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...

YouTube post rekindles hopes of LeBron James returning to Miami, but Heat says internal placeholder...

WSVN 7News 7/22 2:51A Rubén Rosario

As the sports world collectively holds its breath about LeBron James next career move, a mysterious message online briefly sparked rumors of a possible return to the Miami Heat. But the NBA team is cooling off those rumors Wednesday morning,...

Search underway for 2 women, 85 and 52, reported missing from NW Miami-Dade

WSVN 7News 7/22 1:37A Rubén Rosario

Authorities seek the public s help in their search for two women who were reported missing from Northwest Miami-Dade. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office, 85-year-old Bacilia Peralta Escobar and 52-year-old Lissette Morazan Peralta were...

Miami teacher accused of pepper-spraying former partner inside classroom at SEED School

WSVN 7News 7/21 5:12A Allyson Castillo

A teacher at the SEED School of Miami has been arrested after police said she returned to a classroom with pepper spray and sprayed her former romantic partner following a physical confrontation on campus. According to an arrest report, Odiria...

Body found near HCA Florida Aventura Hospital’s ER entrance

WSVN 7News 7/21 3:22A Rubén Rosario

Police are investigating outside of a South Florida hospital after a body was discovered. 7 s Drone Force hovered above the covered cadaver near the emergency room entrance of HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday. It...

‘He just looked so mean’: Palm Bay woman credits security alert with preventing encounter with...

WSVN 7News 7/21 2:28A Rubén Rosario

PALM BAY, Fla. (WSVN) A gator invader gave a big scare to a Florida family who found the large reptile stretched out on the front porch, but the homeowner said her security alert came just in time, thankfully avoiding a wild wake-up call. The...

Tugboat captain in Biscayne Bay barge crash that killed 3 girls changes plea to guilty on...

WSVN 7News 7/21 1:17A Rubén Rosario

Nearly a year after a boat crash in Biscayne Bay took the lives of three girls from a sailing camp, a tugboat captain charged in the wreck changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. In a Miami courtroom Tuesday morning, Yusiel Lopez Insua broke...