Miami Beach FL

MIAMI — When Joy Harden steps in front of the Keys Gate High School band, baton in hand, she is in her element. Music is more than instruction for Harden — it is expression, escape and passion. That connection deepens when she plays the piccolo. “Honestly, you’re not...

On Christmas Day, the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park said it had taken in hundreds of sea animals evacuated from the now-shuttered Miami Seaquarium, including nurse sharks and a giant moray eel. Staff members moved quickly to prepare stable habitats and upgrade life-support systems so the newcomers could settle in...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A bicyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 95 in Miami Sunday. Miami Police Department officials stated that Miami PD responded to a traffic crash that involved a bicyclist hitting a car. The victim was transported by Miami Fire Rescue in critical condition to...

Five people were hospitalized in a shooting in downtown Fort Lauderdale early Sunday morning, police said. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. at the 300 block of Southwest Second Street, police said. When officers arrived, they found the victims, all adults, wounded by gunfire, said Sgt. David Soika, a Fort...

Two Hallandale Beach Police officers were injured during an altercation with a suspect on Sunday, officials said. The incident began when an officer responded to the 400 block of Northwest 7th Street for a crash report, Hallandale Beach Police officials said. A physical altercation ensued and more officers responded...

MIAMI — A new study from Miami marine experts has found that manta rays are creating moving ecosystems with other species.

There is a certain relief in finding the place everyone already agrees on, the one that makes your evening decide itself before you even park. Joe’s Stone Crab is that Florida legend where the line becomes part of the pregame story, not a hurdle to dread. Show up once...

A woman died in the hospital after she was shot in Little Havana late Saturday night, Miami Police said. Officers rushed to 1810 Southwest Third Court shortly before midnight after receiving reports of a shooting, said Officer Kiara Delva, a Miami Police spokeswoman. They found the woman with a gunshot wound, Delva...

A large alligator was spotted roaming through yards in a Westchester neighborhood near Southwest 99th Place and 11th Street. The sighting was captured on video, and resident Wilfredo Santana saw the gator through his security cameras. He told WSVN that he had never seen an alligator so close to his home in over 40...

A concerned passerby in Pembroke Pines, Florida, spotted a neglected dog near a school and immediately took action. The twelve-year-old dog, later named Clara, was in poor condition. She was emaciated, dehydrated, and covered in fleas and worms. Her eyes were swollen, and she was completely blind, struggling to walk...