Growing coral to restore the Florida Reef – CBS News Watch CBS News The warming ocean waters off the Florida coast have had a devastating impact on Florida’s coral reef. Manuel Bojorquez reports on how scientists now believe they have found at least one way to give the coral a fighting chance. Be the first … Read more
Miami — Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida’s coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and crossbreeding it. Warming ocean waters have had a devastating impact on the coral reefs of the Sunshine State. Efforts are underway to save the third-largest barrier reef system in the world, including the use of lab-grown corals and … Read more
Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in. On … Read more
From reality television, to the plot of “Bridgerton,” 2024 might very well be the year of the “throuple.” The polyamorous relationship involving three romantic partners, instead of the more conventional two, seems to be popping up everywhere. And a throuple is at the center of a murder investigated by “48 Hours” and correspondent Peter Van … Read more
In April 2018, in the sleepy Florida Gulf Coast town of Eastpoint, it appeared a killer had struck. “I received a call that a body was located .. off of Highway 98,” Lt. Ronnie Jones, from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, told “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant. Badly beaten and with no identification, the … Read more
Oct. 17, 2019, began as a normal day for Matthew Trussler and Melissa Turner. The couple went shopping at Home Depot and Publix, and then had lunch at the home they shared near Tampa, Florida. Hours later, Trussler was found dead by their pool. Turner said she frantically called 911 when she discovered Trussler’s lifeless … Read more
This story originally aired on Jan. 14. Melissa Turner called 911 saying she had discovered her fiancé Matthew Trussler lying unresponsive near their swimming pool in Riverview, Florida. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy later revealed he had died from stab wounds. It was Oct. 18, 2019, and Melissa initially told … Read more
Sneak peek: Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15? – CBS News Watch CBS News All new: Three people check into a Florida motel room. Only two walk out alive. “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, July 12 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more
Despite increased concerns about rising gun deaths among children, new research found that the number of teenagers who have handguns has gone up. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that Florida adolescent general handgun carrying increased by 65%, from 3.7% to 6.0%, from 2002 to 2022. Females, middle school-aged teens and white … Read more
A family of three was struck by lightning while under an umbrella at a beach in Florida’s Pinellas County, officials said Friday. St. Pete Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to the scene at 12:19 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief Adam Poirrer said. Multiple units from the fire rescue team and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded and … Read more