Opening statements postponed in trial of former Canes player accused of murdering teammate in 2006

WSVN 7News 2/17 6:45A Sebastian Cuervo

The trial for a former Miami Hurricanes player accused in the 2006 murder of his teammate has been put on pause. Opening statements were set to start Tuesday morning for the trial of now 40-year-old former Canes defensive back Rashaun Jones,...

Spirit plans to sell 20 planes, add Atlanta flights, recall 500 attendants

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/17 5:38A David Lyons

Financially-pressed Spirit Airlines, which is reorganizing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is taking steps to sell 20 of its planes in a court-supervised auction while recalling 500 flight attendants and...

Bald eagle rescued in Bradenton — with help from good Samaritan

WSVN 7News 2/17 5:05A Sebastian Cuervo

BRADENTON, Fla. (WSVN) A bald eagle was rescued in Bradenton, thanks to the help of a good Samaritan. Police and wildlife rescue said the eagle seemed to be in distress when they arrived on Monday. The eagle was estimated to be 4 to 5 years old....

Deputy saves woman from burning home in Volusia County

WSVN 7News 2/17 4:40A Sebastian Cuervo

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) A deputy came to a woman s rescue after a fire broke out in a Volusia County home. Volusia Sheriff s Office Deputy Austin Graham responded to call of a fire southwest of Daytona Beach, early Sunday morning. Upon...

2 boys, 15 and 13, charged with reckless driving following e-bike pursuit in Fort Myers

WSVN 7News 2/17 4:31A Sebastian Cuervo

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) Two teenage boys were charged with reckless driving after a dangerous pursuit in Fort Myers. Lee County Sheriff s Office deputies said they saw the teens, ages 15 and 13, driving electric motorbikes in the parking lot of...

‘No time to spare’: Vero Beach residents come together to protect homes from 4.5-acre brush fire

WSVN 7News 2/17 4:09A Sebastian Cuervo

VERO BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) A small brush fire raged through Vero Beach, prompting neighbors to jump into action and do what they could to protect their homes and communities. The blaze sparked Sunday, and what was initially smoke in the distance...

North Palm Beach pizzeria nixes pizza with iguana meat topping amid backlash

WSVN 7News 2/17 2:34A Rubén Rosario

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) A specialty pizza shop in North Palm Beach is trying to cool some controversy regarding one of its ingredients on its pies. Bucks Coal Fired Pizza along Northlake Boulevard will no longer sell The Everglades, a pizza...

3 hospitalized after BSO vehicle, car collide in Tamarac; witnesses say crash happened during...

WSVN 7News 2/17 12:52A Rubén Rosario

A chaotic crash in Tamarac that involved a Broward Sheriff s Office vehicle sent three people to the hospital, and witnesses said it was the result of a pursuit gone wrong. BSO units responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle wreck at the...

Crews put out RV fire in Oakland Park; neighbor says no one was home

WSVN 7News 2/17 12:43A Rubén Rosario

Flames ripped through an RV in Oakland Park. Oakland Park Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze near Northwest 29th Court and 22nd Street, Monday night. 7News cameras captured the charred RV after crews put out the flames. No...

Car slams into apartment in Oakland Park; no injuries reported

WSVN 7News 2/16 1:10A Rubén Rosario

An Oakland Park family experienced a terrifying ordeal after a driver slammed into their home. The crash happened along the 800 block of Northwest 42nd Street, Sunday afternoon. 7News captured a wide, gaping hole where the apartment s front door...

MDSO: 3 hospitalized after attempted robbery of security guard in NW Miami-Dade leads to shootout

WSVN 7News 2/16 12:20A Rubén Rosario

Rescue crews took three people to the hospital after a robbery attempt of a security guard in Northwest Miami-Dade led to a shootout, authorities said. Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the area of Northwest...

1 hospitalized, 1 in custody after stabbing in Davie

WSVN 7News 2/15 11:57P Rubén Rosario

Police are investigating a stabbing in Davie that sent one person to the hospital and led officers to take another into custody. Davie Police units responded to the scene of the incident along the 7300 block of Northwest 35th Street, just after 7...

Outgoing Tri-Rail chief: ‘We’re in a good place’ to recapture funding, serve more commuters

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/15 11:50P David Lyons

In 2022, after veteran railroader David Dech took his new job as executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, he and his wife elected to take a Tri-Rail train from the...

Florida Republicans may ban system used in Palm Beach County to speed early voting and improve...

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/15 12:00A Anthony Man

Palm Beach County voters may have longer wait times for early voting in the August primary and November general election because of an obscure legislative provision that could sideline a voting system...

Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Fort Myers

WSVN 7News 2/13 7:48A Kevin Boulandier

BUCKINGHAM, Florida (WFTX) A 79-year-old man who went missing in Buckingham in January was reunited with the K9 that found him after spending a frigid night in the Buckingham Preserve. Joceli Coutinho disappeared in the Buckingham Preserve,...