Father charged with lewd conduct involving 13-year-old daughter

WSVN 7News 4/10 6:05A Steven Cejas

A 39-year-old man was arrested Thursday and charged with lewd and lascivious conduct involving a child under 16. John Jairo Mendez was taken into custody on April 9 following an investigation into an incident involving his 13-year-old biological...

Search underway for 67-year-old man missing from Little Haiti since February

WSVN 7News 4/10 5:33A Rubén Rosario

Police seek the public s help in their search for a man who went missing from Miami s Little Haiti neighborhood two months ago. According to City of Miami Police, 67 year-old Kenneth Jones was last seen in an unspecified part of Little Haiti on...

SUV hits cement wall at Plantation senior living community

WSVN 7News 4/10 4:59A Rubén Rosario

Police are investigating a crash that sent a driver careening into a cement wall outside a building in a Plantation senior community. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the crash at The Pointe at Plantation Senior Living along the 8500 block of...

Miami Lakes woman faces multiple felony charges in alleged car loan scam

WSVN 7News 4/10 4:47A Steven Cejas

Dunia Sierra is facing multiple felony charges, including organized fraud, grand theft and vehicle-related fraud, following an investigation into an alleged auto loan fraud scheme, authorities said. The arrest stems from an ongoing investigation...

Man arrested for spitting on McDonald’s drive-thru employee

WSVN 7News 4/10 4:17A Allyson Castillo

A Key West man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly spitting on a McDonald s drive-thru employee in Marathon. The incident occurred on March 17, at approximately 10:14 p.m. According to the Monroe County Sheriff s Office, the victim told...

Miami-Dade condo association manager arrested for allegedly forcing vendor to pay $21,000 in...

WSVN 7News 4/10 4:01A Patrick Chalvire

A Miami-Dade condominium association manager was arrested after investigators said she forced a contracted vendor to pay thousands of dollars in kickbacks to keep his business at a local condo complex. Maria Del Alvarez-Concepcion, 57, faces...

Miami Police need to ID boy found wandering alone in Allapattah

WSVN 7News 4/9 3:24A Rubén Rosario

Police seek the public s help in identifying a boy who, they said, was found wandering alone in Miami s Allapattah neighborhood. According to City of Miami Police, the child was spotted in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 17th Street, at...

Artemis II’s return to Earth will test Orion’s biggest flaw: the heat shield that keeps its...

WSVN 7News 4/9 2:11A Rubén Rosario

(CNN) — As four astronauts complete their historic trip around the moon in NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft, they’ll be testing a known flaw — one that had some experts urging the space agency not to fly the mission with humans on board....

27th annual Miami Riverday festival offering free family fun, live music and river boat rides at...

WSVN 7News 4/9 2:00A Patrick Chalvire

The Miami River comes alive Saturday with the return of Miami Riverday, a free, family-friendly festival now in its 27th year at the Lummus Park Historic District. The event runs from 1 to 6 p.m. at 250 NW North River Drive and features river...

South Florida insurance brokerage firm admits to $141.5M ACA fraud scheme

WSVN 7News 4/8 1:00A Steven Cejas

AP of South Florida, LLC, an insurance brokerage company, has agreed to plead guilty for its role in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment fraud scheme. The scheme resulted in $141.5 million in unwarranted federal subsidies. The Department of...

Southbound I-95 closures scheduled for concrete pavement work

WSVN 7News 4/8 12:00A Steven Cejas

The Golden Glades Interchange Project will require continuous lane closures on southbound Interstate 95 at NW 135 Street during two upcoming weekends. The closures are scheduled for the weekends of April 10 and April 17 to allow crews to perform...

Traffic alert: Southbound I-95 to close overnight in parts of Broward

WSVN 7News 4/7 8:00P Steven Cejas

All southbound lanes of Interstate 95 between Griffin Road and Stirling Road will close overnight Wednesday, April 8. The closure is scheduled to begin at 11 p.m. and last until 5 a.m. to allow crews...

Traffic stop in Marathon leads to arrest of woman with MDMA and marijuana

WSVN 7News 4/6 9:56A Steven Cejas

A 27-year-old North Bay Village woman was arrested early Sunday morning on U.S. one in Marathon after a traffic stop led to the discovery of MDMA. Mylasia Ronnetta Hunter faces several charges, including drug trafficking, following the April 5...

Security guard arrested for pointing gun at fishermen in Islamorada

WSVN 7News 4/6 9:51A Steven Cejas

A 49-year-old security guard from Homestead was arrested April 4 after he allegedly pointed a handgun at a man fishing from a dock in Islamorada. Sylvain Nicanor faces multiple felony charges following the early morning confrontation at a local...

Detectives seek information in Pompano Beach homicide

WSVN 7News 4/6 9:37A Steven Cejas

Broward Sheriff s Office detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 40-year-old man found early Sunday morning in Pompano Beach. Rayon Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene after being discovered in the 1600 block of North Dixie...