1 dead after Brightline train strikes pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - One person is dead after a Brightline train struck a pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale early Sunday morning, according to Fort Lauderdale Police. The incident occurred near Northwest 7th Street and North Andrews Avenue. An investigation is currently ongoing. Copyright 2025 Sunbeam...
Miami Man Sentenced To Prison For Installing Card Skimmers On Grocery Store Payment Terminals...
Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson said today that a man from Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a plot to install card skimming devices on grocery store terminals in Alabama’s River Region. On February 25, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Yosniel Sotomayor...
You’ll Never Believe Florida Has a Tropical Rainforest Like This
Ready to step into a rainforest without leaving Miami? Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables wraps you in lush shade, misty air, and rare plants that feel straight out of a storybook. With butterflies floating past glasshouse windows and a tram that reveals hidden corners, every turn feels like a secret.
Protests erupt in Cuba as power outages persist
MIAMI — Social media video shows protests breaking out in Havana as thousands of people across Cuba remain without electricity amid the island’s energy crisis. Cuban government officials have blamed the conditions on what they describe as a U.S. fuel blockade affecting the island’s ability to secure oil.
Spring forward with free dozen doughnuts from Krispy Kreme on March 8
Wake up, doughnut lovers! If you’re losing an hour, you might as well gain a dozen — thanks to Krispy Kreme. When Daylight Saving Time steals an hour of sleep this weekend, the popular doughnut shop is ready with a sweet pick-me-up on March 9, 2026. It’s the...
Miami’s Last Real Dive Bars Battle The Wrecking Ball
Miami’s real-deal dive bars, the sticky floors, cheap beers and dim corner booths that have quietly stitched neighborhoods together for decades, are running out of room to breathe as glass towers and mixed-use projects creep onto their blocks. Longtime regulars say what is disappearing is not just late-night...
FHP trooper shoots woman after being stabbed during attack in Miami, officials say
According to FHP, at about 5:30 a.m., troopers responded to calls of a vehicle traveling the wrong way down State Road 836, near Northwest 107 Avenue.
Surveillance video captures armed subject shattering windows of employee cars at Pembroke Park restaurant
PEMBROKE PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A restaurant owner is hoping surveillance video will help authorities identify an individual who, he said, smashed several of his employees’ car windows. Surveillance video from outside of The Polo Bar & Grill shows a man who appears to be armed walking up to...
Hollywood Cop Killer’s Last-Ditch Bid To Undo Plea Shot Down In Broward Court
A Broward judge has shut down a last-minute effort by Jason Banegas to back out of the guilty plea he entered in the 2021 killing of Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino, keeping the case barreling toward a mandatory life sentence under Florida law. Judge Refuses To Let Banegas Walk Back...
Hollywood Family Friend Busted for Blowing Senior’s Savings at Casino, Police Say
A Hollywood woman is accused of quietly draining a longtime family friend’s savings, then feeding thousands of those dollars into slot machines at a neighborhood casino, according to police. Investigators say Kimberly Dawn Bukowski, 56, took more than $38,000 from the man while acting as his caregiver, with at least...
