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Man arrested after deputies find 142 stolen avocados
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- Man arrested after deputies find 142 stolen avocados
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- That’s a lot of avocados!
Deputies arrested a 37-year-old man after they said he stole 142 avocados worth $852 from a South Miami-Dade grove.
Investigators said they found avocados in the bed of his pickup truck and several bags nearby.
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- GEM warehouse stocked in Doral as teams assess aid needed in Colombia after earthquake
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- HELP IS ON THE WAY: Global Empowerment Mission is preparing relief supplies at its Doral warehouse after a powerful earthquake struck Colombia early Monday.
GEM teams are on the ground assessing damage and determining what communities need most, with aid distributions expected to begin within 48 hours.
The warehouse is stocked with food, water, clothing, hygiene kits and other essentials as the City of Doral helps coordinate relief efforts.
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- Man shoots at Miami Gardens detective, leads police on chase before crashing
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A chaotic chain of events that started with a domestic violence call ended with gunfire, a police chase and a crash.
Miami Gardens Police said a man fired several shots at a home, left and later returned, where he allegedly opened fire on a detective. The detective fired back before the man took off, leading officers on a chase that ended with a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The man was taken into custody and transported to the hospital. No officers were injured.
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- Canes RB Mark Fletcher Jr.’s mother gifted custom RV to drive to her son’s games
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Linda Fletcher has driven thousands of miles over the years to watch her son Mark Fletcher Jr. play football, refusing to fly due to a phobia. This season, she's doing it in style.
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- Statue honoring 5-year-old boy who lost fight with cancer stolen from Miami Lakes park
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A statue of 5-year-old Jakey Duque, who was honored after he lost his battle with brain cancer, was taken from a Miami Lakes community. Now a search is underway to find the people who took it and to put ir back where it belongs.
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- Man tased, arrested after causing commotion at Miami restaurant
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A chaotic scene at a Miami restaurant ended with a man being tased and arrested after the owner said he caused a commotion for nearly two hours.
Primo’s Italian Restaurant owner Ugo Patierno said 36-year-old Richard James Scott refused to leave and berated him, his wife and others nearby before police stepped in.
Scott was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing after a warning.
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- Former OnlyFans model Pleads Guilty, Will Serve 2 More Years in Boyfriend's 2022 Stabbing Death
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- After four years in custody and a case that gripped South Florida, Courtney Clenney stood before a Miami judge Monday and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2022 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli.
Under the plea deal, she'll serve six years total, meaning two more years behind bars since she's already served four, followed by five years of probation. She was originally charged with second-degree murder.
Her attorney maintained to the end that she acted in self-defense.
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- Powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- BREAKING: A powerful earthquake in western Colombia on Monday shook the South American nation and neighboring Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings.
The United States Geological Survey and Colombia’s counterpart both reported a 7.4 magnitude, while relatively deep. Both reported the epicenter in San Jose Del Palmar, a community about 250 miles west of Colombia’s capital, Bogota.
Authorities did not immediately report damages or injuries.
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- Teen takes down suspected thief after woman’s bracelets were stolen
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Jewelry thief in Brickell.
Police said a man was interested in buying a woman’s bracelets, but when she took them off so he could get a closer look, he allegedly grabbed them and ran.
The teen heard the woman calling for help, chased the suspect and held him until officers arrived, even after being pepper-sprayed.
Yagiz Dogan, 21, was arrested and charged with grand theft.
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- Man dead, delivery driver detained after attempted robbery escalates to shooting in Miami Gardens
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A man was killed and another was detained Thursday afternoon following a shooting that stemmed from an attempted robbery in Miami Gardens, police said.
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- Man caught on camera sucker punching 61-year-old woman in Miami
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- CAUGHT ON CAMERA: A 61-year-old woman was randomly sucker-punched by a stranger while running errands in Little Havana.
Surveillance video captured the attack near Southwest 10th Avenue on Thursday. A nearby business owner told 7News she arrived to find several people gathered around the injured woman.
The suspect is now in custody.
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- Man accused of shutting off juvenile diver’s oxygen supply says he did nothing wrong
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- ‘It’s a complete misunderstanding’: Michael Simpson, the man charged with attempted murder after allegedly shutting off a young diver's oxygen supply near Fisher Island during lobster mini-season, is speaking exclusively to 7News and says the video evidence doesn't show what the other group claims it shows.
