Fort Lauderdale FL

A man who was wounded in a 2020 shootout with a Miami Police officer is headed to prison after accepting a plea deal on Monday. Antranard Womble, 30, was sentenced to 15 years in prison under the plea deal. Womble had been arrested on attempted murder and other charges in...

A 60-year-old Lauderhill woman is at the center of a grim animal-cruelty case after two American Staffordshire terriers found living in filth at her home were later euthanized. The dogs were discovered in 2022, and what started as a welfare check has now landed in bond court as prosecutors review the file and felony charges move forward.

High-end luxury in the form of a five-story Rolex-branded jewelry store could be coming to Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Boulevard. The store, operated by Weston Jewelers, would rise at 1117 E. Las Olas Blvd., right along the Himmarshee Canal on the northwest corner of Las Olas and Southeast 12th Avenue. The 32,000-square-foot building would feature at least three floors...

TAMARAC, Fla. — A 27-year-old woman recently attacked a man who was working as an Uber Driver after he asked her to stop snorting cocaine in his car in Broward County, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies. The driver reported picking up a woman, who deputies later identified...

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A man is facing multiple charges after police said he damaged restaurant equipment and attacked employees during a disturbance at a Wendy’s in Miami Gardens. The suspect, 58-year-old, Andre Demetrius Hudson, was arrested following the incident April 26 at a Wendy’s along Northwest Second...

A licensed practical nurse based in Broward County gave up her license after a state complaint claimed she falsely documented monthly visits with a patient who was already dead. The patient, the Florida Department of Health complaint said, died before those three visits. Demetria Kemmerlin, whose official addresses are in Miramar and Tamarac, voluntarily relinquished the license she’d held since May 3, 2022. The...

The company confirmed the new restaurant would be opening at the Sawgrass Center near the Publix grocery store.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. — About four years ago, a police officer found two American Staffordshire terriers suffering in a house covered in feces in Lauderhill, records show. The dog owners, Angela Taylor and Mykel Jones, had abandoned both dogs in the house with fire damage along Northwest 54 Terrace, near 14 Place, according to police.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a New York man on Friday after they said they thwarted his attempt to steal a $500,000 Ferrari as part of a fraud scheme. Investigators said the arrest of Kimeridze Giorgi, 43, of Staten Island, New York, comes as...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two incidents of student-on-student fighting are currently under review by school officials, with consequences expected for those involved. Cellphone video provided to 7News shows a violent fight between two middle school students in a hallway at Dillard 6-12. One of the students is seen kicking...