Miami man charged after allegedly attacking security guard with perfume bottle
MIAMI (WSVN) - A Miami man was arrested Sunday after police said he struck a security guard in the head with a perfume bottle during a confrontation outside a business near Little Havana. Jairo Antonio Osoriobenavides, 36, faces charges of aggravated battery and battery on a security officer. According to...
Miami woman charged in Medicare fraud scheme involving thousands of patients
MIAMI, Florida - A Miami woman has been indicted for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to obtain and sell confidential Medicare beneficiary information, according to the Department of Justice. Kenia Marrero, a 46-year-old resident of Miami, is accused of paying Joan Navarro Bruguet, a 51-year-old former employee of a Mi
Arrest made in murder of South Florida insurance executive in midst of whistleblower suit
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Authorities have made an arrest in the murder of a South Florida businessman. Arman Motiwalla, 37, of Plantation, was a successful insurance executive and father who worked at Synergy Insurance Affiliates LLC at 350 Camino Gardens Blvd. in Boca Raton. Detectives said Willie Byrd, 42,...
Residents alarmed by porch pirate caught on camera stealing package in Hollywood neighborhood
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents of a Hollywood neighborhood are concerned after, they say, cameras captured a crook stealing a package from someone’s home in broad daylight. The homeowner, who identified herself as Daisy, told 7News that while what was stolen wasn’t worth a lot of money, she’s concerned...
Man chasing ex with AR-15 in SUV fled troopers, was found at Belen Prep,...
A man who was following his ex-girlfriend with an AR-15 in his SUV and fled from troopers before crashing and fleeing on foot was later taken into custody on the grounds of a Catholic school in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Reshawd James Pond Jr., 24, of Opa-locka, is facing charges including...
Union High School mourns senior Olivia Belloso after accident with family in Florida
A tragic car accident in Florida claimed the life of 17-year-old Olivia Belloso from Union High School, leaving her community in mourning.
‘A wound that will never heal:’ Family of slain Doral woman, 2 girls releases...
DORAL, Fla. — The family of a 46-year-old Doral woman who was slain alongside her daughters in what police said was a murder-suicide carried out by the girls’ father released a statement this week to the media. “We are the family of Melanie Lauren Hyer — her mother...
Cuba earthquake shakes Miami, felt as far as Flagler County; buildings evacuated in Dade
Seismic activity from a 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Cuba on Monday afternoon reportedly swayed buildings in Miami and rattled the nerves of many in Florida, particularly in East Central Florida, at Disney World, and all the way up to Flagler County. Reports of a building shaking a 2307 SW 1st...
Video shows South Florida Uber driver carjacked by woman wielding his Yeti bottle, cops...
MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. — Newly-released video from a Miami Springs hotel shows a woman attacking an Uber driver with his own metal Yeti water bottle as she eventually carjacked him, authorities said. Authorities said the attack happened just before 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Sleep Inn at 105 Fairway...
5-year-old reunites with off-duty first responders who saved him from drowning
Five‑year‑old Tyler Nelson is back home and thriving after a near‑drowning scare over Memorial Day weekend — a moment his parents say they will never forget. Body camera video from a responding deputy shows off‑duty paramedics and nurses working urgently to revive the child on the pool deck of the Plunge Beach Resort.