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- Miami Man Caught on Camera Ransacking Family's Fridge While Two Children Slept Inside
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Surveillance cameras caught 22-year-old Christopher Olivera helping himself to a family's recently purchased groceries after slipping through an unlocked door in Northwest Miami-Dade on Monday. The family tells 7News their sense of safety was stolen along with their food, and they're now thinking about moving.
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- Voters to decide on restoring Miami Marine Stadium as early voting begins
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- With the primary election well underway, voters in Miami are facing a choice on the fate of a historic stadium.
As voters in Miami fill out their ballot for the Aug. 18 primary, one decision they will be making is whether to approve a management agreement to restore and manage Miami Marine Stadium.
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- Man fatally shoots loose dog attacking smaller pet; 2nd loose dog bites resident in leg
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A day in a Lighthouse Point neighborhood took a violent and deadly turn after two dogs that had gotten loose went on the attack.
Investigators said the two dogs involved became loose after they escaped a fenced yard and began roaming the neighborhood. At some point, they encountered a much smaller dog on the front porch of a home, and one of the larger dogs attacked the smaller canine.
Detectives said the second of the loose dogs fled the area, and later encountered a resident nearby. That dog bit the resident in the leg, causing a puncture wound, and took off.
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- Man accused of sneaking into JetBlue plane at FLL, causing disruption and delaying flight
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- He allegedly made it onto a plane without a ticket.
Authorities said a 32-year-old man climbed a fence and sneaked onto an empty JetBlue aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport before he was arrested Sunday.
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- Doral officer identified as Erwin Fernandez, devoted husband and father of 3
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Authorities have identified the Doral Police officer as Erwin Fernandez.
Fernandez served with the department for 13 years and is being remembered as a devoted husband, loving father of three and dedicated officer.
Fellow law enforcement officers lined the streets Wednesday to honor his service.
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- Doral Police Officer Dies in Apparent Suicide; Fellow Officers Line Streets in Final Show of Respect
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The City of Doral is mourning the loss of one of its own after a Doral Police officer died Wednesday morning in an apparent suicide in Southwest Miami-Dade, a 7News source confirmed. Fellow officers lined the streets and stood at salute as a police motorcade carried the officer's body to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office under a U.S. flag.
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- Man accused of shutting Off Diver's Oxygen During Lobster Spot Dispute Near Fisher Island
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Authorities say 51-year-old Michael Simpson intentionally turned off another diver's oxygen supply underwater near Fisher Island after the two got into an argument over a diving spot. The victim was brought back to the surface unharmed.
Simpson is now facing attempted murder charges.
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- Dashcam video shows pursuit of stolen SUV, arrest of 26-year-old man in Miami Gardens
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- EXCLUSIVE DASHCAM VIDEO
Watch the moment a police chase involving a stolen SUV came to an end in Miami Gardens.
The pursuit began after an attempted traffic stop in May. Florida Highway Patrol troopers used a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver, causing the Cadillac Escalade to spin out and crash into a fence before the 26-year-old driver was taken into custody.
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- Deputies respond to Perez Hilton’s Westchester home after he appeared to harm himself on livestream
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Miami-Dade deputies responded Tuesday night to the South Florida home of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton after receiving multiple calls about a concerning TikTok livestream.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said deputies quickly located the residence, spoke with family members at the scene and confirmed Hilton was alone inside before working to de-escalate the situation.
The livestream, which was later taken down, drew concern from viewers, with many urging him to stop.
Authorities have not released additional information.
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- Teacher accused of shaking 2-year-old at Lincoln-Martí in SW Miami-Dade
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Beatriz Gomez Hurtado, 53, is facing child abuse charges after classroom surveillance video from Lincoln-Martí caught her grabbing a 2-year-old boy by the neck and face and shaking him back and forth for allegedly misbehaving.
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- Burglar shatters glass door of Dollar Stop in Fort Lauderdale, swipes cash register
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A person of interest is in custody after police said at least one burglar shattered their way into a Fort Lauderdale Dollar Stop overnight.
Investigators said the break-in happened just after 4 a.m. at the store along the 3600 block of Davie Boulevard. The suspect or suspects allegedly smashed through the glass to get inside.
Police are continuing to investigate what was taken and whether anyone else was involved.
