No phones, no problem?: 5th graders experiment with 21-day digital detox
School is out for the summer– so kids are likely spending even more time with their phones, tablets and video games. But one group of South Florida students tried a unique experiment — they unplugged. Heather Walker shares their digital detox in tonight’s 7Spotlight. Inside KLA Academy...
Hialeah police cruiser overturns in two-vehicle crash, officials say
Images from Chopper 4 showed the police vehicle overturned outside the Villa Aida Adult Center, located at 20 W 6th Street.
Potential Turkey Point leak threatens Miami’s drinking water
A slow-moving plume of hypersaline, potentially radioactive water from Florida Power & Light's (FPL) Turkey Point nuclear plant near Homestead may be contaminating the Biscayne Aquifer. According to a Bloomberg report, this South Florida's primary source of drinking water. Located about 20 miles south of Miami, the...
Search Escalates for Missing Davie Man Battling Mental Health Issues
The search intensifies for Hunter Raymond Gutierrez, a 30-year-old man who disappeared from his Davie residence earlier this month, with local authorities and community members joining forces in an effort to locate him. According to NBC Miami, Gutierrez was last seen around midnight on June 1, near the 13800 block of...
Miami-Dade mayor was at World Cup party that broke up after Border agent arrived:...
The Coast Guard says it was a routine safety check with one Customs and Border Protection agent aboard the federal vessel.
Child saved from drowning in a pool by good samaritan in South Florida
A video shared by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue shows the moment a child almost drowned after slipping and going head first into a pool. The kid who was playing with his cousin around the pool, tried to get on top of an inflatable bed on the pool but ended up falling into the water.
Person’s body found floating in New River in Fort Lauderdale: Police
Police are investigating after a person's body was found floating in the New River in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Fort Lauderdale Police said officers responded to the river in the 400 block of Southeast 3rd Avenue around 3:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a body in the water. The body...
Man claims he shot ex-mother-in-law with a handmade gun in self-defense
A man accused of shooting his ex-mother-in-law in Miami Gardens was hoping to get placed on house arrest to wait for his trial at home. Bilal Ismail, 49, is facing attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting his ex-wife's mother in the hand and head. On Wednesday, Gary Florencio, a Miami...
Miami-Dade mayor warns ICE crackdown may have ‘chilling effect’ on World Cup | Opinion
Miami-Dade’s mayor is urging federal officials to focus immigration efforts on dangerous criminals, not law-abiding visitors, to ensure the success of global events. | Opinion
Joe Carollo Put a Literal Dog Park in a Resident’s Backyard
Over the last three years, Benjamin Augustyn had enjoyed observing the fruit trees behind his condominium building. He would sit at his kitchen table and admire the beautiful mango and coconut trees. "That's one thing that I liked," the Miami Dade College associate professor says. "It was just like this...
