YMCA of South Florida hosts Little Builders Fun Fest in Fort Lauderdale

WSVN 7News 5/3 5:51A Jayme Berezdivin

The YMCA of South Florida hosted the Little Builders Fun Fest in Fort Lauderdale. The event took place at the Holiday Park YMCA Family Center and the Broward Health Emergency Center on Saturday. Children sat in the driver s seat of construction...

MDSO: Walmart in Miramar evacuated due to bomb threat, discovered as hoax call

WSVN 7News 5/3 4:10A Jayme Berezdivin

Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputies responded to a Walmart in Miramar after reports of a bomb threat on Saturday. The store was evacuated as a precaution, according to officials, and a safety sweep was conducted. The store later reopened after...

U.S District Judge James Lawrence King passes away at the age of 98

WSVN 7News 5/3 3:36A Jayme Berezdivin

Judge James Lawrence King has passed away at the age of 98 at his home in Pinecrest on Saturday. The Miami native was a former U.S. District Judge in the southern district of Florida, and was appointed by U.S. President Richard Nixon. King was...

Bomb threat at Walmart in Miami’s Coral Way area leads to MDSO response; MDFR says threat unfounded

WSVN 7News 5/2 4:43A Jayme Berezdivin

A bomb threat at a Walmart at the 8400 block of Coral Way caused deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office to respond Saturday morning. MDSO deputies are currently conducting a security sweep of the area, until an all clear is given....

Report of a bomb threat at SWMD Walmart leads to police response; MDFR, MDSO say threat unfounded

WSVN 7News 5/2 4:43A Jayme Berezdivin

A report of a bomb threat at a Walmart at the 8400 block of Southwest Miami-Dade caused deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office to investigate Saturday morning. MDSO deputies conducted a security sweep, with officials saying that the search...

Search underway for missing 55-year-old woman from Pompano Beach

WSVN 7News 5/2 3:52A Jayme Berezdivin

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking the public for help locating a 55-year-old woman last seen in Pompano Beach. Detectives say Amy Bedell was last seen on Jan. 13th 2026, near 520 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. She is about 5...

Spirit Airlines goes out of business, ends operations after 34 years of flights

WSVN 7News 5/2 1:27A Jayme Berezdivin

Spirit Airlines, a major airline in operation for 34 years, has announced that it is going out of business. The airline, known for it s bright yellow planes, shut down early Saturday morning after a $500 million government bailout did not go...

1st direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years set to depart MIA for Caracas

WSVN 7News 4/30 12:21A Rubén Rosario

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to land on Thursday in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, seven years after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered an...

Crews battling grass fire that has burned 450 acres along Tamiami Trail in West Miami-Dade

WSVN 7News 4/27 11:48P Rubén Rosario

Emergency crews are battling a grass fire that sparked along Tamiami Trail in West Miami-Dade. 7News cameras captured flames from a distance in what officials are calling the Highway 41 Fire, just after 5 a.m. on Tuesday. According to the U.S....

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....