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The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office has launched an investigation after an 18-year-old died following a shooting near Miami Dade College's north campus late Friday night.MDSO said it happened just after 11 p.m. at a fast-food restaurant near the campus, along Northwest 27 Avenue and ...
CBS News Miami is working to get more information from police.
Florida Highway Patrol says a man who killed three people – including his own mother – in a deadly Osceola County crash has been arrested more than two years later.On Friday, FHP announced the arrest of 48-year-old Jean S. Dorisca by the department's Criminal Alien Ap...
MDSO deputies and investigators blocked off a street in Northwest Miami-Dade after an incident in the area. The incident took place at Northwest 107th Street and 27th Avenue. Authorities swarmed the location in West Little River and closed off the area after reports of a shooting...
A teenage boy is dead after a shooting following a verbal altercation in Northwest Miami-Dade. The incident took place outside a fast food restaurant at Northwest 108th Street and 27th Avenue on Friday evening. According to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies, they discovered a ...
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials are urging parents and drivers to take precautions during Halloween celebrations on Saturday. They emphasized that parents should make sure that children wear reflective gear and carry flashlights for their safety,...
The family of a young mother killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale joined police and first responders to post flyers across the city Friday night, hoping to find witnesses who can help identify the driver responsible for her death.The family of Dominique Greene, who wa...
A man who was shot in the face during a fight at a Hialeah apartment complex Thursday night has been charged with aggravated battery after police determined the shooting happened during a struggle over a gun and that the other man involved acted in self-defense.Hialeah police sai...
Voters across the state are preparing to cast their ballots in contests that will help determine Florida's political leadership and representation in Washington.Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Voters must cast their ballots at their assigned pollin...
All Hallows’ Eve is a perfect time to let your freak flag fly, and you won’t have to look far for a spooky soiree. That’s because we found a viral Halloween park at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center that is scary good. Deco’s Alex Miranda has more from Sounds of Screams. Ter...
Teacher salaries and school safety funding are on the ballot in Miami-Dade and Broward counties this election, as voters decide whether to renew property taxes that help school districts retain educators and maintain security measures.The referendums come as South Florida school ...
A Facebook Marketplace scam left one Miami woman heartbroken and out hundreds of dollars earlier this year. On Friday, the victim, who did not wish to be identified, said things have since changed. The scammed victim had agreed to sell a shelving unit from her closed-down family ...
The United States Department of Justice has issued a warning to state elections officials, including South Florida, about reports that people are heading to early voting locations and falsely claiming that they are DOJ monitors.According to information provided by the DOJ to the ...
A Broward convenience store owner is facing federal charges for allegedly participating in a years-long scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more than $500,000 by buying food stamp benefits for cash and using them to purchase merchandise for r...
The driver charged in a fatal wrong way crash in 2022 has taken a plea deal. Maiky Simeon pleaded guilty on Friday to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence manslaughter after spending the last four years in jail. According to his plea deal, he will serve 25 years in ...
With Election Day just days away, the Justice Department has warned local election officials about anyone who may be posing as impostors to monitor election procedures. Friday was another busy day of early in-person voting at polling sites across Miami-Dade. So far, the lead-up t...
A felony charge against rapper Rick Ross that stemmed from his arrest in connection with a domestic violence incident was dropped after his attorney appeared in a Miami court on Friday. Prosecutors cited insufficient evidence to pursue the charge.Ross, whose legal name is William...
Two people were injured during a shooting at a Hialeah apartment building Thursday night, including a man who was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the face....
Residents of a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood have had a long week dealing with king tides and nearly impassable roadways. As king tides inundated much of South Florida over the past week, with the worst of it coming on Tuesday due to the full moon, residents along Coconut Isle Dri...
A South Florida family is searching for answers after losing a loved one to a hit-and-run. Just after 8 p.m. on Oct. 21, people called 911 with reports that someone had been struck by a vehicle on West Sunrise Boulevard near a Popeyes in Fort Lauderdale. The victim, 35-year-old D...
