Ex-Miami Heat employee pleads guilty in stolen memorabilia case

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 8/19 10:57A David Lyons

A former Miami Heat security officer and retired police officer accused of stealing millions in team jerseys pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting and transferring stolen memorabilia across state lines, the U.S. Attorney s Office announced....

2 arrested in armed robberies targeting Miami-Dade clubgoers wearing luxury watches, police say

WSVN 7News 8/19 5:55A Kathleen Ditton

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) Two people have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in Miami Beach and the City of Miami that targeted nightclub partygoers wearing high-end watches, police said. Miami Beach police said...

Trump Doral back on a PGA Tour schedule crowded with big tournaments

WSVN 7News 8/19 5:37A Patrick Chalvire

ATLANTA (AP) — Trump National Doral is back on the PGA Tour schedule next year as a signature event that is sure to test how often the top golfers want to play during an extraordinary spring of five big tournaments in a six-week stretch. Doral...

Jury selection begins in trial of South Florida matriarch charged with arranging her ex-son-in-law’s...

WSVN 7News 8/19 5:28A Kathleen Ditton

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the matriarch of a South Florida family on charges of orchestrating the hit man  murder  of her ex-son-in-law. Donna Adelson  is accused of arranging the 2014 killing of...

Student injured in FSU mass shooting set to return to campus Monday recounts road to recovery

WSVN 7News 8/19 5:22A Sebastian Cuervo

Students are heading back to campus for the fall, including one who still has a bullet lodged in her spine. During Madison Askins spring semester at Florida State University, she was wounded when another student opened fire on campus, killing two...

Death investigation underway after body found in Dania Beach

WSVN 7News 8/19 4:24A Tynisa Senior

A death investigation is underway after a body was found in Dania Beach, officials say. Broward Sheriff s Office deputies were dispatched to Ocean Waterway Boulevard and Old Griffin Road on Tuesday morning, where they made a grim discovery near a...

Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed

WSVN 7News 8/19 4:10A Tynisa Senior

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening. Kayle Bates, 67, is set to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. at Florida...

Miami man arrested after trying to cash $1M fraudulent check in Martin County, authorities say

WSVN 7News 8/19 4:06A Kathleen Ditton

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) -A Miami man is behind bars after deputies say he tried to cash a fraudulent $1 million check at a Martin County bank. Marc Anthony Taylor Jr., 38, was arrested after walking into a local bank and attempting to deposit...

Boat set to become artificial reef gets wedged between bridge towers near Destin; boat safely...

WSVN 7News 8/19 3:59A Tynisa Senior

DESTIN, FLA. (WSVN)—A boat that was supposed to help rehab the state s reefs found itself stuck and in trouble in the panhandle. The 75-foot former diving boat was being towed out to sea, near Destin last week when it somehow got wedged,...

Powerball skyrockets to $643 million for Wednesday’s drawing

WSVN 7News 8/19 3:11A Tynisa Senior

If you missed Tuesday night s drawing don t worry you still have a chance at a jumbo jackpot because once again no one matched all the Powerball numbers. The prize now jumps to an estimated $643 million with a cash value worth almost $291...

Man and dog dead after mobile home fire in Dania Beach

WSVN 7News 8/19 2:55A Tynisa Senior

A man and his dog lost their lives after their Dania Beach mobile home caught fire. The flames broke out along North Park Road and Southwest 54th Place late Monday night. A neighbor reportedly called 911 after seeing the fire. Firefighters said...

All lanes reopened on EB Julia Tuttle Causeway at Biscayne Boulevard after fatal bike crash

WSVN 7News 8/19 2:38A Tynisa Senior

A deadly crash shut down part of the Julia Tuttle Causeway for hours during Tuesday morning s commute. Florida Highway Patrol said the incident occurred just after 3 a.m. on the eastbound I-195, near Alton Road. It appears a white car collided into...

3 South Florida residents killed in Turnpike crash in St. Lucie County; truck driver arrested

WSVN 7News 8/18 7:43A Kathleen Ditton

FORT PIERCE, Fla (WSVN) Three South Florida residents were killed in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce involving a minivan and a commercial semi-truck, authorities said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred on Aug. 12...

Teen reunited with good Samaritans who saved his life after collapsing in a YMCA in Fort Lauderdale

WSVN 7News 8/18 7:30A Sebastian Cuervo

A teen who suffered a cardiac arrest back in July is reunited with the good Samaritans who helped save his life. 13-year-old David Dieurestil was in the middle of basketball practice at the YMCA in Fort Lauderdale on July 16th, when he suddenly...

Cat shot with blowgun dart undergoes emergency surgery at Fort Lauderdale clinic to remove dart...

WSVN 7News 8/18 6:32A Tynisa Senior

A cat underwent an emergency medical treatment at a veterinary clinic Monday after it was cruelly shot with a blowgun dart last week. Every hour counts when trying to save a life—a feeling veterinarians at Good Karma s Veterinary Office located...