Barbara Goleman principal gets special haircut after losing friendly wager with North Miami Beach...

WSVN 7News 8/26 5:45A Sebastian Cuervo

A South Florida principal made good on a bold bet. Sort of. The principals of North Miami Beach Senior High and Barbara Goleman Senior High went head-to-head, with a haircut bet riding on Thursday s football game. If North Miami Beach becomes an...

Community support pours in after thief swipes disabled senior pit bull’s $800 wheelchair from St....

WSVN 7News 8/26 4:23A Rubén Rosario

ST. CLOUD, Fla. (WSVN) Nobody puts Baby in a corner. A Central Florida rescue pup is getting some much needed help after someone stole her wheelchair. Baby, a disabled senior pit bull living at a rescue center in St. Cloud called The Pittie Party...

Search underway for 75-year-old man reported missing from Pinecrest

WSVN 7News 8/25 12:09P Jayme Berezdivin

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an elderly man who was reported missing from Pinecrest. According to the Pinecrest Police Department, 75-year-old Jorge Obieto was last seen on Tuesday at approximately 11:00 a.m. in the area of...

Couple caught on camera stealing tip jar, walking out of restaurant in Miami

WSVN 7News 8/25 10:46A Matthew Garcia

A couple was caught on camera stealing a tip jar from a restaurant in Miami. Surveillance video from the Tacos & Cantina La Potranca near Northeast 29th Street and Biscayne Boulevard shows a woman grabbing the jar and putting it inside her bag...

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites into orbit in Cape Canaveral

WSVN 7News 8/25 9:31A Kevin Boulandier

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) SpaceX had a successful launch in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday morning. It was the 100th Falcon 9 flight for 2026 and the record-breaking 37th mission for this rocket...

Fire crews contain waste management fire near Key West

WSVN 7News 8/25 9:25A Kevin Boulandier

Crews were able to get the upper hand on a waste management fire near Key West. Intense flames and heavy smoke was seen rising among the scrap metal area on Tuesday. Several fire crews responded and were able to get the blaze under control. No...

Nurse who helped save swimmer bitten by shark off Key West speaks out

WSVN 7News 8/25 7:42A Sebastian Cuervo

A good Samaritan is speaking out after he came to the rescue of a swimmer who became the victim of a shark attack off the Florida Keys. Speaking with 7News on Tuesday, retired Army veteran and registered nurse Christopher Green described the...

Pursuit of Jeep linked to felony ends when Fort Lauderdale officers use Grappler; 3 in custody after...

WSVN 7News 8/25 7:13A Rubén Rosario

An attempted traffic stop in Fort Lauderdale led to a pursuit that ended after officers used a high-tech tool to stop the fleeing vehicle in its tracks, leading to the arrest of three people, authorities said. According to Fort Lauderdale Police,...

24-year-old arrested after deputies find suspected fentanyl cocaine during Miami-Dade drug...

WSVN 7News 8/25 6:15A Allyson Castillo

A 24-year-old was arrested after deputies executing a search warrant said they found suspected fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs inside a home near a school. According to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies executed the search...

Fort Lauderdale woman reeling after fire destroys mobile home

WSVN 7News 8/25 5:44A Jayme Berezdivin

A Fort Lauderdale woman is reeling after a fire destroyed the mobile home where she lives with her grandson. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to multiple calls about the blaze along Northeast 63rd Court, off 10th Avenue, Tuesday...

Byron Donalds, GOP candidate for Florida governor, announces State Sen. Bryan Avila as running mate

WSVN 7News 8/25 5:16A Rubén Rosario

Byron Donalds, the Republican candidate vying to become Florida s next governor, has selected State Sen. Bryan Avila, a Cuban American from Hialeah, as his running mate. Donalds, 47, made the announcement at a news conference held at the Freedom...

21-year-old arrested after police say he posted threat targeting Miami Dade College

WSVN 7News 8/25 5:11A Allyson Castillo

A 21-year-old was arrested after police said he posted a threat on Instagram targeting Miami Dade College in Hialeah. According to a Hialeah Police arrest report, officers responded to the college at 1780 W 49th St. on Aug. 24 after receiving a...

BSO deputy punched and strangled fiancée at couple’s Miramar home, police say

WSVN 7News 8/25 12:42A Rubén Rosario

A Broward Sheriff s Office deputy surrendered to authorities after, police said, he attacked his fiancée. Isaiah John Romeo Williams turned himself in to BSO following the early morning Monday incident at the couple s Miramar home. According to...

Documents: Alabama State student from Fort Lauderdale, 21, charged with murder in strangling of...

WSVN 7News 8/24 11:57P Rubén Rosario

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WSVN) A South Florida man was charged with murder in the death of an Alabama State University student. Twenty-one-year-old Jalil Bivens, a sophomore from Fort Lauderdale, is accused of strangling the victim, identified as 20...

South Florida remembers Hurricane Andrew’s impact on its 34th anniversary

WSVN 7News 8/24 11:36A Kevin Boulandier

South Florida residents are remembering Hurricane Andrew as Monday marks its 34th anniversary. The category 5 storm made landfall across South Miami-Dade in Aug. 1992 with winds as high as 165 miles per hour. Most of the hurricane s damage...