18 Miami Fire Rescue recruits join department during graduation day

WSVN 7News 2/20 9:39A Kevin Boulandier

A new class of firefighters celebrated their graduation day on Friday. Miami Fire Rescue officials say 18 recruits joined the force following the ceremony. The group completed several weeks of rigorous training before reaching the big day. During...

1-year-old hospitalized following dog attack in Hallandale Beach neighborhood

WSVN 7News 2/20 9:14A Matthew Garcia

A toddler was rushed to the hospital after being attacked by a dog in Hallandale Beach, Friday. According to Hallandale Police, officers responded to reports of a dog attack near the 400 block of Southeast Ninth Court. Officials say the family...

Miami woman posing as doctor arrested for giving unlicensed Botox injections, held on immigration...

WSVN 7News 2/20 7:36A Patrick Chalvire

A Miami woman who advertised herself as a doctor on social media was arrested Thursday after undercover investigators caught her preparing to inject an unapproved cosmetic substance into a patient’s forehead without a medical license....

‘Operation Ghost Writer’: MDSO arrests 22 after 6-month probe ‘uncovered a coordinated fraud...

WSVN 7News 2/20 6:57A Sebastian Cuervo

The Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office announced the results of an undercover operation where, officials said, they found cases of corruption, leading them to arrest nearly two dozen people. The six-month-long investigation began when the Miami-Dade Tax...

Surveillance video captures gunfire in shooting of teen in SW Miami-Dade; sheriff praises deputies’...

WSVN 7News 2/20 6:44A Sebastian Cuervo

Surveillance video captured the moment when, authorities said, a teen opened fire in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, sending a 15-year-old boy to the hospital and leading detectives to make two arrests. The security footage recorded several...

Ricky Martin makes surprise stop at coffee shop in Sweetwater

WSVN 7News 2/20 5:49A Sebastian Cuervo

Pop star Ricky Martin was livin la vida mocha when he stopped by a Sweetwater coffee shop. Earlier this week, the Grammy winner stopped by Sip305, located near Florida International University s Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Martin, 54, took a...

‘I’m going to kill everyone’: Written threat found at JP Taravella High; threat reported at Coral...

WSVN 7News 2/20 5:36A Rubén Rosario

A written threat found in a bathroom at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs prompted an increase in security, one day after a similar threat was reported at a nearby school. A picture shows the message written on a bathroom mirror on the...

Passenger killed, pilot hospitalized after seaplane plunges into Everglades in Coller County

WSVN 7News 2/20 3:41A Sebastian Cuervo

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) First responders raced to rescue two people on board a small plane that plunged into the Florida Everglades, but only one victim would make it out alive. Saturday s dramatic rescue in the middle of the Everglades in...

Main break off Oakland Park Blvd. Bridge prompts low water warning

WSVN 7News 2/20 3:04A Rubén Rosario

Crews in Fort Lauderdale are working to locate and repair a water main break that prompted city officials to issue a water warning to residents. Cameras captured flooding along East Oak Access Road, parallel to Oakland Park Boulevard, just after...

Driver, pedestrian hospitalized after SUV hits bus stop on Federal Highway in Hollywood

WSVN 7News 2/20 2:17A Rubén Rosario

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Groundhog the sea turtle released in Islamorada after treatment for cold stunning

WSVN 7News 2/20 1:35A Rubén Rosario

A sea turtle is back in the wild weeks after a cold snap took a toll on Florida s shy-shelled friends. Groundhog was rescued in the Florida Keys during the historic cold snap earlier this month. She was taken to The Turtle Hospital in Marathon...

2 hospitalized after shooting in Fort Lauderdale neighborhood

WSVN 7News 2/20 12:51A Rubén Rosario

Gunfire tore through a neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, sending two people to the hospital and leaving area residents on edge. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the scene of the shooting near Northwest Third Street...

Smoke in cabin forces PBI-bound JetBlue passengers to evacuate on taxiway, temporarily shutting down...

WSVN 7News 2/18 11:29P Rubén Rosario

(CNN) — Smoke in the passenger cabin of a JetBlue plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport led to passengers evacuating onto the tarmac and temporarily shut down the airport. JetBlue flight 543...

Haitian TPS holders in Florida get green light to renew driver licenses

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/18 8:39P Jacqueline Charles

Haitians in Florida with Temporary Protected Status can continue renewing their driver licenses, Miami-Dade County said, citing updated state guidance. But the directive only applies until March 15 or when a court makes a decision in the ongoing...

Gazebo catches fire, spreads to nearby home in Hialeah

WSVN 7News 2/18 10:12A Sebastian Cuervo

Major flames broke out in Hialeah. The fire started in a gazebo before quickly spreading to a nearby home. Crews said the flames got worse when a yard fence also caught fire. First responders were able to successfully put out those flames. The...