Two more Smokey Bones restaurants close in South Florida. Only one remains in region.

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 9/16 1:00A Ron Hurtibise

South Florida lost two more chain restaurants last week. Just a few weeks after TGI Fridays closed after 40 years in Coral Springs, two Smokey Bones locations closed permanently as their corporate...

School board wants to stop WLRN management group from buying Palm Beach County radio station

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 9/15 1:11A David Lyons

In the wake of losing more than $3 million in federal and state funding, WLRN-FM, the venerable public radio station that serves a major chunk of Southeast Florida, launched one of its most critical fundraising drives last week. But while the...

Life after the Festival Marketplace: Where longtime vendors went, how they’re doing

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 9/14 1:00A Ron Hurtibise

Popular vendors who were forced to leave the Festival Marketplace indoor flea market want their regular shoppers to know that they are surviving, if not yet thriving, in new locations across Broward...

Redistricting push from DeSantis and Trump creates uncertainty for Florida congressional candidates

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 9/13 1:15A Anthony Man

Congressional candidates — from the long-time incumbents who seem entrenched in office to the long-shot challengers seeking to replace them — have been strategizing for months, sometimes years....

Father caught on video abusing 2-year-old in Sunny Isles Beach pleads guilty

NBCMiami.com (Local) 9/12 12:46P Christian Colón

A Sunny Isles Beach man accused of abusing his 2-year-old daughter has pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse.

Sunny Isles Beach man pleads guilty to child abuse for incident caught on video

CBS Miami (News) 9/12 9:38A Mauricio Maldonado

A man who was caught on surveillance video abusing his 2 -year-old daughter at a Sunny Isles Beach condo back in May has changed his plea to guilty. Andrei Sevastianov, 37, accused of aggravated child abuse, was sentenced to 90 days in the Dade...

Body pulled from water near Mercy Hospital in Miami, police say

WSVN 7News 9/12 4:44A Tynisa Senior

A body was removed from a waterway near a South Florida hospital, according to police. The City of Miami Police responded to reports around 8 a.m. Friday, regarding a body found in a canal near Mercy Hospital, located in the 3600 block of South...

No injuries reported after freight train collides with car in Fort Lauderdale

WSVN 7News 9/12 4:07A Tynisa Senior

No injuries were reported after a freight train collided with a car in Fort Lauderdale Thursday night. The incident happened just before 8:30p.m. Officials temporarily shut down the area near Northeast 17th Street and Southeast 17th Street as...

Death investigation underway after woman found dead at Cooper City Walmart

WSVN 7News 9/12 3:51A Tynisa Senior

A death investigation is underway after a woman s lifeless body was found at a Walmart in Cooper City. An emergency call referenced a woman found deceased at the Walmart located at 4700 South Flamingo Road, prompting a swift response from the...

Hunting permit applications opens for Florida’s first black bear hunt in decades

WSVN 7News 9/12 3:39A Tynisa Senior

For the first time in a decade, hunting permits applications for Florida s black bears are open. The licenses will be issued in a random drawing. They are being reintroduced after a unanimous vote by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

1 dead after three-vehicle crash in Hialeah

WSVN 7News 9/12 3:01A Tynisa Senior

Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash at Hialeah Drive and Lejeune Road. The crash happened just before 4:30a.m. Friday morning. According to Hialeah Police, one person was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was hurt. The...

1 dead, 1 hospitalized after fire tears through home in Cutler Bay

WSVN 7News 9/12 2:47A Tynisa Senior

One person has died and another is being treated at the hospital after a house erupted in flames in Cutler Bay. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were dispatched to the 9700 block of Montego Bay Drive in reference to a first alarm fire that ignited just...

Trial date for suspect in Florida State mass shooting has been postponed until next year

WSVN 7News 9/12 2:00A Tynisa Senior

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The trial of the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April has been postponed until next year. Phoenix Ikner , 21, faces two counts of...

Pregnant and postpartum women in Florida can now park in disabled spots for up to a year with pass

WSVN 7News 9/11 5:29A Kathleen Ditton

TAMPA, Florida ( WFTS ) If you re pregnant and are struggling to get around in the Florida heat, a new law has changed where you can park. “I think every woman is different, but I mean sometimes it s your feet are swollen [or] you have a high...

Police: Missing Hollywood girl found safe in New York; mother arrested

WSVN 7News 9/11 4:09A Kathleen Ditton

NEW YORK (WSVN) A 5-year-old girl reported missing in Hollywood has been found safe in New York with the help of the U.S. Marshals, police said Thursday. Detectives said Gianna Rodriguez was located with her mother, who has been taken into...