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Before the Cuban Revolution scattered a generation of writers, producers and performers to new creative hubs across Latin America, the island was busy building the blueprint for what would become the modern telenovela. “The Telenovela Archives: Serialized Fiction in Cuba Before the Revolution,” an exhibit on display...

Authorities say a member of the Miami-based “Any Body Killer” (ABK) gang has been arrested for scamming an elderly Florida Keys man out of almost $20,000. Sheldon Adams Vandyke, 26, was taken into custody at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after returning from Belize on a warrant issued by the Monroe...

On Nov. 4, voters in Miami, Florida, approved Referendum 4, which amended the city charter and established lifetime term limits for the mayor and city commissioners. The vote was 79.1% to 20.9%. Before the measure, Miami mayors and city commissioners could serve two consecutive four-year terms and could run again...

A chaotic scene unfolded on the Rickenbacker Causeway over the weekend as an ATV driver collided with a police car during what authorities are describing as an illegal mass ride by dirt bike and ATV enthusiasts. WSVN reported that 28-year-old Jonny Maravilla, identified by police as the ATV driver, was part of a...

As Esha Dawkins celebrates Thanksgiving this week, she is even more appreciative than most years. She’s alive. That she’d still be around today was in grave doubt a year ago after she was shot in the neck while driving on Interstate 95 with her 5-year-old son in her Lexus SUV after leaving a Costco in North Miami on...

A man accused of going on a stealing spree spanning a year and targeting several stores in South Florida was arrested on Friday, authorities said. Lazaro Maury Cabrera-Calero, 36, was charged with third-degree grand theft and retail theft/prior conviction. Cabrera-Calero was previously arrested in connection to a...

University of Miami graduate student faces charges after officer suffers hairline fracture during boardwalk encounter.

A Miami woman was arrested Saturday night after she spit on a Key West police officer called to intervene in a dispute with a golf cart rental company, according to her arrest report. Then, after officers took her to Monroe County jail, a sheriff’s office detention deputy found a small...

Deputies say a dispute between two women turned violent inside the restaurant, leaving one hospitalized and the other in custody.

MIAMI (WSVN) - Body camera video obtained by 7News shows the arrest of a Miami Lakes lawyer who has been accused of knocking out an elderly Norwegian Cruise Line passenger during a hallway fight. “The detective already advised you at this moment you are under arrest,” an officer is heard...