South Florida organizations urge Miami-Dade leaders to sue state over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

WSVN 7News 7/11 11:53A Matthew Garcia

OCHOPEE, Fla. (WSVN) — Local organizations in South Florida are urging leaders across Miami-Dade County to sue the state for detaining illegal immigrants in what they described as an inhumane facility, which has been dubbed Alligator Alcatraz....

2 boaters arrested for allegedly attemping to capsize kayakers in Florida Keys

WSVN 7News 7/11 9:59A Kathleen Ditton

Two men were arrested in the Florida Keys after allegedly attempting to capsize a father and son kayaking near a resort dock, according to the authorities. James Christian Gagliardini, 52, of Marathon, was charged with aggravated assault,...

Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

WSVN 7News 7/11 8:36A Kevin Boulandier

MIAMI (AP) — At the brand new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz,” people held there say worms turn up in the food. Toilets don t flush, flooding floors with fecal waste, and mosquitoes and...

Florida Missing Child alert issued for 15-year-old boy out of Homestead

WSVN 7News 7/11 7:39A Kathleen Ditton

A Florida Missing Child alert has been issued for a 15-year-old boy out of Miami-Dade County. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Daren Encarnacion was last seen in the 1200 block of Southeast 29th Street in Homestead on...

Boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis arrested in South Florida on misdemeanor domestic violence charge

WSVN 7News 7/11 7:02A Apage

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was arrested early Friday morning in South Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Davis, 30, was picked up shortly after midnight near the popular Lincoln Road area of...

3 arrested, charged with murder in 2024 fatal Oakland Park driveway shooting

WSVN 7News 7/11 5:37A Kathleen Ditton

Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Oakland Park last August , according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a shooting just before noon on Aug. 24, 2024, along...

Texas man arrested for stealing rental boat from Florida marina and driving it to Cuba

WSVN 7News 7/11 1:48A Tynisa Senior

KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN)— A man from Texas was arrested Thursday for stealing a rental boat from a marina and driving it to Cuba. The Monroe County Sheriffs Office said 63-year-old Floyd Dean Devasier rented the boat for two days, but never brought...

FDLE officers can now enforce immigration laws, officials say

WSVN 7News 7/11 1:41A Apage

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has received certification to enforce immigration laws, officials say, in collaboration with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis efforts to expedite mass deportations. The FDLE is the latest agency to team up with...

Longtime Miami immigrant joins federal lawsuit to stop Trump administration from ending TPS

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 7/11 1:40A Sergio Bustos

An immigrant from Miami is joining a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to end temporary legal residency for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and other countries, a union announced Thursday. Maria Elena Hernandez...

Hunters gear up for annual Florida Python challenge

WSVN 7News 7/11 12:54A Apage

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin with hundreds of hunters competing for the championship prize. First spotted in the Everglades in 1979, Burmese pythons are an invasive species, spreading parasites to native snakes and...

Deputies rescue elderly couple, dog from burning mobile home in Fort Myers

WSVN 7News 7/11 12:36A Apage

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — Deputies raced to rescue a Florida couple and their dog after their mobile home went up in flames, leaving them trapped. Bodycam video captured the harrowing moments Lee County deputies arrived at the fiery home in North...

Arrest made in connection to fatal hit-and-run in Miami

WSVN 7News 7/10 11:46P Apage

A man was caught and cuffed, held responsible for a hit and run that claimed the life of a pedestrian. According to investigators, 36-year-old Isaleb Anofils struck 82-year-old Austin Noel with his car on June 29th in the area of Northwest...

Florida man arrested after choking, kidnapping friend during PlayStation 5 sale

WSVN 7News 7/10 3:50A Apage

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A Facebook Marketplace meetup in Florida went awry after, deputies say, a man lured a friend to his home and held him captive for ransom. Nicholas Flores was arrested on Tuesday, accused of tying, choking, and kidnapping...

Man accused of Trump assassination attempt in Florida seeks to remove defense attorneys from case

WSVN 7News 7/10 3:23A Tynisa Senior

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man awaiting trial on federal charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course is seeking to get rid of his court-appointed federal public defenders. A hearing for Ryan Routh s...

Senate passes Lulu’s law to enable real-time shark attack alerts

WSVN 7News 7/10 3:05A Tynisa Senior

The U.S. Senate has passed Lulu s law, a bill designed to send real-time alerts to mobile devices during shark attacks along U.S. coastlines. The new law would allow federal and local governments to send warnings to cellphones near the beach if...