Miami delays multi-million dollar sale of Watson Island land to developers
The City of Miami's most valuable property asset has dodged a controversial sale — at least for a few more weeks. Watson Island, the site of Miami Children's Museum and Jungle Island in the middle of Biscayne Bay, has been at the heart of a contentious back-and-forth between developers looking to build luxury condos...
Coalition of South Florida parents, educators say new state law creates ‘shadow school system’
A coalition of parents, educators, and community leaders is protesting what it calls an "unfunded mandate" and the "unprecedented surge of 'Schools of Hope' charter operators" who seek to open programs inside hundreds of South Florida's public schools. The groups — including the United Teachers of Dade, NAACP...
Repeat violators among 13 illegal charters cited in Miami
(MIAMI) — Coast Guard Sector Miami law enforcement officers, along with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, terminated 13 illegal charter voyages last weekend on Biscayne Bay and Miami River. The operators of vessels The Round and Second Wind were reportedly violating active federal captain of the...
Death or mercy? Miami jury mulling fate of killer who strangled La Carreta waitress
The fate of the handyman who beat, stabbed and strangled a La Carreta waitress with a rice cooker cord — and was once on Florida’s Death Row for the slaying — is in the hands of a Miami jury. On Thursday, prosecutors and defense attorneys made their final arguments in the resentencing of Rafael Andres, a 61-year-old...
Man found guilty of kidnapping 6-year-old who fought him off in Miami
A man was found guilty Friday of kidnapping a 6-year-old girl who told police she was grabbed and slapped while playing outside her Miami apartment. Leonardo Venegas, 34, was also found guilty of child abuse after the jury deliberated for two hours. He was arrested in July 2023 and charged with kidnapping now...
Man was 3 times legal limit when he caused deadly wrong-way Palmetto Expressway crash,...
MEDLEY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a man on multiple felony charges Thursday after they said he was driving drunk at more than three times the legal limit when he caused a deadly wrong-way crash on the Palmetto Expressway over the summer, killing his passenger. The crash...
Boy celebrates 10th birthday with Miami firefighters who delivered him
MIAMI (WSVN) - It was no ordinary birthday celebration for a South Florida boy who got to reunite with the first responders who delivered him into this world a decade ago. 7News cameras on Friday captured I’zary Morris, joined by his mother and several City of Miami Fire Rescue firefighters as they sang him “Happy...
Star Burger Opening in Miami
“At Star Burger, our objective is to directly connect you, our valued customer, to our ranch-raised, sustainable beef.”
Ponzi Scheme that Took in Over $27 Million
A Florida man has pled guilty to his part in defrauding investors through a company called Peoples Equity Group, an investment company based in Miami, Florida, that operated from 2021 to 2024. According to information presented in court, 34 year old Dakota Smith of Miami Florida and his co-conspirator defrauded...
A piece of Cuban history is now in Miami: Firefighters receive pre-revolution ax symbolizing...
A historic Cuban firefighter’s ax becomes a symbol of freedom, unity, and gratitude in Miami-Dade. Miami has no shortage of powerful stories—between the pulse of Latin music in Miami, the vibrant color of a Little Havana art walk, and our community’s deep commitment to public service. But every so often, a moment...

















