Miami FL

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Three people from South Florida who were killed earlier this month in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike have now been identified. An arrest report for the suspect arrested in connection with the Aug. 12 crash identifies the victims as Herby Dufresne, Faniola Joseph and Rodrigue Dor. Joseph, 37,...

Miami Beach, FL – A Florida mother was recently arrested after her two young children were found living alone in squalor at her condominium on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. Authorities say the children, ages 5 and 9, were left unsupervised while the residence was in extremely poor condition.

A Miami-Dade police officer charged in the deaths of two innocent bystanders during a 2019 shootout at a busy intersection is in court Monday after requesting that his charges be dropped under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Broward Circuit Court Judge Ernest Kollra found that suspended officer Jose Mateo was...

MIAMI — Miami police arrested the accused gunman on Friday in an early-August murder at a food store in the city’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. Police said Keith Leebrooks Wilson, 33, of Coral Gables, shot and killed 30-year-old Robert Denardes Whittle Jr. at Ike’s Food Center, located at 3374 Douglas Road.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It’s been four agonizing years for the family of a 21-year-old father fatally shot outside of a South Beach restaurant while on vacation from out of state. By all accounts, Dustin Wakefield, of Castle Rock, Colorado, died a hero, shielding his 1-year-old son, Eli,...

Hallandale Beach Police announced Monday a $5,000 reward through Crime Stoppers for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot a well-known community cat with a blowgun dart earlier this month. Investigators say that on Aug. 12, a stray cat named "Hawkeye" was found with a dart...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Days after prosecutors dropped charges against a City of Miami Police detective, the 35-year-old is filing a lawsuit against the Broward State Attorney’s Office for what, he says, was an unwarranted arrest. Speaking to 7News alongside his attorney on Monday, Officer Guillermo Arteaga said this whole...

If pulling a sword from a stone were a mark of a great leader and warlord, there's no doubt the beefy Francis Suarez would be a standout option. But this is real life, and social media is roasting the Miami mayor for a post boasting about his physical prowess compared to a mayoral candidate for New York City.

Preliminary enrollment numbers suggest the Miami-Dade County Public School District has nearly 12,100 fewer students enrolled so far this year compared to last. Why it matters: Miami is already facing a budget deficit upwards of $50 million, officials have said, and a continued decline in enrollment will mean even...

Ask just about any chef or restaurant owner around Miami, and they’ll tell you that the summer of 2025 is one of the toughest they’ve seen in terms of luring diners. Not all of them, of course. There are restaurants that are still drawing crowds, like the hot-spot-of-the-moment Sunny’s Steakhouse in Little River or...