https://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/community/miami_newsThe latest news and information from Miami.https://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UVJ/Students_faculty_pay_respects_as_FSU_marks_first_year_since_fatal_shooting.html(WSVN 7News) One year has passed since the deadly shooting that occurred at Florida State University. Faculty and students paid their respects to the lives lost and to those who were affected from the shooting by placing flowers in front of the nine-foot FSU...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:47:14 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UVM/Woman_survives_rollover_crash_after_hitting_9-foot_gator_on_Florida_road.html(WSVN 7News) SARASOTA, Florida (WFTS) A Manatee County woman survived a rollover crash after hitting a nearly 9-foot alligator in Sarasota County. The crash happened before sunrise on Easter Sunday, around 6 a.m. Maslin Kurtz was traveling on Fruitville Road and...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:04:33 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UVN/Scammers_use_AI_in_attempt_to_trick_family_of_missing_dog_in_Central_Florida.html(WSVN 7News) DELTON, Fla. (WSVN) A cruel scam targeted a family in Central Florida that was desperate to find their missing dog. Scammers used artificial intelligence to try to convince the family to send money for a fake emergency, but the family spotted all the...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:50:50 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UVB/Coral_Springs_holds_funeral_service_celebration_of_life_in_remembrance_of_late_vice_mayor.html(WSVN 7News) A devastated community joined loved ones to bid a final farewell to the late vice mayor of Coral Springs, just over two weeks after she fell victim to a tragic shooting. Friday was a day to say goodbye to Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer after her gruesome...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:57:42 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UV7/Pelican_Harbor_Seabird_Station_releases_5_pelicans_back_into_wild_from_Miami_Beach.html(WSVN 7News) After rehabilitation, a group of birds are free to roam the wild again. Pelican Harbor Seabird Station released five pelicans from Miami Beach on Thursday. Four of the birds had been injured by fishing hooks, and the other suffered from a respiratory...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:29:38 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UV6/Bay_of_Pigs_Museum_set_to_open_in_Miami_as_Cuban_American_community_marks_65th_anniversary_of_invasion.html(WSVN 7News) Cuban Americans are recalling an agonizing anniversary of a dark day in Cuban history, as a museum in Miami showcasing the brave Cuban exiles who gave their life in the pursuit of freedom is getting ready to open its doors. It s been 65 years since...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:52:20 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UV8/Man_arrested_in_fatal_shooting_at_Taste_of_Miami_Karnival_in_Little_Haiti.html(WSVN 7News) Police said they have arrested a man in connection with a shooting at a cultural festival in Miami s Little Haiti neighborhood that left a man dead and sent two other people to the hospital. City of Miami Police confirmed the arrest of Jamesly Mezime...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:44:37 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UV9/SUV_crashes_into_furniture_store_after_hitting_car_in_North_Miami_child_hospitalized.html(WSVN 7News) A chaotic crash sent the driver of an SUV careening into a furniture store in North Miami, causing extensive damage inside the business and sending a child to the hospital. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash at Arona...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:01:54 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5UVA/MDSO_Pickup_truck_driver_in_Palmetto_Expressway_crash_in_Doral_committed_suicide_firearm_recovered.html(WSVN 7News) A violent crash that shut down southbound lanes along the Palmetto Expressway in Doral for hours and caused traffic delays during the morning rush was a case of suicide, authorities said. Friday morning s wreck near the Northwest 36th Street exit...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:27:29 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBL/3_hospitalized_after_shooting_in_NW_Miami-Dade.html(WSVN 7News) Three people were rushed to the hospital by paramedics after shots rang out in Northwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the 2100 block of Northwest 75th Street on Thursday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene capturing...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:32:20 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBM/Miami_father_arrested_on_child_abuse_charge_involving_his_6-year-old_son.html(WSVN 7News) A 40-year-old Miami man was arrested Wednesday on a child abuse charge involving his 6-year-old son, according to police. According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the investigation began on Monday after the child’s aunt...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:06:10 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBR/The_Artemis_II_astronauts_fresh_off_historic_mission_take_questions_about_their_moon_journey.html(WSVN 7News) (CNN) — The four Artemis II astronauts, fresh off a bold and risky mission that captured the hearts of a world in tumult, are taking questions Thursday for the first time since their return. NASA is livestreaming their news conference appearance,...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:58:49 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBK/FedEx_teams_up_with_nonprofit_Operation_Warm_to_provide_shoes_and_socks_to_students_in_North_Miami.html(WSVN 7News) Children in need got a spring in their step in North Miami, thanks to FedEx and a dedicated organization. FedEx collaborated with the nonprofit Operation Warm to provide over 445 pairs of shoes and socks to students at North Miami Elementary School,...