‘Nothing has worked’: Family says mental health struggles led to 75-year-old fatally shooting son

WSVN 7News 4/23 10:30A Matthew Garcia

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (WSVN) — A family is struggling to come to terms with a deadly shooting between a father and son in Palmetto Bay . According to family members who spoke with 7News, 47-year-old David Dylan McPeck struggled with mental illness....

West Broward brush fire battle enters 3rd day; blaze is 95% contained as 9,600 acres have been...

WSVN 7News 4/23 10:01A Sebastian Cuervo

A brush fire that s been burning for multiple days is finally dying down, as of Thursday afternoon. Crews have battled the flames that ignited near US 27 in West Broward since Tuesday. Over 9,600 acres have been scorched already. According to...

Key West man arrested for indecent exposure on boat in Stock Island

WSVN 7News 4/23 10:00A Steven Cejas

STOCK ISLAND, Fla (WSVN) A 60-year-old Key West man was arrested after deputies said he exposed himself and shouted crude language at two women on a boat in Boca Chica Bay, according to a sheriff’s office press release. Donald Brian Satchell was...

Man arrested for alleged sexual assault on 9-year-old girl in Hialeah motel

WSVN 7News 4/23 9:37A Steven Cejas

A 48-year-old man was arrested following a investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving a 9-year-old girl at a Hialeah motel. Police arrested Enrique Dominguez Wednesday and charged him with sexual battery on a minor and lewd and...

2 international graduate students go missing from USF campus in Tampa

WSVN 7News 4/23 8:38A Sebastian Cuervo

The search is on for two missing graduate students who went missing from Tampa. Concern has grown on the University of South Florida campus with two doctoral students missing. Zamil Limon and Nahida Barista, both from Bangladesh, haven t been...

Miami commissioners set to vote on Ultra Music Festival, $450M budget for public safety building...

WSVN 7News 4/23 7:46A Sebastian Cuervo

The future of a music festival and funding for much-needed renovations were on the agenda at Miami City Hall. City commissioners are set to vote Thursday on two important issues: whether Ultra Music Festival will remain at Bayfront Park for the...

Downtown Miami dispute turns violent as suspect fires multiple shots at victim

WSVN 7News 4/23 7:37A Allyson Castillo

A confrontation in downtown Miami escalated into gunfire when a man pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at a fleeing victim, police said. Dontae Wilkerson, 29, turned himself in to police days after the April 19 shooting and faces...

Jackson Memorial Hospital opens reimagined ER 2 years in the making

WSVN 7News 4/23 7:18A Sebastian Cuervo

A South Florida hospital is facilitating care with a brand-new emergency room. Jackson Memorial Hospital s new, reimagined emergency room began receiving patients on Thursday. The facility, which is the culmination of a two-year project, features...

Spirit Airlines close to a $500 million bailout from Trump administration

WSVN 7News 4/23 5:39A Rubén Rosario

(CNN) — Spirit Airlines is close to getting a $500 million bailout from the federal government, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The deal is expected to include the federal government taking a stake in the troubled airline,...

Punta Gorda restaurant stands by employee seen clobbered by customer with to-go bag

WSVN 7News 4/23 5:10A Rubén Rosario

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WSVN) Viral video of a fight pitting a server at a restaurant near Fort Myers against her customer has prompted the business to come to the employee s defense. The surveillance video captured the customer walking toward the...

Man in custody after argument leads to possible abduction, SWAT standoff at Ocean Drive condo

WSVN 7News 4/22 12:34A Rubén Rosario

A man was taken into custody following a late-night SWAT situation in the heart of South Beach s entertainment district. Cameras captured the man with his hands up SWAT officers with long guns took him into custody at a condominium building along...

Crews extinguish fire at apartment complex in Lauderhill; no injuries reported

WSVN 7News 4/21 11:18A Sebastian Cuervo

Fire crews extinguished a fire that broke out inside of an apartment complex in Lauderhill, Tuesday morning. Smoke could be seen rising near Northwest 11th Street and 31st Avenue. Officials say it took an aggressive approach to put out the blaze,...

BCPS employees criticize looming job cuts as commissioners weigh cost-cutting moves

WSVN 7News 4/21 11:05A Matthew Garcia

As Broward County Public School commissioners weigh thousands of potential job cuts to help the district save money, several employees argued the move would further hamper schools while sparing high-earning executives. Less than a week after...

19-year-old pilot OK after plane crashes during trip to Fort Lauderdale

WSVN 7News 4/21 11:00A Kevin Boulandier

A 19-year-old pilot walked away unharmed after the plane he was flying crashed near West Palm Beach. The plane landed upside down in the Hungryland Preserve in Martin County on Saturday. The young pilot said he was logging flight hours headed...

Miami-Dade renames street to honor Jimmy Ryce, abduction victim whose death led to child safety...

WSVN 7News 4/21 10:32A Litzy Grijalba

A street in Miami will soon be changed in hopes of keeping the memory of Jimmy Ryce alive. The Miami-Dade County Commission has voted to rename a portion of Southwest 162nd Avenue, from Southwest 232nd Street to Southwest 240th Street, as Jimmy...