DeSantis seeks to blame Legislature for street-art crackdown. Lawmakers tell different story.

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/30 4:00A Anthony Man

Faced with backlash over the state ordering cities to remove LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalks and other decorative street art, Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly cited a new Florida law that he said requires...

‘Florida’s in a crisis.’ Broward Democrats sound alarm about Trump, DeSantis policies

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/30 1:00A Anthony Man

Degraded hurricane forecasts. Undetected HIV infections because of reduced testing. Seniors on the phone for hours waiting for Social Security to answer. Children without enough food. And dirtier...

Florida’s once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

WSVN 7News 8/29 5:07A Tynisa Senior

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs serve as beaches for...

Think Pink: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer aims to raise $1 million to support research; walk...

WSVN 7News 8/29 4:46A Tynisa Senior

The Channel 7 Foundation kicked off this year s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Sunrise. This year s goal is to raise $1 million to help support the fight to end breast cancer. The Amerant Bank Arena turned pink Thursday night as...

Dolphins outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow arrested on battery charge

WSVN 7News 8/29 4:24A Kathleen Ditton

Miami Dolphins outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow was arrested on a battery charge, according to jail records. Crow, 37, was taken into custody in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. Details about the incident that led to the charge were not immediately...

Florida A&M University honors the late Althea Gibson at U.S. Open’s HBCU Live both on and off the...

WSVN 7News 8/29 2:40A Tynisa Senior

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University s Marching 100 and their tennis team took part in the 2025 US Open s HBCU Live. The event celebrates the culture, pride, and legacy of HBCU s. The event has also honored the late Althea Gibson, the...

Dozens injured, including 3 children, after multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailer on I-95 at...

WSVN 7News 8/29 1:53A Tynisa Senior

A multi-vehicle on Interstate 95 at Ives Diary Road left more than two dozen people injured and closed the roadway for nearly seven hours as officials investigated the wreck. The chain reaction crash happened just before 11:30p.m. Thursday....

Listen to Dolphins Deep Dive with Perk: The Miami Dolphins Podcast

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/28 7:44P Chris Perkins

South Florida Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins is joined by Dave Hyde and David Furones to go head-to-head over the ups and downs of the Miami Dolphins in their live show, now available as a free podcast. Shows include game analysis,...

Labor Day weekend weather: Wet with possible flash flooding in South Florida

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/28 10:40A Bill Kearney

As South Floridians enter the three-day Labor Day weekend, the odds of wet weather will increase across the region, according to the National Weather Service. Though most of the region can expect 2 to 4 inches of rain by Tuesday morning, intense...

‘They should have backed off,’ family of slain hostage says of police in fatal shootout

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/28 9:56A Rafael Olmeda

It was a hostage situation, Joe Marino said Thursday during a break in a court proceeding. If the police had just treated it as such, waited for a negotiator, cleared the area, Marino said, his...

Take it to da house: Rapper Trick Daddy brings soul-food restaurant Sunday’s Eatery to Fort...

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/28 9:41A Phillip Valys

At the end of his 2001 music video “I’m a Thug,” South Florida rapper Trick Daddy brings fried chicken into a fine-dining restaurant and provocatively tosses a drumstick into a rich woman’s wine...

Prosecutors suddenly drop case against Miami attorney accused of bribing DEA agents

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/28 8:33A Associated Press

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOSHUA GOODMAN NEW YORK (AP) Prosecutors have agreed to drop criminal charges against a prominent Miami defense attorney accused of orchestrating a bribery conspiracy involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement...

BSO searches for missing 29-year-old man from central Broward

WSVN 7News 8/28 8:29A Kevin Boulandier

Authorities are seeking the public s help in finding a 29-year-old man who is missing from central Broward. Broward Sheriff s Office deputies said Yovam David McCook was last seen early Friday, Aug. 22, near the 2700 block of Northwest Seventh...

Police: 1-year-old girl dies after being pulled from pool in Plantation

WSVN 7News 8/28 7:51A Patrick Chalvire

A 1-year-old girl has died after being pulled from a pool behind a home in Plantation , police said. Plantation Police officers responded Wednesday afternoon to a reported drowning along the 11400 block of Northwest 18th Street. When officers...

911 calls released after teen fatally stabbed 14-year-old in Oakland Park group home

WSVN 7News 8/28 7:03A Tynisa Senior

Frantic 911 calls from an apparent care taker have been released days after a teen fatally stabbed a 14-year-old at a group home in Oakland Park. 14-year-old Jordan Dowdy, was  fatally stabbed by Ruben Whitworth,16, Monday afternoon in the 5400...