The U.S. Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into Miami-Dade County's jail system, according to CBS4 news partner, the Miami Herald. The proble focuses on alleged force against inmates and a pattern of suicides at the two main

A nonprofit group and others are trying to raise $3.8 million to turn a closed camp in Chisago City into a state park.

One of the most dangerous sex offenders in Massachusetts is now behind bars. Daniel Moody, 46, had been on the run since failing to register on the state's sex offender list.

As Andy Roddick offered a congratulatory handshake at the net to Nikolay Davydenko, the stoic Russian erupted in laughter.  Beating Roddick felt that good. Roddick tried for an encore Friday night, but Davydenko stole the show, winning 7-6 (5),

New details have been released in the investigation of a firebombing of a child's bedroom on the Cape earlier this week. According to a Barnstable police report, there was drinking and a fight in the home hours before the attack.

A teenager was killed and his friend was seriously injured in a crash on Route 2A in Lexington late Friday night.

There were a few non-baseball related memories for fans at the Rogers Centre during Friday night's game between the Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.

When the clock struck 10:00 Friday night, hundreds of filmmakers got the green light to begin a tough task. They have just 24 hours to create an original short film.

A fire blocked part of the roadway ona stretch of University Avenuein St. PaulFriday night after a fire.

The defense team for Alfonso Rodriguez Junior has been given more timebut not more space to make its case to overturn his death penaltyconviction in the Dru Sjodin case.

Surf's up, and so are spirits at South Pointe Park Beach. Autistic children hit the waves for the very first time. The new program is a cooperation between the City of Miami Beach, and the Center for Autism and Related

An important witness was found in contempt of court Friday for refusing to testify in the preliminary hearing for Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV and three associates on charges that they kidnapped and tortured two women in

Burnsville Police were called to theEvent Center around 2 a.m. Saturday to find a22-year-old man in the parking lot.

Boston's Museum of Science has dubbed April "Earth Month" and in celebration of our planet, a new exhibit on climate change opened to the public Friday.

Clay Buchholz gave up four runs in five innings in his first start of the season, and the bullpen wasn't any better, as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Saturday.

Detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting Saturday morning in Cutler Ridge. According to investigators, officers on patrol saw a large crowd of approximately 300 people frantically dispersing from 220th Street and South Dixie Highway.  After police found one person

A sixteen-year-old boy, according to police, was shot dead by two men who were arguing with his mother at the front door. The City of Miami Gardens police on Saturday are looking for two suspects who drove off in a

Boston police are looking for help tracking down a missing man. He just immigrated to Massachusetts from Haiti and does not speak any English.

Rafael del Pino Siero, a U.S. citizen, was one of Fidel Castro's first friends at the University of Havana, and one of the first former allies Castro imprisoned after taking power in 1959. The Del Pino children got a measure

Justin Duchscherer allowed one run in five innings in his first start since 2003, helping the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night that was tempered by the right-hander leaving the game with biceps