the taped confession of 17-year-old Andy Rodriguez, accused of stabbing a teenager to death at Coral Gables High in September. Full Story »

House lawmakers narrowly served up a $1.2 trillion overhaul of U.S. health care reform over the weekend. The Senate almost certainly won't go along with the blueprint without huge changes—more on that in a moment. You'd think, given the historic label House Democrats gave to the vote, that more Americans would understand exactly how it will impact their lives and how much it will cost. Think ... Full Story »

Father David Dueppen said when he learned the former exotic dancer he had been carrying on an affair with was pregnant, he was "nervous and excited." Dueppen's comments came during a videotaped deposition taken last week as part of the ongoing custody struggle. They mark the first public comments made by Catholic priest since his affair with Beatrice Hernandez became public in August. Full Story »

As of 9 p.m. Tropical Storm Ida was approaching the northern gulf coast of Florida. It was positioned about 100 miles south-southwest of Mobile, Alabama. Tropical storm warnings extending from Grand Isle, Louisiana east to the Aucilla River in Florida. Full Story »

The State of Florida is looking for help finding something you'd think would be hard to lose; approximately 18,000 buildings, owned by the taxpayers of Florida, that state officials can't quite put their fingers on. What's more, state officials say they don't have the people to hunt them down, so they want to use tax money to hire an outside company to find each building Florida has misplaced. Full Story »

A Coral Springs Jewish community center became the target of vandals who used graffiti to spread a message of hate. When employees of the Soref Jewish Community Center, at 5601 Coral Ridge Drive, arrived to work Monday morning, they spotted the hate-filled messages scrawled on the walls. Full Story »

In the 1980s Miami was often seen as a 'wild and dangerous' place to those who only heard about the city through its reputation.  During that decade, Mitch Kaplan opened a bookstore and decided that he wanted to show off the literate Miami he knew existed, but he just wasn't sure the best way to do it. That's when he got a well timed phone call from a friend. Full Story »

NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor couldn't dance his way out of a ticket over the weekend after he reportedly left the scene of an accident in Hialeah. Taylor, who played for the New York Giants and appeared on the eighth season of TV's "Dancing with the Stars," was involved in an accident Sunday around 6:35 p.m. while heading north on the Palmetto Expressway. Full Story »

Sometimes, one exceptional encounter can change the entire course of a person's life. That's the case for one South Florida family; it wasn't a meeting with a person, however, but a very special dolphin. Now similar encounters are impacting thousands of children each year. Full Story »

A major stroller manufacturer is set to make a massive recall Tuesday over concerns that children can have their fingertips sliced in a hinge. Maclaren will recall all strollers dating back to 1999 - one million in total - a source tells the New York Daily News. Full Story »

Royal Caribbean officials announced that due to bad weather the world's largest cruise ship – Oasis of the Seas – will dock at a Fort Lauderdale port two days later than scheduled. The cruise will arrive at Port Everglades at 9 a.m. the morning of Friday, Nov. 13th. Full Story »

A Dania Beach Fire Rescue vehicle needed a little rescuing of its own Monday after a tire flew off it while responding to a call. The crew in the vehicle was heading east on Griffin Road around 10 a.m. in response to an emergency call when a front tire flew off the vehicle in the 23 hundred block and slammed into the window of an office building. Full Story »

Members of the National Transportation Safety Board and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue were back at the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in the Everglades Sunday night.  The pilot of the plane, whose name has not been released, was killed. Full Story »

Most South Floridians who owe more than their homes are worth already know they're not alone. But a new report shows that 46 percent of South Florida homeowners are "underwater" which translates into a homeowner owing more on a mortgage than the home's value. Full Story »

North Miami police are asking for the public's help in finding three masked men who robbed a jewelry store at a North Miami flea market over the weekend. During the robbery, one of the masked men fired at the market owner who shot back. In the exchange a bystander, identified as 29-year-old Reginald Horenstein, was hit. Full Story »