Chelsea Jones

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mauricio Maldonado |Chelsea Jones

The Miami-Dade bus driver police said shot and killed two passengers early Sunday morning has not been taken into custody, according to authorities. Miami Gardens police said the shooting happened just before 3 a.m. on a Route 77 bus near 183rd Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue. According to investigators, the driver got into a verbal dispute with two male passengers before gunfire erupted. Both men were taken to the hospital, where they later died.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Chelsea Jones

A bill that would loosen child labor restrictions in Florida narrowly advanced in the state legislature Tuesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis signaling strong support for the measure as part of his broader immigration crackdown. The proposal would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work more than eight hours on school nights and up to 30 hours a week without mandated breaks. It would also permit 14- and 15-year-olds who are homeschooled, in virtual school, or already graduated to enter the workforce.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Chelsea Jones

A family is mourning and searching for answers after 24-year-old Michelle Salmeron Membreno was killed while waiting at a bus stop Saturday night. Salmeron Membreno, who aspired to be an accountant, was sitting on a bench when a Miami Police cruiser collided with another vehicle at the intersection of NW 47th Avenue and NW 7th Street. The impact sent the vehicles careening into the bus stop, injuring three people, including Salmeron Membreno and another woman, Juana Gutierrez.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Chelsea Jones

A crash involving a Miami Police cruiser and another vehicle on Saturday evening left one woman dead and another injured after the impact sent the police car careening into a bus stop, authorities said. The collision occurred at around 7:20 p.m. along Northwest 47th Avenue when a vehicle making a left turn struck the police cruiser. The impact propelled the cruiser into the bus stop, where it hit 23-year-old Michelle Membreno and Juana Gutierrez, according to witnesses.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Chelsea Jones

The Advocacy Network on Disabilities, which has been instrumental in supporting families in Miami-Dade County, has run out of money after vital federal funding from FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) was suspended. This delay in funding raises critical concerns about the future of families already on the brink of homelessness. Families in perilAt just two years old, Adrian Echazu's life took a dramatic turn when he was diagnosed with a rare condition.