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  • Family pleas for help in solving murder

    7 News Miami – 6 mins ago  

    HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- The family of a man gunned down in South Florida is pleading for help to find his killer. "Sam never did nothing to anyone. "He was a good person, a loved and kind person," said Virginia Scott, the victim's aunt. Full Story »

  • Teen who severely injured arm is home from the hospital

    7 News Miami – 52 mins ago  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- A South Florida boy is heading home from the hospital after nearly losing his arm in an accident. Brian Valera, 13, has been released from Jackson Memorial Hospital Friday, days after running into a sliding glass door and nearly severing his arm. Full Story »

  • Man arrested for stealing paintings, art missing

    7 News Miami – 1 hr 6 mins ago  

    MIAMI (AP) -- A Miami man has been arrested on a grand theft charge after authorities say he stole 10 paintings worth more than $1 million. But the artwork 47-year-old Jorge Alberto Gonzalez is accused of stealing is nowhere to be found. Full Story »

  • Crook uses truck to rob Laundromat

    7 News Miami – 1 hr 6 mins ago  

    WEST PARK, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are looking for the crook who used a truck to break into a South Florida laundromat. Surveillance cameras captured a bandit using a truck to rip off the doors of the Maytay Laundromat at 5710 Pembroke Road, just before 2 a.m. Thursday. Full Story »

  • Recorded confessions played in Wimberly trial

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 7:13 pm ET  

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Jurors heard recordings of Teah Wimberly talking about shooting her friend at Dillard High School on the second day of testimony Thursday. Full Story »

  • Family losses young daughter in crash

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 7:13 pm ET  

    CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida family is coping with the loss of their young daughter after a deadly car crash Thursday. Five-year-old Alejandra Caicedo was killed after being ejected from her family's car on the way home from a family Disney vacation. Full Story »

  • Student talks about near abduction at MDC

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 7:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- A young student nearly abducted from Miami-Dade College's Wolfson campus is talking about her frightening ordeal. Police are still on the lookout for a man who they said nearly abducted two students on a college campus. Now one of them is talking about the terrifying experience. Full Story »

  • Students get real lesson in school violence

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 6:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- The community is coming together in an effort to stop the violence at South Florida schools. It's a tough subject being taught with a tough lesson. Students attended a mock funeral, and for some, it hits very close to home. Full Story »

  • Wildlife officials extend python hunt program

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 5:13 pm ET  

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- State wildlife officials have extended the python hunt program. After a four-month test run that ended in October, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday that they would extend the program to a year-round effort starting in January. Full Story »

  • Fla. justices approve corruption investigation

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 2:13 pm ET  

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Supreme Court approved Gov. Charlie Crist's revised request for a statewide grand jury to investigate public corruption and recommend changes in state law Wednesday, just two days after rejecting his initial petition. Full Story »

  • Officials begin security preparations at Land Shark Stadium for bowl games

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 2:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WSVN) -- Authorities from both local and state levels are preparing for some of the biggest sporting events in the world. Law enforcement agencies from all across South Florida are stepping in to help make the Orange Bowl, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl safe for all fans. Full Story »

  • Local reverend to run for Miami City Commission seat

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 1:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- Reverend Richard Dunn is preparing to run for a recently vacated City of Miami commission seat. Dunn is expected to officially announce his candidacy to represent District 5 in the Miami City Commission. Full Story »

  • Suspended Miami commissioner pleads not guilty

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 11:28 am ET  

    MIAMI (AP) -- A suspended Miami commissioner facing a grand theft charge has pleaded not guilty. Michelle Spence-Jones is accused of redirecting $50,000 in county grants to a family business. She was arrested on Nov. 13 and immediately suspended by Gov. Charlie Crist. Full Story »

  • Rescue crews free trapped man

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 10:13 am ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- Miami Fire Rescue has freed a man, who was trapped between a tow truck and a block of concrete early Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. at Northwest Third Street and 55th Court. The man was trapped for about 25 minutes. Full Story »

  • Family left homeless after fire consumes home

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 7:28 am ET  

    WESTON, Fla. (WSVN) -- Officials said a fire that charred a home started in the kitchen. Investigators said the homeowner accidentally left the stove on when he left the house Wednesday. The blaze tore through the kitchen causing more than $100,000 in damage. Full Story »

  • Suspect in rare whiskey bottle heist surrenders

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 7:28 am ET  

    WESTON, Fla. (AP) -- The second person involved in the heist of a valuable bottle of whiskey has turned himself in to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Full Story »

  • Police continue to search for suspect in Thanksgiving killings

    7 News Miami – Thu Dec 3, 7:28 am ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- Miami police are searching for the man suspected of fatally shooting four relatives on Thanksgiving in Jupiter. "I recognized him from the papers or TV, it looked like him," said Justin Pellegrino. Full Story »

  • Teen shooting trial begins

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 11:13 pm ET  

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Trial begins for a South Florida teen accused of shooting a friend at school. Full Story »

  • Thief destroys church air conditioners for copper pipes

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 7:13 pm ET  

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WSVN) -- A thief left $30,000 worth of damage at a church for a few copper pipes worth about $10 a piece. Full Story »

  • Police release sketch of attempted abductor

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 7:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police are searching for a man who they said nearly abducted two students on a college campus. Full Story »

  • Disgraced former attorney spends first full day behind bars

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 7:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- The attorney for Scott Rothstein is speaking about his client after Rothstein spent his first full day behind bars. "He's doing as well as could be expected," said Marc Nurik, Rothstein's attorney. Full Story »

  • FHP: 21 road deaths during Thanksgiving weekend

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 5:13 pm ET  

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Highway Patrol announced that preliminary results showed 21 people died in traffic-related incidents over the Thanksgiving weekend. Full Story »

  • The Miami Herald to eliminate 24 positions

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 5:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Herald will eliminate 24 positions companywide and reduce working hours for departments directly related to newspaper production. Full Story »

  • Boy who nearly lost arm overseas returns home

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 4:13 pm ET  

    MIAMI (WSVN) -- A local teenager is now back in South Florida following a bad accident that almost cost him his arm in Central America. Full Story »

  • New I-95 express lanes may confuse drivers, again

    7 News Miami – Wed Dec 2, 3:13 pm ET  

    NORTH MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- The installation of new express lanes on southbound I-95 over the next week may revive some major year-old commuter chaos. Full Story »

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