Hoax threats trigger lockdowns at Miami Southwest and Miami Senior High schools

WSVN 7News 10/2 7:08A Sebastian Cuervo

Police have decalred an all clear after a couple of school scares in Miami. Officers responded to Southwest Miami Senior and Miami Senior High, after they said someone made a call that threatened something bad was going to happen at both schools....

Hialeah woman arrested after surveillance video shows alleged abuse of foster dog, police say

WSVN 7News 10/2 7:05A Allyson Castillo

A 42-year-old woman was arrested after police said surveillance video captured her repeatedly striking and forcefully handling a small dog she was fostering at a Hialeah apartment complex. Miriam Yilian Delarosa was arrested Wednesday following...

Bomb squad officials investigate suspicious package found near bank in Wilton Manors; All clear...

WSVN 7News 10/2 7:04A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Officials are investigating a suspicious package left near a Starbucks and Truist Bank on the 1500 block of Northeast 26th Street in Wilton Manors on Friday. 7Skyforce captured a bomb squad technician entering the Truist Bank through the main...

Employee accused of stealing more than $16K in valuable trading cards in Deerfield Beach

WSVN 7News 10/2 6:19A Allyson Castillo

A 22-year-old employee was arrested after authorities said he stole more than $16,000 worth of valuable trading cards from his workplace, including cards featuring Cooper Flagg, Lionel Messi and Caitlin Clark. Investigators said the case began when...

Former Miami Congressman David Rivera awaits sentencing in Venezuela lobbying case

WSVN 7News 10/2 4:57A Sebastian Cuervo

Friday is sentencing day for a former U.S. representative from South Florida. David Rivera of Miami was convicted in May, after he was found guilty of acting as a foreign agent for Nicolas Maduro s now-toppled regime in Venezuela. Rivera was...

1 dead after freight train strikes pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale; multiple roads closed on Flagler...

WSVN 7News 10/2 4:54A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Officials are investigating a fatal accident in Fort Lauderdale after a freight train hit and killed a pedestrian Friday morning near North Andrews Avenue and North Flagler Drive. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the pedestrian was pronounced...

Search underway for 16-year-old girl reported missing from Margate

WSVN 7News 10/2 2:51A Rubén Rosario

Police seek the public s help in their search for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from Margate. According to Margate Police, Lorgena Mitial was last seen along the 5100 block of Southwest Sixth Street, just after 11:45 p.m. on...

Siblings indicted in $80M bribery scheme targeting Subway restaurant owners, feds say

NBCMiami.com (Local) 10/1 8:00A NBC6

Janet Risi Field, 66, of Pinecrest, and her brother, Steven Louis Risi, 70, of Coral Gables, were indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges in the scheme that defrauded thousands of franchisees, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern...

Fashion stylist accused of stealing nearly $272K in designer handbags from client, police say

WSVN 7News 10/1 5:33A Allyson Castillo

A fashion stylist was arrested after police said he took six luxury handbags worth nearly $272,000 from a longtime client and failed to return them. Shaquille Alexander Albert Grant, 31, was arrested Sept. 30 and is facing a first-degree grand...

Great Miami 10K brings Coconut Grove road closures, traffic detours Sunday

WSVN 7News 10/1 4:55A Steven Cejas

Drivers heading through Coconut Grove Sunday should expect road closures and traffic detours as about 2,000 participants take part in the Great Miami 10K. Road closures will be in effect from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, according to...

‘I’m totally innocent’: Rick Ross denies beating, choking woman; rapper bonds out after domestic...

WSVN 7News 10/1 3:40A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Rapper Rick Ross bonded out jail following his arrest in Miami Beach on charges of domestic battery that he denied. 7News cameras captured the 50-year-old rapper speaking with reporters outside the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in...

Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin discusses $2B investment toward new Carnegie Mellon campus in...

WSVN 7News 10/1 2:42A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

Hedge fund manager and Citadel CEO Ken Griffin opened up about his $2 billion investment toward Carnegie Mellon University s new Miami campus . Speaking alongside CMU President Farnam Jahanian on Wednesday, Griffin highlighted the impact that...

UM student arrested after roommate finds hidden camera in bedroom, police say

WSVN 7News 9/30 6:37A Allyson Castillo

A University of Miami student was arrested after police said he secretly recorded his roommate with a hidden camera inside his bedroom. Dylan Hugh Long, 21, was arrested Tuesday on charges of video voyeurism and burglary of an unoccupied...

Davie town council candidate arrested on DUI charges after crashing into power pole, police say

WSVN 7News 9/30 5:21A Allyson Castillo

A candidate for Davie Town Council was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after police said he crashed his pickup truck into a guardrail and knocked over a power pole, causing an estimated $23,000 in damage. Jordan Nelson is a...

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon as part of his bet on Miami

WSVN 7News 9/30 2:15A Isabella Fernandez de Cueto

(CNN) — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is doubling down on Miami, announcing on Wednesday a $3 billion donation to help fund a new campus for Carnegie Mellon University in the city. The staggering amount is the largest-ever gift by an...