5000 Role Models of Excellence Project holds signing day ceremony at MDC North

WSVN 7News 5/31 7:03P Rubén Rosario

It was a big day for a group of young men as they made their college dreams official. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project held its annual signing day ceremony at Miami Dade College s North Campus. Families and community leaders celebrated...

Drainage sock near Coconut Grove Playhouse construction site vandalized twice, officials say

WSVN 7News 5/31 11:52A Rubén Rosario

A construction site concern has police on the case in Coconut Grove. According to Miami city commissioners, a drainage sock along Charles Avenue has been vandalized two times in as many days. Pictures show damage to the sock, which is now being...

2 hospitalized after shooting, carjacking near Aldi in Miramar; 1 in custody after pursuit, 1 on the...

WSVN 7News 5/31 10:42A Rubén Rosario

Shots rang out near a supermarket in Miramar in what police described as a shooting and carjacking that sent two people to the hospital and led police to take one subject into custody. According to Miramar Police, the shooting took place near the...

Insurance costs edge higher for Florida homeowners and condo owners

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 5/31 1:00A Ron Hurtibise

The upward rise in costs for homeowner insurance in Florida resumed during the first quarter of 2025, with average premium costs edging higher after dipping slightly in late 2024, new data released by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation...

Conditions are primed for a fierce hurricane season. Here’s what Floridians can expect.

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 5/31 1:00A Bill Kearney

Another potentially dangerous hurricane season officially begins Sunday and with forecasters calling for an above-average number of storms, Floridians should have their initial preparations in place...

New details released after alligator attacks kayaker in Central Florida

WSVN 7News 5/30 6:42A Apage

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WSVN) — Florida Fish and Wildlife officials said a life jacket did much more than prevent a woman from drowning during an alligator attack in Central Florida earlier this year. What kind of injuries do they have? asked a 911...

Gov. Ron DeSantis urge hurricane preparedness as season looms

WSVN 7News 5/30 6:36A Tynisa Senior

JUPITER, Florida (WSVN) —Governor Ron DeSantis advise Floridians to stock up and get ready for hurricane season. You just have to prepare and plan, that we are going to have impacts, said DeSantis. The governor held a news conference at a Home...

Man wanted in Miami for child sex crimes caught in Indiana with cocaine and meth during traffic...

WSVN 7News 5/30 6:35A Kathleen Ditton

WESTVILLE, Ind. (WSVN) A Florida man wanted in Miami-Dade County for sexual battery of a minor and child molestation was arrested in Indiana after authorities discovered a large drug stash during a traffic stop, according to officials. The...

Miami Beach launching text-to-911 service, expanding emergency access

WSVN 7News 5/30 5:06A Patrick Chalvire

Starting Sunday, Miami Beach residents and visitors will be able to request emergency assistance by text message as the city launches a new Text-to-911 service. The feature will also be available throughout Miami-Dade County, covering all seven...

‘All of a sudden, he started firing’: Florida golfer recalls being shot at multiple times

WSVN 7News 5/30 3:58A Tynisa Senior

JUPITER, Florida (WPBF) One of the victims of a shooting at a golf club in Jupiter remembers feeling angry as a man opened fire on him and three others. The shooting happened Tuesday evening at the Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter. Officials with the...

‘I’m not goin’ back in’: Hundreds of jellyfish stings reported on Florida beaches

WSVN 7News 5/30 3:54A Tynisa Senior

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) The sun is shining, waves are crashing, and the beach is busy, but a hidden hazard is making waves of its own: jellyfish. “There’s not really any specific time of year that they’re here, but when they come in — and...

Louis Ponce takes helm as Medley’s youngest police chief

WSVN 7News 5/30 3:28A Tynisa Senior

There s a new top cop in Medley—Louis Ponce was sworn in as the Chief of Police Thursday, becoming the youngest police chief in Miami-Dade. At just 36-years-old, he s worked his way up the ranks in the department. He ll be leading the town s 49...

1 in custody following fatal hit-and-run in Miami

WSVN 7News 5/30 2:47A Tynisa Senior

One person has been arrested after fleeing the scene of a deadly hit-and-run in Miami. Police said they responded to the area of Southwest 22nd Avenue and Eighth Street just after 1 a.m. Friday, where they found a woman who d been hit and killed by...

Safety expert: Boaters can avoid explosions with a simple sniff test

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 5/30 1:15A David Lyons

Of all of the fire prevention measures available to boaters, the most powerful is probably the olfactory systems of captain, crew and passengers. In the wake of two Fort Lauderdale area boat...

2 Families displaced after duplex erupts in flames in Lauderhill

WSVN 7News 5/29 11:21P Apage

Two families are left without a home after a fire broke out in a duplex in Lauderhill. Lauderhill Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a kitchen fire at a property located along Northwest 19th Street near Northwest 58th Terrace just before...