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:34:46 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBT/DNA_testing_IDs_Miami_man_found_dead_in_Key_Largo_37_years_after_his_disappearance.html(WSVN 7News) Authorities have identified a man whose remains were discovered in the Florida Keys nearly four decades ago, using advanced DNA and genetic genealogy methods to crack a case that had gone cold for years. The Monroe County Sheriff s Office, Florida...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:39:10 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBH/Search_underway_for_81-year-old_man_reported_missing_from_Miami.html(WSVN 7News) Police seek the public s help in their search for an elderly man who went missing from Miami earlier this month. According to City of Miami Police, 81-year-old Etienne Toussaint was last seen along the 1600 block of Northwest 12th Avenue, at around...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:30:03 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5SBO/Reports_South_Florida-based_Spirit_Airlines_facing_potential_liquidation_FLL_travelers_react.html(WSVN 7News) The fate of Spirit Airlines appears to be uncertain once again. The Wall Street Journal and CNBC reported this week that the South Florida-based company could soon end operations as soon as this week. With fuel as one of its largest expenses, Spirit...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:09:36 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5PKA/Lawyer_says_guards_beat_and_pepper-sprayed_detainees_at_Floridas_Alligator_Alcatraz.html(WSVN 7News) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades this month, according to a lawyer for two detainees. The guards targeted...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:44:20 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5PK9/Vet_tech_treating_2_cats_found_with_chemical_burns_in_Little_River_believes_they_were_intentionally_hurt.html(WSVN 7News) A veterinary technician who is treating two stray cats that were found in North Miami-Dade with severe chemical wounds believes this was an act of animal cruelty, as an outraged community continues to seek the public s help for information on who may...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:28:50 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5PK6/Local_artist_Lili_Cantero_captures_World_Cups_iconic_moments_on_painted_soccer_balls_displayed_in_Wynwood.html(WSVN 7News) A South Florida artist is turning soccer balls into one-of-a-kind art that is being displayed at local galleries. With every brush stroke, Lili Cantero captured the moment Spain won the World Cup in 2010. The feeling of joy and celebration,...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:11:08 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5PK7/3_hospitalized_due_to_hazmat_situation_at_Homestead_Air_Reserve_Base.html(WSVN 7News) A hazmat situation at Homestead Air Reserve Base has sent three people to the hospital, officials said. Miami Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the base along the 2900 block of Coral Sea Boulevard, just after 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Due to the...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:06:09 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5PK8/Search_underway_for_16-year-old_boy_reported_missing_from_NE_Miami-Dade.html(WSVN 7News) Authorities seek the public help in their search for a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing from Northeast Miami-Dade. Back on April 8, Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputies said, Josiah K. Burrows was dropped off by a school bus after attending...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:08:00 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5KC5/Trump_posts_graphic_video_of_deadly_hammer_attack_in_Fort_Myers_putting_renewed_focus_on_immigration_debate.html(WSVN 7News) (CNN) — A Haitian national has been charged with murder after officials say he repeatedly struck a woman with a hammer outside a convenience store in Florida last week, the latest immigration case thrust into the national spotlight by President...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:21:40 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5KC0/BSO_seeks_to_ID_man_in_attempted_abduction_of_11-year-old_boy_in_Oakland_Park.html(WSVN 7News) Authorities seek the public s help to find a man who, they said, tried to abduct an 11-year-old boy in Oakland Park. According to the Broward Sheriff s Office, the subject approached the victim near the 4100 block of Northwest 21st Avenue, just after...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:09:02 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5KBS/1_dead_2_stable_after_shooting_at_2nd_Taste_of_Miami_Karnival_in_Little_Haiti.html(WSVN 7News) Shots rang out during the Second Annual Taste of Miami Karnival in the Little Haiti neighborhood, leaving one person dead and sending two others to the hospital, police said. City of Miami and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the triple...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:05:18 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5ISJ/Volunteers_clean_up_Biscayne_Bay_shoreline_as_part_of_44th_annual_Baynanza_in_NE_Miami-Dade.html(WSVN 7News) Thousands of volunteers worked around Biscayne Bay to help clean up the shoreline. Miami-Dade County hosted the 44th annual Baynanza cleanup day in Northeast Miami-Dade. It s really an opportunity for residents across the region to come together and...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:41:47 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5ISO/Residents_speak_out_as_BSO_continues_pleas_for_help_to_find_man_caught_assaulting_woman_in_Weston.html(WSVN 7News) Weston residents are reeling after a man was caught on camera violently attacking a woman in broad daylight. When I walk out, I carry my Taser with me. Even in this parking lot because you just don t know. It s scary. said Tina McMahon, a Weston...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:48:20 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5ISK/Miami_Southridge_Senior_High_School_teacher_accused_of_battery_MDCPS_responds.html(WSVN 7News) A teacher at Mother of Miami Southridge Senior High School is spending time behind bars. 53-year-old Rudolph Infante has been charged with four counts of battery and one felony charge of offenses against students by an authority figure. Details on...