FIU's TIDE at the Bay showcases hospitality's tech-driven future

NBCMiami.com (Local) 4/27 6:26A Kris Anderson

TIDE at the Bay, which stands for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day, started as a panel discussion at Florida International University just a few years ago. Now, the conference has grown into a full-day tech event at FIU’s Biscayne...

1 man dead, 2 women airlifted in critical condition after crash in Opa-Locka

WSVN 7News 4/26 4:21A Jayme Berezdivin

A man has died and two women are in critical condition after a crash in Opa-Locka. The incident took place on Northwest 27th Avenue and 135th Street, as cameras captured Miami-Fire Rescue units on the scene. Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office...

Newly graduated MDC students head to MIT to fulfill dreams

WSVN 7News 4/26 4:08A Jayme Berezdivin

After coming to the United States less than five years ago, a group of Miami-Dade College students are heading to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. David Alejandro Ramírez majored in mechanical engineering, conducting theoretical...

Miami-Dade LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce hosts second annual Legends Award ceremony

WSVN 7News 4/26 2:28A Jayme Berezdivin

A legendary night took place for the South Florida LGBTQ+ community at an awards ceremony to honor exceptional individuals. The Miami-Dade LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce hosted it s second annual Legends Award ceremony. The event took place at the...

Volunteers adopt mangroves in Sanibel to help foster vital Florida ecosystem

WSVN 7News 4/25 3:27A Jayme Berezdivin

SANIBEL, Fla. (WSVN) — A group of conservationists have stepped in to create a new program to keep a vital part of Florida s ecosystem thriving. Conservationists in Sanibel have stepped in to create an Adopt a Mangrove program to foster the...

Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students

WSVN 7News 4/25 2:32A Jayme Berezdivin

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham...

‘Nothing has worked’: Family says mental health struggles led to 75-year-old fatally shooting son

WSVN 7News 4/23 10:30A Matthew Garcia

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (WSVN) — A family is struggling to come to terms with a deadly shooting between a father and son in Palmetto Bay . According to family members who spoke with 7News, 47-year-old David Dylan McPeck struggled with mental illness....

West Broward brush fire battle enters 3rd day; blaze is 95% contained as 9,600 acres have been...

WSVN 7News 4/23 10:01A Sebastian Cuervo

A brush fire that s been burning for multiple days is finally dying down, as of Thursday afternoon. Crews have battled the flames that ignited near US 27 in West Broward since Tuesday. Over 9,600 acres have been scorched already. According to...

Key West man arrested for indecent exposure on boat in Stock Island

WSVN 7News 4/23 10:00A Steven Cejas

STOCK ISLAND, Fla (WSVN) A 60-year-old Key West man was arrested after deputies said he exposed himself and shouted crude language at two women on a boat in Boca Chica Bay, according to a sheriff’s office press release. Donald Brian Satchell was...

Man arrested for alleged sexual assault on 9-year-old girl in Hialeah motel

WSVN 7News 4/23 9:37A Steven Cejas

A 48-year-old man was arrested following a investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving a 9-year-old girl at a Hialeah motel. Police arrested Enrique Dominguez Wednesday and charged him with sexual battery on a minor and lewd and...

2 international graduate students go missing from USF campus in Tampa

WSVN 7News 4/23 8:38A Sebastian Cuervo

The search is on for two missing graduate students who went missing from Tampa. Concern has grown on the University of South Florida campus with two doctoral students missing. Zamil Limon and Nahida Barista, both from Bangladesh, haven t been...

Miami commissioners set to vote on Ultra Music Festival, $450M budget for public safety building...

WSVN 7News 4/23 7:46A Sebastian Cuervo

The future of a music festival and funding for much-needed renovations were on the agenda at Miami City Hall. City commissioners are set to vote Thursday on two important issues: whether Ultra Music Festival will remain at Bayfront Park for the...

Downtown Miami dispute turns violent as suspect fires multiple shots at victim

WSVN 7News 4/23 7:37A Allyson Castillo

A confrontation in downtown Miami escalated into gunfire when a man pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at a fleeing victim, police said. Dontae Wilkerson, 29, turned himself in to police days after the April 19 shooting and faces...

Jackson Memorial Hospital opens reimagined ER 2 years in the making

WSVN 7News 4/23 7:18A Sebastian Cuervo

A South Florida hospital is facilitating care with a brand-new emergency room. Jackson Memorial Hospital s new, reimagined emergency room began receiving patients on Thursday. The facility, which is the culmination of a two-year project, features...

Spirit Airlines close to a $500 million bailout from Trump administration

WSVN 7News 4/23 5:39A Rubén Rosario

(CNN) — Spirit Airlines is close to getting a $500 million bailout from the federal government, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The deal is expected to include the federal government taking a stake in the troubled airline,...