A man is behind bars after police said he swiped a car off a dealership lot and led officers on a high-speed pursuit. The ride-off occurred at Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores on Friday afternoon. A car salesman said the man arrived at the dealership looking for a new car. “Got...
A workplace dispute at a South Miami Chipotle turned violent after an employee became angry when his manager told him to clock out, leading him to throw a knife and glass bottles at his supervisor, police said. According to an arrest report, 20-year-old Levar Kareem Walker Jr. be...
City of Miami Police Chief Edwin Lopez joins Willard Shepard, Esq., for an episode of In the Know, presented by Miami’s Community Newspapers. Shepard, an attorney and Emmy Award-winning journalist, welcomes Lopez for a one-on-one interview with the leader of the Miami Police Depa...
Drivers heading to Wynwood and Brickell for Halloween celebrations this weekend should prepare for road closures, parking restrictions and increased pedestrian traffic. The Miami Police Department announced several traffic restrictions that will take effect Saturday evening and c...
Surveillance video captured the moment when gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in Hialeah overnight. CBS News Miami's Morgan Rynor spoke to residents who described what happened....
A felony charge against rapper Rick Ross that stemmed from his arrest in connection to a domestic violence incident was dropped on Friday. CBS News Miami's Camila Fernandez has the report....
A 38-year-old woman was arrested after investigators said she performed post-cosmetic surgery massages and reopened patients’ surgical wounds without the required medical or massage therapy licenses. According to an arrest report, Sulky Roose Accius, also known as “Chyna,” advert...
With Election Day just around the corner, Florida voters are weighing in on Amendment 3. Amara was proud of finishing her math homework. “I needed a lot of help because I don’t really know division, and it’s very hard,” she said. She spends two hours a day at an after-school prog...
Prosecutors have dropped the felony charge against Miami-raised rapper Rick Ross. Ross’s attorney appeared on his behalf in a Miami courtroom Friday for is second arraignment hearing in his domestic violence case after the first one was reset. He was supposed to appear in court t...
Two people have been hospitalized following a double shooting in Hialeah overnight Thursday. At around midnight police responded to a shooting at an apartment off of 60th Street and West 22nd Avenue. According to one of the victim’s wife, her husband was shot in their apartment, ...
Investigators swarmed a Hialeah apartment complex overnight after receiving reports of a possible shooting. CBS News Miami's Morgan Rynor spoke with neighbors and has more....
Public safety officials from rural Florida counties said residents should expect longer response times, service cuts, and the consolidation of small police and fire departments across the state if voters pass Amendment 3, the major property tax cut proposal."Crime is down because...
Newly released body camera and drone footage shows marine officers racing to save a dolphin struggling in Biscayne Bay. The dolphin was caught in what was believed to be a net. Neighbors witnessed the sea animal in distress and called for help. Within minutes, North Bay Village P...
A 51-year-old South Florida man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $862,000 in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through a two-year identity theft scheme, state officials announced Thursday.Anwar Jouda wa...
Red Bull Flugtag is landing in Miami this Halloween, and “landing” is being generous; more like splashing and crashing! Local teams are designing and building whatever they can to actually make it as far out into Biscayne Bay as possible. Red Bull Flugtag is one of the silliest c...
Crime is trending downward in the City of Miami, according to police department data. More than 100 days into his tenure, Police Chief Edwin Lopez says a combination of strategies, technology, and officers on the ground is helping drive the decline.Department data show overall cr...
Crime is trending downward in the City of Miami, according to police department data. More than 100 days into his tenure, Police Chief Edwin Lopez says a combination of strategies, technology, and officers on the ground is helping drive the decline....
A 51-year-old South Florida man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $862,000 in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through a two-year identity theft scheme, state officials announced Thursday....
A Georgia man who admitted to shooting and killing a Colorado man who was visiting Miami Beach with his 1-year-old son and wife in 2021 has learned his fate.Tamarius Davis, 27, remained silent as the judge handed down the 50-year sentence. Davis pleaded guilty in May to second-de...
A Hallendale Beach man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police said he tailgated a woman into Gulfstream Park's parking lot and hurled a glass bottle through her open window, striking her in the face. Esteban Enrique Hernandez, 38, was charged with aggravated battery causin...