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- Surveillance video captures mail thief cracking open apartment mailbox
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Caught on camera: A mail thief was captured on surveillance video riding a bicycle into a West Miami-Dade apartment complex before allegedly breaking open a mailbox and stealing residents' mail.
Neighbors say the thefts have been happening for three months, leading them to install cameras that finally caught the suspect.
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- Broward Schools Supt. Hepburn touts improved education plans for new year following budget upheavals
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Broward Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn is highlighting major changes for the upcoming school year.
New magnet programs focused on artificial intelligence, aviation and the marine industry are among the expansions following months of budget challenges.
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- Fire ignites in balcony of Edgewater high-rise; resident hurt while fleeing apartment with 2 dogs
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Emergency crews battled a fire overnight at a high-rise apartment building in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood, leaving a resident and his two dogs displaced.
City of Miami Fire Rescue crews responded to the Bay Parc apartment building in the 1700 block of North Bayshore Drive, across from Margaret Pace Park, early Friday morning after flames broke out on a balcony.
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- Boy critical after accidental shooting at Pompano Beach apartment
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A frightening night in Pompano Beach. Authorities are investigating an accidental shooting that left a young boy hospitalized after his parents rushed him to a nearby fire station for help.
Neighbors said they heard screams moments after the gunfire as deputies continue investigating.
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- Man convicted in 2020 shooting involving Miami Police detective sentenced to 13 years
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- One of three men accused of trying to kill a City of Miami Police officer learned his fate in court. Wilkhari Levale Jones, a co-defendant in the 2020 ambush and shooting, was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in state prison. The sentence for the 25-year-old, who was the only defendant left with an open case, was part of a plea deal he took.
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- Driver Plows Into North Miami Brewery, Hitting 5 Parked Cars
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The co-owners of Lost City Brewing Company in North Miami are picking up the pieces after a driver without a license lost control and plowed through their building, hitting five parked cars on the way in. A partner had been repairing the refrigerator the truck came to rest against just 30 minutes before impact.
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- https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/dog-dies-hollywood-petsitter
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A woman is devastated after she returned home from vacation to find her beloved dog had died while in the care of a sitter. Now she is seeking answers as a police investigation gets underway.
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- Father Visits 30 MLB Parks in 30 Days to Honor Son Who Drowned, Raise Drowning Awareness
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- "We were two weeks away from opening day, and that never happened." Jonathan St. Clair lost his 21-month-old son Jasper to a drowning accident in 2014 and turned that heartbreak into a mission. He's now visiting all 30 MLB stadiums in 30 days wearing a life jacket, starting the wave at every stop to spread awareness about drowning prevention. loanDepot Park was stop No. 13.
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- Immigration advocates speak out against increase in ICE activity in South Florida
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Immigration advocates are raising concerns about what they say is an increase in ICE enforcement targeting South Florida's Haitian community after Temporary Protected Status ended.
Several advocates gathered outside the ICE office in Miramar on Wednesday to speak out and share how they plan to support affected families moving forward.
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- Miami-Dade School Board unanimously picks Rafael Villalobos as new superintendent
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Miami-Dade School Board has selected Rafael Villalobos as the county’s new superintendent. Villalobos, the county’s current South Region Superintendent, was unanimously approved to lead the district following a months-long process.
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- Man faces judge after road rage attack left victim with skull fracture
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A Miami Gardens man was arrested Tuesday after Hialeah police said he tracked down a driver he had argued with during a road rage dispute in a Walmart parking lot and violently slammed him to the ground.
Investigators said the victim suffered life-threatening injuries, including a skull fracture, brain bleeding, broken ribs and spinal fractures.
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- South Florida family waits months for repairs after lawn company breaks sliding glass door
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- When a lawn company accidentally shattered a family’s sliding glass door, it hired someone to fix it right away. But when months went by and still no door, the family called Help Me Howard with Brandon Beyer.
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- 4 masked thieves wanted after hitting around 20 vehicles in Lauderhill
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Police seek the public’s help in finding the four people behind roughly two dozen car break-ins in a Lauderhill neighborhood.
Area residents woke up Tuesday morning to shattered windows and missing items, after a group of four was captured on video scouting cars along the 4400 block of Northwest 23rd Street.
