Wooing New York City: Florida recruiters head north to lure businesses south

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 12/8 12:00A David Lyons

It s the December holiday season and time for many travel-minded celebrants to head for New York City to take in a Broadway show, shop along Fifth Avenue or skate the Rockefeller Center ice rink...

‘Un-American’: Salazar rips immigration pause for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 12/7 11:14P Grethel Aguila

Miami Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar on Sunday called the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown “un-American” in a biting statement to the Miami Herald. “Freezing asylum, green card, and citizenship processes is not the answer....

Police investigate fatal double shooting after 2 found dead inside SW Miami-Dade home

WSVN 7News 12/7 4:51A Jayme Berezdivin

Miami-Dade County Sheriff s Office deputies are investigating a deadly double shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade. The shooting took place on Saturday afternoon in the 1700 block of Southwest 153rd Court. Deputies said they found a man and a woman...

Fort Lauderdale man arrested, accused of sexual battery and aggravated assault

WSVN 7News 12/7 4:40A Jayme Berezdivin

A man has been arrested after Fort Lauderdale Police responded to a home in reference to a possible sexual offense investigation Friday. Investigators surrounded a home near 15th Street and Northwest 8th Avenue, where they believed the suspect...

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

WSVN 7News 12/7 1:38A Jayme Berezdivin

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of critics. The...

Drive-thru confessions: South Florida chefs reveal fast-food crush, from Skyline Chili to Shake...

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 12/6 1:00A Ben Crandell

A half-dozen star players from across the South Florida dining scene have for several years made an irregular pilgrimage to a Broward County restaurant to rekindle their friendship and talk shop....

1st wall goes up as construction on WSVN’s future headquarters gets underway in Miramar

WSVN 7News 12/5 6:44A Sebastian Cuervo

WSVN has officially lifted the first wall for its new, state-of-the-art headquarters currently under construction in Miramar. The official first tilt took place on the eight-acre lot at the Miramar Park of Commerce, located near Red Road and...

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released

WSVN 7News 12/5 6:21A Rubén Rosario

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said a recently passed...

South Florida FIFA fans crowd Doral Central Park for 2026 World Cup draw ceremony

WSVN 7News 12/5 5:54A Sofia Zarran

The FIFA fever is here in South Florida. Fans made their way to Doral Central Park for the World Cup Final draw, Friday afternoon. The ones who were already there, seen wearing the colors of their favorite national teams, had their eyes glued to...

Father says ex-wife didn’t supervise son who’s focus of probe into stepsister’s cruise ship death

WSVN 7News 12/5 5:20A Rubén Rosario

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who is the subject of an FBI investigation into the death of his older stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month never had permission from his father to go on the trip, the dad said in family court...

4 Tampa men arrested in connection to at least 10 mall break-ins; nearly $1M in stolen footwear not...

WSVN 7News 12/5 3:07A Sofia Zarran

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) After a months-long manhunt, authorities arrested four men in connection with multiple mall heists resulting in hundreds of pairs of stolen high-end shoes worth almost $1 million dollars. Investigators said the burglars...

Father, stepmother of 18-year-old found dead on cruise ship set to appear in court over custody...

WSVN 7News 12/5 2:02A Sofia Zarran

The father and stepmother of an 18-year-old Florida woman who was found dead on a cruise ship are expected to appear in court over the custody of their other children. Court documents filed Thursday by the father of Anna Kepner, the Titusville...

FHP: 2 killed, 1 hospitalized after 18-wheeler rear-ends Mercedes SUV on Turnpike in Davie

WSVN 7News 12/5 12:17A Rubén Rosario

A violent crash along the Florida Turnpike in Davie left a man and a woman dead, sent a man to the hospital and led troopers to shut down several southbound lanes, authorities said, causing extensive traffic backups during rush hour. Cameras...

City of Miramar, Key Food Supermarket team up to donate 25 boxes of food items to help...

WSVN 7News 12/4 2:50A Rubén Rosario

The City of Miramar continued its mission to help the families and communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa by partnering with Key Food Supermarkets to make a big donation. Miramar Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne joined representatives from the...

Ozzy Osbourne’s final paintings, created with Florida chimps, are on display during Miami Art Week

WSVN 7News 12/4 1:47A Sofia Zarran

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne s final paintings, some created with chimpanzees at Florida s Save the Chimps Sanctuary, are on display at the Spectrum Miami Art Fair . The Prince of Darkness painted basecoats on five canvases, and the sanctuary s...