Miami Archdiocese gets permission to hold Mass inside Alligator Alcatraz, minister to detainees
The first Catholic Mass was celebrated at the controversial immigrant detention center in the remote Everglades on Saturday and Church officials are now permitted by state corrections officials to provide Catholic ministry and pastoral care moving forward, Archdiocese of Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said. “The...
ABC starts broadcasting with new affiliate in Miami
ABC programming will air on Channel 7 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market.
‘Call me Chucky’: Woman boasted on Instagram Live about stabbing at Miami 7-Eleven, cops...
MIAMI — A Houston woman is facing an attempted murder charge in South Florida after authorities accused her of stabbing another woman at a Miami gas station and then bragging about it and taunting the victim in social media posts and livestreams. Police said they arrested Shakia Travon Jenkins,...
Bahamian Man Living Illegally in United States Arrested After Months-Long Drug Operation
A Bahamian man living illegally in the United States has been arrested following a months-long undercover drug sting operation by the Coral Springs Police Department. According to CSPD investigation records, Leroy Bannister, 49, of Coral Springs, was taken into custody on July 30 after arriving at a prearranged...
A roach on the grape leaves, droppings on the dumplings: South Florida restaurants ordered...
Several South Florida restaurants were ordered shut last week by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and a few have been down this road before. At Sang’s Chinese Food in North Miami Beach, inspectors uncovered a disturbing scene of live and dead roaches, some crawling beneath the...
Mom arrested after 9 kids found living in ‘deplorable conditions’ in Miami Gardens: Cops
A mother has been arrested after her nine young children were found living in "deplorable conditions" inside their Miami Gardens home, police said. Ashley Lashay Jennings, 30, was arrested Friday on nine counts of child neglect with no great bodily harm, records showed. Police initially responded to the 17600 block...
Federal investigation of South Florida pill mill ring raises questions about state oversight
More than a decade ago, Florida legislators passed laws to regulate so-called pill mills that once dominated South Florida and fueled the opioid crisis across the country. The regulations slashed the number of pain clinics operating in the state. But a recent federal investigation into a South Florida opioid...
This Low-Key Diner In Florida Serves Up The Best Biscuits And Gravy You’ll Ever...
Sometimes paradise isn’t found in a swanky South Beach restaurant or a trendy Wynwood eatery—it’s hiding in plain sight on Miami’s Eastside, where comfort food reigns supreme and the biscuits will make you question every breakfast decision you’ve ever made. In a city known for...
Sunday Links: Tesla Ordered to Pay $243M in Fatal Florida Crash Involving Autopilot Software
A Miami jury found Tesla partly liable in a 2019 crash involving autopilot mode, awarding $243 million to the victims. The family of the pedestrian killed in the crash claimed Tesla buried key evidence. [Associated Press]. At Pacifica’s World Dog Surfing Championships, talented dogs of various breeds impressed...
Protesters outside MDAS shelter in Medley call for change and for county officials to...
MEDLEY, FLA. (WSVN) - Protesters came together in Medley to give a voice to the voiceless, as they called for change in Miami-Dade animal shelters following reports of dogs suffering from heat and deadly diseases while in the county’s care. 7News cameras captured demonstrators as they chanted and held...