Miami Tesla driver arrested weeks after deadly scooter hit-and-run

WSVN 7News 7/15 7:29A Allyson Castillo

A 19-year-old Tesla driver was arrested Tuesday and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash after allegedly striking and killing a scooter rider last month, then fleeing on foot, according to an arrest affidavit. According to the...

Crews remove semi-truck that became stuck in Opa-locka sinkhole caused by water main break; driver...

WSVN 7News 7/15 6:52A Rubén Rosario

A semi-truck became stuck in Opa-locka when a water main rupture caused the ground beneath it to suddenly open up in the middle of the street. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the rupture in the area of Northwest 135th Street and 42nd Avenue,...

Man critical after stabbing near Tri-Rail station in Hialeah; woman detained and hospitalized

WSVN 7News 7/15 6:31A Sebastian Cuervo

A man was found stabbed near a Tri-Rail station in Hialeah, leafing officers to take a woman into custody, authorities said. Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputies responded to a call of a stabbing at 1125 East 25th St., just after 7:20 a.m. on...

Marc Anthony, Ricardo Montaner among artists performing at Kaseya Center concert to benefit victims...

WSVN 7News 7/15 5:53A Rubén Rosario

A star-studded benefit concert and national telethon to help the victims of Venezuela s back-to-back earthquakes is headed to downtown Miami. Unidos Por Venezuela, set to take place at the Kaseya Center on Sunday, Aug. 16, boasts a lineup that...

Michigan man charged in organized scheme involving stolen $116,000 watch in Miami

WSVN 7News 7/15 5:16A Allyson Castillo

A Michigan man is facing felony charges after Miami police say he sold a stolen $116,000 luxury watch to a local jewelry store using false documentation. According to the affidavit, the case began Sept. 30, 2024, when a victim in California...

BSO identifies Georgia woman found murdered in the Everglades 43 years ago; killer still unknown

WSVN 7News 7/15 5:14A Patrick Chalvire

More than four decades after a truck driver stumbled upon skeletal remains off U.S. 27 in the Everglades, the Broward Sheriff s Office has finally put a name to the victim but her killer remains at...

Hillsborough County graduate sets state record grade point average

WSVN 7News 7/15 4:49A Sebastian Cuervo

LUTZ, Fla. (WSVN) A recent high school graduate near Tampa has raised the bar. Vaibhav Bhaskar broke a state record as valedictorian when he graduated this spring from Steinbrenner High School in Lutz with an 11.99 weighted grade point average....

Firefighters rescue dog from burning apartment in Hollywood

WSVN 7News 7/15 1:46A Rubén Rosario

Crews came to a pet s rescue after a fire broke out inside an apartment in Hollywood. Hollywood Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze along the 300 block of Johnson Street, just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Cellphone video shows smoke...

17-year-old hospitalized after overnight shooting rocks neighborhood near Fort Lauderdale

WSVN 7News 7/15 12:24A Rubén Rosario

NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) Gunfire tore through a neighborhood near Fort Lauderdale overnight, sending a teen to the hospital and triggering a search for the person or people responsible, authorities said. 7News cameras captured a large...

Woman accused of stabbing man with scissors during Uber ride argument over drinking

WSVN 7News 7/14 9:35A Allyson Castillo

A woman was arrested early Tuesday after she allegedly stabbed a man with a pair of scissors during an Uber ride when he refused to let her drink beer inside the vehicle, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office. Lynn Marie Zamora, 32, was...

Car nearly slams into home in SW Miami-Dade; no injuries reported

WSVN 7News 7/14 9:14A Kevin Boulandier

A driver had a close call when they almost crashed into a home in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials responded to the 14400 block and Graves Drive, late Tuesday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the home, capturing the gray...

Lauderhill man faces 27 felony charges in child exploitation case

WSVN 7News 7/14 7:12A Allyson Castillo

A Lauderhill man was arrested Monday on 27 felony charges after an investigation found he allegedly solicited sexually explicit images and videos from six juvenile victims in multiple states, according to the Lauderhill Police Department. The...

Miramar man charged with sexually assaulting teen from foster care facility

WSVN 7News 7/14 6:23A Allyson Castillo

A Miramar man has been arrested on a warrant accusing him of traveling to meet a minor and engaging in unlawful sexual activity with a teenage girl from a foster care facility, authorities said. Jamie Zane Goldbourne, 25, was taken into custody...

Prostitution sting operation leads to 4 arrests at Miami-Dade massage businesses

WSVN 7News 7/14 5:27A Allyson Castillo

Four women were arrested after a Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office prostitution sting operation at two massage businesses in Doral and northeast Miami-Dade, authorities said. According to arrest reports, detectives with the Sheriff s Office Organized...

Missing Southwest Miami-Dade man found dead; death ruled apparent suicide

WSVN 7News 7/14 3:37A Litzy Grijalba

A 28-year-old man reported missing from Southwest Miami-Dade has been found dead, and detectives say his death appears to be a suicide. Michael-Anthony Leones Espino was last seen Sunday in the 14200 block of SW 161st Court at approximately 12:30...