Tamarius Davis pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the August 2021 shooting death of 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield.
A mother is now taking legal action against Miami-Dade County Public Schools for failing to do enough to prevent her daughter being attacked by a fellow student in the cafeteria. “I’m just grateful that she’s alive,” the victim’s mother told 7News. Photos provided by the victim’s...
A Southwest Miami-Dade man was arrested after authorities said he confronted a group of children playing "ding dong ditch" and pistol-whipped a juvenile in the ear, leaving the child needing multiple stitches. Juan Francisco Carranza, 32, was arrested Wednesday evening outside hi...
A portion of roadway collapsed after a major water main break in Davie early Thursday morning, according to police.Few details have been released, but Davie police are urging drivers to avoid South Pine Island Road from Southwest 30th Street to Southwest 36th Street due to the wa...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection put on a department demonstration of how they’ve ramped up security around Florida. Border Patrol’s top officers, including border czar Tom Homan, were at Port Miami Thursday morning to underscore the success that they have had with border prote...
The victim and suspect involved in a murder-suicide in northeast Miami-Dade have been identified as the sheriff's office continues its investigation into what took place before the shooting.The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a 55+ community in the 17000 bl...
A convicted killer learned his fate in court Thursday after he attacked and killed a tourist on South Beach. Twenty-seven-year-old Tamarius Davis was sentenced to 50 years behind bars plus 25 years probation after days of emotional testimony from the victim’s family. The judge ca...
The man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a tourist in Miami Beach in 2021 has been given a 50 year prison sentence.
A water main break in Dave caused a portion of a major roadway to collapse overnight, according to police. CBS News Miami's Joan Murray has the latest information on repairs....
A 32-year-old man was arrested after deputies said he threatened two juveniles with a firearm and struck one of them in the ear with the weapon after they played ding-dong ditch in a Miami-Dade neighborhood. According to an arrest report, the incident happened around 7:35 p.m. Th...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (WSVN)– A father shared his story after a stop at South Florida gas station took a terrifying turn. He said he was shot during an attempted robbery, where incredibly, his iPhone protected him. Joseph leatherman an underwater photographer who spends his free ti...
A Miami judge is expected to sentence the man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a tourist in Miami Beach in 2021 while he was under the influence of mushrooms....
A Miami Beach man is facing animal cruelty charges after police said they saved 19 dogs from deplorable living conditions on Tuesday.Miami Beach police said officers responded to a home at North Michigan Avenue and West 43rd Street to assist the Florida Department of Children and...
A helpless dolphin that got tangled in a net was rescued by police thanks to some help from quick thinking residents in North Bay Village. Speaking with 7News in Spanish, Ahmed Raul Perez said his wife spotted the sea creature from the window of their apartment, Wednesday afterno...
CBS News Miami's Abby Dodge spoke exclusively with Morillo in Spanish after he walked out of jail Wednesday night, where he denied living in a home in Miami Beach where 19 dogs were found in unlivable conditions, according to police....
Two people are dead following a murder-suicide inside an apartment in Northeast Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 17000 block of Northeast 14th Avenue on Wednesday night. Deputies said a man and woman were found suffering from gunshot wounds follow...
One year after losing her husband, Miami Beach Police Sgt. David Cajuso, Eileen Cajuso is reflecting on the unimaginable pain of life without him and the faith that has helped her keep going.Family, friends, and colleagues gathered Tuesday, Oct. 28, to honor the sergeant's life a...
Eileen Cajuso says her faith has carried her through the year since her husband died in a traffic crash on Oct. 28, 2025.
The family of a 28-year-old woman killed by police gunfire in Wynwood is taking new legal action following the release of bodycam video and a decision by prosecutors not to file criminal charges against the officers involved.Evelyn Valdes was celebrating her birthday last June wh...
Closing arguments wrapped up Wednesday in the sentencing hearing of Tamarius Blair Davis, 27, who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield in Miami Beach in 2021.Davis confessed to taking mushrooms, grabbing a gun, and shooting at random people in South...
