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HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A major crackdown in Miami-Dade County brought together federal and local authorities to take aim at credit card skimmers. Authorities said surveillance video shows two crooks at work inside a grocery store. Investigators said one subject distracts a cashier while the other person installs a skim

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 41-year-old woman was arrested after police said she threatened to shoot an employee while stealing merchandise from an auto parts store in Opa-locka before fleeing with two other people. According to an arrest report, Opa-locka Police officers responded to an Advance Auto Parts st

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Hollywood Ocean Rescue lifeguard is being honored for his heroic actions after he helped save several members of his family during a water incident in Aruba. Lifeguard Marcelo Lorenzo was on vacation on Aug. 11 when he said a speedboat-towed tube crashed into an anchored...

As Floridians get ready to vote in November on an amendment to the state constitution that would substantially cut residential property taxes, Lauderhill Commissioner Melissa Dunn is making her own preparations. A preliminary analysis shows Dunn’s Fort Lauderdale-area city of about 75,000 people will lose $8 to $10 mil

MIAMI (WSVN) - Police are seeking the public’s help in searching for a missing woman from Miami. Miami Police said 61-year-old Caridad Garcia was last seen on Tuesday in the city’s Flagami area. She stands 5 feet tall and has black hair and brown eyes. It’s unclear what...

A scuffle that broke out at an explosive public meeting last week added to the growing list of controversies surrounding an embattled downtown agency and its chairman, Miami City Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela. What was supposed to be a straightforward meeting of Bayfront Park Management Trust with a single agenda it

After hammering out the details in recent weeks, the Miami-Dade school board agreed Wednesday on a contract for Rafael Villalobos to take the reins as superintendent of the district. Villalobos, who currently serves as South Region Superintendent , will be paid an annual salary of $385,000, according to a copy of the c

MIAMI LAKES, FLA. (WSVN) - It’s not everyday that one sees an alligator walking through a street in South Florida. Residents in Miami Lakes spotted a gator taking a stroll along Northwest 67th Avenue in Miami Lakes on Wednesday morning. Video posted to social media shows drivers passing by...

Record amounts of sargassum have washed ashore along Miami Beach, becoming a growing nuisance for residents, tourists and beach crews. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Miami is exploring whether the smelly seaweed could become a resource instead of a waste problem.

A man who admitted to killing his wife and setting the Miami home where her body was found on fire has been sentenced to life in prison. Marcus Sanchez pleaded guilty to murder and arson in connection with the August 2024 death of Jenny Miguel, a longtime City of Miami Police Department employee.