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:10:40 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5ISL/Emergency_crews_free_trapped_person_after_accident_on_Florida_Turnpike_condition_unknown.html(WSVN 7News) A person was freed from their SUV after being trapped during an accident that caused trouble on the Florida Turnpike. The accident took place Saturday near Caribbean Boulevard in Southwest Miami-Dade. Emergency crews freed the person from the SUV,...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:36:07 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5ISM/3_hospitalized_after_shooting_in_Miami_Gardens_police_investigating.html(WSVN 7News) Three people have been hospitalized after a shooting took place in Miami Gardens. First responders arrived late Saturday night to reports of a shooting near a Checkers restaurant near Northwest 27th Avenue and Miami Gardens Drive. It was a good night...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:04:59 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5ISN/Mandarin_Oriental_Hotel_demolished_in_implosion_residents_and_visitors_react.html(WSVN 7News) An iconic hotel that graced the Miami skyline has been demolished, with residents and visitors reacting. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a 23 story building, came down early Sunday morning. This side, because of the other side, it was probably going to...Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:32:21 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5HDI/Miami_Heat_hold_Earth_Day_celebration_with_students_at_Driftwood_Middle_School.html(WSVN 7News) Students and teachers at Driftwood Middle School in Hollywood celebrated Earth Day with the help from the Miami Heat. The event hosted a pep rally from the Heat mascot Burnie and the Hoop Troop, and students bounced basketballs. The school won the...Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:40:16 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5HDB/Music_star_Pitbull_makes_surprise_appearance_at_FIU_house_party.html(WSVN 7News) A house party at Florida International University had a surprise guest after the major music star Pitbull made a special appearance. Video on social media showed the moment that Pitbull walked into the small gathering, hosted by FIU Athletics...Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:51:47 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5HDD/Students_share_plant_research_take_part_in_symposium_at_Fairchild_Tropical_Botanic_Garden.html(WSVN 7News) Students from across the country shared their research and ideas at a symposium at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables. The Growing Beyond Earth event, a classroom based science program, was made to empower students to come up with...Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:26:39 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5HDF/Patients_at_Niklaus_Childrens_Hospital_meet_UFC_superstars_ahead_of_upcoming_event.html(WSVN 7News) Patients at Niklaus Children s Hospital met with UFC fighters ahead of an upcoming event. Alexandre Pantjoba and former champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk played tic-tac-toe with patients. The stars also donated toys and sat in on radio interviews inside...Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:55:50 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5EYY/Father_charged_with_lewd_conduct_involving_13-year-old_daughter.html(WSVN 7News) A 39-year-old man was arrested Thursday and charged with lewd and lascivious conduct involving a child under 16. John Jairo Mendez was taken into custody on April 9 following an investigation into an incident involving his 13-year-old biological...Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:05:42 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5EYS/Search_underway_for_67-year-old_man_missing_from_Little_Haiti_since_February.html(WSVN 7News) Police seek the public s help in their search for a man who went missing from Miami s Little Haiti neighborhood two months ago. According to City of Miami Police, 67 year-old Kenneth Jones was last seen in an unspecified part of Little Haiti on Feb....Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:33:15 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5EYP/SUV_hits_cement_wall_at_Plantation_senior_living_community.html(WSVN 7News) Police are investigating a crash that sent a driver careening into a cement wall outside a building in a Plantation senior community. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the crash at The Pointe at Plantation Senior Living along the 8500 block of...Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:59:44 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5EZ2/Miami_Lakes_woman_faces_multiple_felony_charges_in_alleged_car_loan_scam.html(WSVN 7News) Dunia Sierra is facing multiple felony charges, including organized fraud, grand theft and vehicle-related fraud, following an investigation into an alleged auto loan fraud scheme, authorities said. The arrest stems from an ongoing investigation by...Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:47:52 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5EZD/Man_arrested_for_spitting_on_McDonalds_drive-thru_employee.html(WSVN 7News) A Key West man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly spitting on a McDonald s drive-thru employee in Marathon. The incident occurred on March 17, at approximately 10:14 p.m. According to the Monroe County Sheriff s Office, the victim told deputies...Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:17:22 Zhttps://pinecrest.bubblelife.com/v/35143520/Y5EZ5/Miami-Dade_condo_association_manager_arrested_for_allegedly_forcing_vendor_to_pay_21000_in_kickbacks.html(WSVN 7News) A Miami-Dade condominium association manager was arrested after investigators said she forced a contracted vendor to pay thousands of dollars in kickbacks to keep his business at a local condo complex. Maria Del Alvarez-Concepcion, 57, faces charges...Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:01:37 Z