Make-A-Wish Southern Florida grants wish to help 7-year-old boy swim with dolphins in Florida Keys

WSVN 7News 7/25 2:26A Jayme Berezdivin

FLORIDA KEYS, FLA. (WSVN) – A special wish granted by Make-A-Wish Southern Florida made waves in the Florida Keys. Seven-year-old Jhmael Jackson, who has a rare neurological disorder, received a special opportunity to meet and swim with dolphins...

Cape Coral police search for new clues after finding remains of woman missing for over 40 years

WSVN 7News 7/25 2:13A Jayme Berezdivin

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WSVN) – Over 40 years after Rose Gayhart vanished without a trace in Coral Springs, Florida investigators are searching for new clues after identifying her remains. Investigators were left with many questions in 2013 while trying...

Elderly woman killed, 4 hospitalized after 4-vehicle crash in North Miami Beach

WSVN 7News 7/24 5:33A Sebastian Cuervo

A bad crash in North Miami Beach left an elderly woman dead and sent four other people to the hospital, police said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the four-vehicle accident near Northeast 163rd Street and 34th Avenue,...

Sheriff: 17-year-old dead, 18-year-old in custody after deputy-involved shooting in North Beach

WSVN 7News 7/24 3:43A Rubén Rosario

Authorities are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in North Beach that left a teenage boy dead and led deputies to take a young man into custody. Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office units responded to the scene of the incident along the 700 block...

Pharmacist convicted for selling oxycodone pills at 10 times the price at 2 Broward locations

WSVN 7News 7/24 2:27A Rubén Rosario

A Florida pharmacist was convicted of drug crimes. According to the U.S. Attorney s Office, Olushola Yusuf of Tampa sold 300,000 oxycodone pills to patients without a proper medical reason. The 60-year-old was convicted Thursday of illegal drug...

1 month after earthquakes, local Venezuelan TPS holders and advocates to call for reinstatement of...

WSVN 7News 7/24 1:22A Rubén Rosario

As thousands of temporary protected status holders from Haiti who are living in the United States receive a reprieve, thousands of Venezuelan nationals are working toward a similar extension of legal protections. TPS has been a major focus this...

Woman charged with murder, arson more than 2 years after fatal Miami apartment fire

WSVN 7News 7/23 6:24A Allyson Castillo

A Cutler Bay woman has been arrested more than two years after investigators said she intentionally set a fire inside a Miami apartment that left her roommate with fatal burns. According to an arrest affidavit, Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office...

‘Zombies’ take over Little Havana to promote ‘Sounds of Screams’ Halloween attraction

WSVN 7News 7/23 5:38A Sebastian Cuervo

Miami s Little Havana neighborhood became the sateg for an early taste of spooky season. Video from Only In Dade showed people in zombie costumes and makeup taking over Calle Ocho eaelier this week. It was all to promote the Sounds of Screams...

Only 121 M-DCPS schools to offer free lunch to all students

WSVN 7News 7/23 5:30A Sebastian Cuervo

Only a fraction of public schools in Miami-Dade County will offer free lunch to all students beginning this upcoming school year. In past years, the federal government s Community Eligibility Provision covered lunch bills in districts where 62.5%...

Marathon man accused of stealing thousands in fishing gear and merchandise from store where he...

WSVN 7News 7/23 5:15A Patrick Chalvire

An 18-year-old Marathon man is facing grand theft charges after investigators say he stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from the retail store where he was employed, Monroe County Sheriff s Office officials said. Jonathan Josue...

Appeals court order extends TPS for Haitians in US until Monday amid local leaders’ calls for legal...

WSVN 7News 7/23 3:56A Rubén Rosario

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States who are facing a deadline ending their temporary protected status received a brief reprieve after a court order extended it three more days. TPS for more than 300,000 people was set to expire...

West Palm Beach man training to run in California ultramarathon billed as ‘world’s toughest foot...

WSVN 7News 7/23 2:57A Rubén Rosario

A South Florida runner is taking on extreme endurance as he trains for a grueling race on the other side of the country. West Palm Beach resident Nick Cerbone is preparing to take part in the race of a lifetime. The 27-year-old is training for...

Pedestrian killed, pickup truck driver arrested after hit-and-run in Margate that shut down Atlantic...

WSVN 7News 7/22 11:16P Rubén Rosario

Police said they have arrested the driver of a pickup truck for his involvement in a hit-and-run in Margate that left a man dead and led officers to close a major roadway to traffic for hours. Margate Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the...

Woman assaulted at theater in Coconut Grove after laughing, trading insults with man, police say

NBCMiami.com (Local) 7/22 5:33A NBC6

A woman who went to the movies in Coconut Grove got into an altercation with a suspect who wasn't happy that she and her friends were laughing loudly, police said.

Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast

WSVN 7News 7/22 4:34A Rubén Rosario

(AP) Communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and strong winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall...