Smoke in cabin forces PBI-bound JetBlue passengers to evacuate on taxiway, temporarily shutting down...

WSVN 7News 2/18 11:29P Rubén Rosario

(CNN) — Smoke in the passenger cabin of a JetBlue plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport led to passengers evacuating onto the tarmac and temporarily shut down the airport. JetBlue flight 543...

Haitian TPS holders in Florida get green light to renew driver licenses

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/18 8:39P Jacqueline Charles

Haitians in Florida with Temporary Protected Status can continue renewing their driver licenses, Miami-Dade County said, citing updated state guidance. But the directive only applies until March 15 or when a court makes a decision in the ongoing...

Gazebo catches fire, spreads to nearby home in Hialeah

WSVN 7News 2/18 10:12A Sebastian Cuervo

Major flames broke out in Hialeah. The fire started in a gazebo before quickly spreading to a nearby home. Crews said the flames got worse when a yard fence also caught fire. First responders were able to successfully put out those flames. The...

Deputies ID all involved in deputy-involved crash during pursuit of stolen car in Tamarac; suspect...

WSVN 7News 2/18 10:00A Kevin Boulandier

Days after a pursuit lead to a violent crash that took the life of an innocent driver and sent a Broward Sheriff s Office deputy to the hospital, authorities are identifying all those involved in the multi-vehicle wreck. BSO said Wednesday that...

‘You ran over a tree’: UM student describes concerning signs of shuttle driver accused of DUI

WSVN 7News 2/18 9:43A Matthew Garcia

A University of Miami student is describing what happened aboard a shuttle as passengers realized their driver appeared to be driving under the influence. Alastair Shen was traveling on the Hurry Canes shuttle service between UM’s Rosenstiel...

Investigation underway after fire at Miami Gardens auto repair shop leaves multiple cars charred

WSVN 7News 2/18 9:41A Kevin Boulandier

Multiple vehicles were left charred after an early morning fire ripped through them, and investigators want to know what caused the flames. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the J&W Transmission auto repair shop in Miami Gardens early...

Trial of former Canes player accused in teammate’s 2006 murder gets underway after opening statement...

WSVN 7News 2/18 6:51A Sebastian Cuervo

After another delay, a trial 20 years in the making has finally begun. Opening statements were finally made Wednesday in the murder trial of former Miami Hurricanes football player Rashaun Jones, who s accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata,...

St. Petersburg Police officer saves infant from dog attack near his Sarasota-area home

WSVN 7News 2/18 6:24A Sebastian Cuervo

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) A St. Petersburg Police officer is being celebrated for his bravery quick thinking when a dog attacked a baby in his neighborhood. Dale Johnson was getting ready for work as a St. Petersburg Police officer Saturday...

Crews fix water main break in Dania Beach; dozens of residents under water boil advisory

WSVN 7News 2/18 5:20A Patrick Chalvire

Crews were able to fix a water main break that briefly shut down part of a roadway in Dania Beach, Wednesday morning. Broward Sheriff s Office deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene, just east of the Seminole Hard...

Weekend things to do: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Luzia,’ Hannibal Buress, WWE ‘SmackDown,’ Science of...

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/18 4:51A Ben Crandell

This isn’t the month that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, right? (Where did that Farmers’ Almanac get to?) It feels like the February events calendar came in like a baby dromedary,...

Tractor-trailer ends up in ditch after being run off I-95 in Pompano Beach by hit-and-run driver

WSVN 7News 2/18 4:12A Sebastian Cuervo

A tractor-trailer ended up stuck in a ditch after a hit-and-run along Interstate 95 in Pompano Beach. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the semi-truck s driver was run off the highway near Copans Road by a driver in a Kia sedan, Wednesday...

Woman found dead near dumpster next to Fort Lauderdale apartments, being investigated as homicide

WSVN 7News 2/18 3:52A Rubén Rosario

Police said they are investigating the discovery of a woman s body next to a dumpster in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood as a homicide. 7Skyforce hovered above several Fort Lauderdale Police officers as they surrounded the blue dumpster located...

Florida man indicted for supplying banned drugs in case involving US sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams

WSVN 7News 2/18 1:30A Rubén Rosario

(AP) Federal authorities charged a Florida man Tuesday with providing banned substances to an athlete in a case involving the 45-month doping ban handed to Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams last year. The U.S. Attorney s Office in Orlando...

Opening statements postponed in trial of former Canes player accused of murdering teammate in 2006

WSVN 7News 2/17 6:45A Sebastian Cuervo

The trial for a former Miami Hurricanes player accused in the 2006 murder of his teammate has been put on pause. Opening statements were set to start Tuesday morning for the trial of now 40-year-old former Canes defensive back Rashaun Jones,...

Spirit plans to sell 20 planes, add Atlanta flights, recall 500 attendants

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/17 5:38A David Lyons

Financially-pressed Spirit Airlines, which is reorganizing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is taking steps to sell 20 of its planes in a court-supervised auction while recalling 500 flight attendants and...