Miami Beach is celebrating a "low homeless count." That sounds like progress. It isn't. A point-in-time count is exactly what ...

There are many reasons why someone may prefer the street to a shelter bed. But shelters still serve a crucial role in ...

There’s been a major reduction in Miami Beach’s homeless population over the last few years — and the city has been using ...

An estimated 66,000-plus county residents are part of Miami-Dade’s “hidden homeless,” according to an analysis of U.S. Census data conducted exclusively for the Miami Herald by Molly Richard, an ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...

Diana Olivo emerged from the bathroom, pushing strands of curly black hair from in front of her face. It was nearly noon on a recent Wednesday, and she had dark bags under her eyes. She had slept ...

The names of 172 people who died in the last year — while experiencing homelessness in Miami-Dade — were read aloud during a somber and solemn vigil Friday morning in downtown Miami. The reading of ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - As temperatures decreased across South Florida, homeless organizations have stepped up and shared supplies to those most affected by the cold snap in multiple locations.

A homeless man is facing charges after Miami Beach police say he set a small fire inside the lobby of the Miami Beach Police Department while trying to escape the cold. Police say the incident ...

MIAMI — Ahead of the cold snap, volunteers with The Homeless Voice rolled up to the downtown Fort Lauderdale bus station with an ambulance packed full of supplies, ready to help people living on the ...