City of Miami gives away 600 fruit trees to combat extreme heat

WSVN 7News 10/3 4:36A Jayme Berezdivin

The City of Miami is giving away 600 fruit trees in an effort to combat higher temperatures in the area. The trees include mangoes, avocados, starfruit, and lychee, among others. The goal of the giveaway is to combat extreme heat through more...

1 dead, 1 in custody after shooting in Pompano Beach

WSVN 7News 10/3 3:54A Jayme Berezdivin

One person is dead and another person is in custody after a shooting in Pompano Beach, according to Broward Sheriff s Office deputies. BSO deputies responded to the scene and located two adult males suffering from gunshot wounds, with one...

Man hospitalized, car struck with bullet holes after shooting on Turnpike in Davie

WSVN 7News 10/3 3:21A Jayme Berezdivin

One man has been hospitalized after a vehicle was left with bullet holes after a shooting on the Florida Turnpike in Davie. 7News cameras captured Davie Fire Rescue crews as they transported a man to a nearby hospital. The red vehicle was left...

1 dead after crash involving pedestrian in West Park

WSVN 7News 10/3 2:18A Jayme Berezdivin

One person is dead a traffic crash in West Park, according to Broward Sheriff s Office deputies. The incident happened on Southwest 23rd Street and 56th Avenue on Friday night. BSO said that deputies responded to a report of an adult male lying...

1 hospitalized after crash in Brownsville neighborhood of NW Miami-Dade

WSVN 7News 10/3 1:07A Jayme Berezdivin

One person was hospitalized after a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the incident took place around 8:30 p.m. on Friday in the area of Northwest 53rd Street and 32nd Avenue. They said that one person was taken to...

Hoax threats trigger lockdowns at Miami Southwest and Miami Senior High schools

WSVN 7News 10/2 7:08A Sebastian Cuervo

Police have decalred an all clear after a couple of school scares in Miami. Officers responded to Southwest Miami Senior and Miami Senior High, after they said someone made a call that threatened something bad was going to happen at both schools....

Hialeah woman arrested after surveillance video shows alleged abuse of foster dog, police say

WSVN 7News 10/2 7:05A Allyson Castillo

A 42-year-old woman was arrested after police said surveillance video captured her repeatedly striking and forcefully handling a small dog she was fostering at a Hialeah apartment complex. Miriam Yilian Delarosa was arrested Wednesday following...

Bomb squad officials investigate suspicious package found near bank in Wilton Manors; All clear...

WSVN 7News 10/2 7:04A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Officials are investigating a suspicious package left near a Starbucks and Truist Bank on the 1500 block of Northeast 26th Street in Wilton Manors on Friday. 7Skyforce captured a bomb squad technician entering the Truist Bank through the main...

Employee accused of stealing more than $16K in valuable trading cards in Deerfield Beach

WSVN 7News 10/2 6:19A Allyson Castillo

A 22-year-old employee was arrested after authorities said he stole more than $16,000 worth of valuable trading cards from his workplace, including cards featuring Cooper Flagg, Lionel Messi and Caitlin Clark. Investigators said the case began when...

Former Miami Congressman David Rivera awaits sentencing in Venezuela lobbying case

WSVN 7News 10/2 4:57A Sebastian Cuervo

Friday is sentencing day for a former U.S. representative from South Florida. David Rivera of Miami was convicted in May, after he was found guilty of acting as a foreign agent for Nicolas Maduro s now-toppled regime in Venezuela. Rivera was...

1 dead after freight train strikes pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale; multiple roads closed on Flagler...

WSVN 7News 10/2 4:54A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Officials are investigating a fatal accident in Fort Lauderdale after a freight train hit and killed a pedestrian Friday morning near North Andrews Avenue and North Flagler Drive. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the pedestrian was pronounced...

Search underway for 16-year-old girl reported missing from Margate

WSVN 7News 10/2 2:51A Rubén Rosario

Police seek the public s help in their search for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from Margate. According to Margate Police, Lorgena Mitial was last seen along the 5100 block of Southwest Sixth Street, just after 11:45 p.m. on...

Fashion stylist accused of stealing nearly $272K in designer handbags from client, police say

WSVN 7News 10/1 5:33A Allyson Castillo

A fashion stylist was arrested after police said he took six luxury handbags worth nearly $272,000 from a longtime client and failed to return them. Shaquille Alexander Albert Grant, 31, was arrested Sept. 30 and is facing a first-degree grand...

Great Miami 10K brings Coconut Grove road closures, traffic detours Sunday

WSVN 7News 10/1 4:55A Steven Cejas

Drivers heading through Coconut Grove Sunday should expect road closures and traffic detours as about 2,000 participants take part in the Great Miami 10K. Road closures will be in effect from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, according to...

‘I’m totally innocent’: Rick Ross denies beating, choking woman; rapper bonds out after domestic...

WSVN 7News 10/1 3:40A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Rapper Rick Ross bonded out jail following his arrest in Miami Beach on charges of domestic battery that he denied. 7News cameras captured the 50-year-old rapper speaking with reporters outside the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in...