Miami Heat, 5000 Role Models host hundreds of students and officers for conference in Miami

WSVN 7News 3/18 8:03A Sebastian Cuervo

The Miami Heat teamed up with a South Florida organization to bring together an unforgettable experience for the future generation. NBA legend Glenn Rice and the 5000 Role Models Project brought together 700 students and over 100 officers from...

Annual Florida Keys Latin Festival to kick off in Key West

WSVN 7News 3/18 7:56A Sebastian Cuervo

Latin spice will make its way to the Florida Keys again over the weekend. The annual Florida Keys Latin Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday at Bayview Park in Key West. The two-day family friendly event will bring the flavors, ryhthms and...

School resource officer captures 6-foot alligator near Osceola County school

WSVN 7News 3/18 7:52A Sebastian Cuervo

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) A feisty gator was grabbed near a Central Florida school, but not before it put up a fight. Following a tip, a school resource officer captured the 6-and-a-half-foot-long alligator in a water culvert. The Osceola...

Passing truck pulling trailer clips Volusia County deputy’s car during traffic stop

WSVN 7News 3/18 7:48A Sebastian Cuervo

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) A Volusia County deputy had a close call during a traffic stop. As he walked back to his vehicle, a pickup truck pulling a trailer clipped the deputy s patrol car, early Tuesday morning. Give me a minute, I ll be back....

Man arrested for driving in reverse on busy road in Flagler County

WSVN 7News 3/18 7:42A Sebastian Cuervo

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) A man was arrested in Flagler County for driving in reverse. Deputies in Flagler County chased down the driver for going the wrong way on a busy road on Friday. Got multiple people calling on you driving in reverse, said...

2-year-old boy pulled from NE Miami-Dade pool reunites with family friend, first responders who...

WSVN 7News 3/18 7:35A Rubén Rosario

Weeks after he was pulled from a swimming pool in Northeast Miami-Dade and given life-saving CPR, a 2-year-old boy and his parents reunited with those who came to his rescue. Safe in his father s arms, Wednesday morning, Rafel reunited with the...

Man arrested in shooting that injured woman and pet in Pompano Beach home

WSVN 7News 3/18 3:32A Rubén Rosario

Authorities said they have arrested a man accused of shooting a woman and her pet inside her Pompano Beach home. According to the Broward Sheriff s Office, the incident happened at a home in the area of Northeast 19th Street and 25th Avenue,...

MDSO motorman injured in Miami crash may have been cut off by SUV, officials say

WSVN 7News 3/18 3:09A Rubén Rosario

A Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputy is on the road to recovery one day after a crash following a road encounter with an SUV in Miami sent him to the hospital. 7News cameras captured the moment when the injured deputy was wheeled into Jackson...

South Florida immigration advocates voice concerns over Haitian families potentially losing TPS

WSVN 7News 3/17 7:19A Sebastian Cuervo

Immigration advocates in South Florida held a briefing to voice their concerns for Haitian families at risk of losing temporary protected status, as children could face dangerous conditions and separation anxiety. Tuesday morning s discussion,...

Daytona Beach Police officer seen repeatedly punching handcuffed suspect in viral video relieved of...

WSVN 7News 3/17 6:56A Sebastian Cuervo

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) A Daytona Beach Police officer is accused of crossing the line with a handcuffed suspect and could face some consequences in court. Viral cellphone video captured the officer repeatedly punching that suspect, identified...

MLB, Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation host 100 children to teach baseball and life lessons

WSVN 7News 3/17 5:56A Sebastian Cuervo

A lucky group of children learned how to play ball, while learning life lessons in Miami, all from a former Major League Baseball pro. MLB and Derek Jeter s Turn 2 Foundation on Monday hosted 100 students from two South Florida schools, along...

Delays, cancellations linger at local airports due to stormy weather on East Coast, snarling travel...

WSVN 7News 3/17 5:22A Rubén Rosario

From tornadoes to snowstorms, extreme weather across the country has led to some big impacts on air travel, as passengers at South Florida airports find themselves forced to wait days to fly home. Late Tuesday morning, 7News cameras captured...

13-year-old girl reported missing from Margate found safe, police say

WSVN 7News 3/17 1:06A Rubén Rosario

Police said they have located a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing from Margate. Sanai Benjamin had been last seen along the 7700 block of Highlands Circle, at around 9:15 p.m. on Monday. Benjamin stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs...

Search underway for 91-year-old woman reported missing from Lauderhill

WSVN 7News 3/17 12:21A Rubén Rosario

Police seek the public s help in their search for an elderly woman who was reported missing from Lauderhill. According to Lauderhill Police, 91-year-old Mildred Hutchinson was last seen near Northwest 48th Court and 70th Avenue, at around 10 p.m....

2 displaced after apartment bursts into flames in Miami

WSVN 7News 3/16 6:24A Sebastian Cuervo

An apartment inferno in Miami left two people without a place to call home. Flames and smoke shot through the roof of a two-story building in the area of Northwest 29th Street and Eighth Avenue, Saturday night. It took firefighters around two...