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- Suspect in Cuban rapper El Taiger’s shooting nixes plea deal, pushing trial to 2027
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Damián Valdez-Galloso was expected to take a plea deal on Tuesday in connection to the fatal shooting of José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, better known by his stage name, El Taiger. Instead, the suspect has opted to maintain his not guilty plea.
As a result, Valdez-Galloso’s trial, which was set to begin this fall, has been pushed to 2027.
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- Secret Service Employee, 2 Others Arrested After alleged Fraternity Hazing
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A Secret Service employee is on leave after new details reveal two victims, a University of Miami law student who required kidney surgery and a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employee, were beaten with paddles and canes over multiple days at a Sweetwater apartment in an alleged fraternity hazing ritual.
Marquez Pinder, Jared James and Elijah Dyous were arrested.
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- SoFlo Hockey League bringing NHL vets and prospects together
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Some Florida Panthers players are spending their offseason at @soflohockey, where junior prospects and NHL veterans share the ice for elite training.
The league, founded by South Florida native @colekodsi, is redefining the offseason by creating a space where development, competition and opportunity come together.
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- At least 3 hospitalized after 2 boats collide off Bay Harbor Islands
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- At least three people were taken to the hospital after they were injured in a boat crash off the coast of Bay Harbor Islands over the weekend, witnesses said.
Two vessels collided in Biscayne Bay, near West Broadview Drive, early Saturday morning.
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- Woman injured after Brightline train hits car in Fort Lauderdale
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A woman was injured after her car was struck by a Brightline train at a crossing in Fort Lauderdale, officials and witnesses said.
Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the overnight crash at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Flagler Drive, early Monday morning.
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#FortLauderdale #Brightline #TrainCrash
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- 6-Foot Iguana Escapes Shipping Box, Takes Over FedEx in Memphis
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A 6-foot iguana named Titan escaped his shipping box and went full security threat inside a FedEx in Memphis, Tennessee. Meanwhile, here in Miami, we saw this at Publix on Tuesday. Welcome to our world, Memphis.
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- Woman sentenced after pleading guilty to deadly 2025 wrong-way DUI crash on Florida Turnpike
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Sunshine Perez, 45, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter for driving several miles the wrong way on the Florida Turnpike in January 2025 while drunk and on drugs, killing 23-year-old FIU grad and paramedic Zeke Urrutia.
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- Memorial Hospital Miramar redefines hospital food with gourmet meals for patients and staff
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Memorial Hospital Miramar is fighting the stigma that hospital food is bland and boring, and they’re doing it one delicious dish at a time. It’s in this 7Spotlight with Courtney Allen.
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- Marcello Hernández joins Kevin Hart in new Netflix comedy
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Marcello Hernández is taking over Hollywood!
We first met the Miami comedian on Instagram, at Only-in-Dade, then Saturday Night Live, and now he’s a movie star sharing the screen with Kevin Hart in a rated-R bachelor party story set right here in the 305.
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- Bodycam shows arrest of Secret Service officer accused of exposing himself to guests
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- New video obtained exclusively by 7News shows the moment when 33-year-old John Spillman, a Secret Service officer, was arrested back in May near Miami International Airport for committing a sickening act in front of hotel guests.
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- Family disgusted by driver asking to buy their kids
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A family was left disgusted and disturbed after a fellow driver asked to purchase their children and directed sickening lewd comments at their young daughter while they were stopped at an intersection in Pompano Beach.
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- South Florida Venezuelans Rally in Doral to Restore TPS One Month After Deadly Earthquakes
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- One month after back-to-back earthquakes killed more than 5,000 people in Venezuela, thousands of Venezuelan TPS holders in South Florida gathered in Doral today to demand the Trump administration reinstate their legal protections before they lose their status in October.
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- Title
- LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his ‘last decision’
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Miami Misses Out: LeBron James announced Friday that he's signing with the Philadelphia 76ers in what he calls his "last decision," ending weeks of speculation that had Miami Heat fans dreaming of a second coming.
Sorry, South Florida. Rick Ross was wrong on this one.
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- 17-year-old dead, 18-year-old in custody after deputy-involved shooting in North Beach
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Authorities are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in North Beach that left a teenage boy dead and led deputies to take a young man into custody.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office units responded to the scene of the incident along the 700 block of 81st Street, near Hawthorne Avenue, just south of Surfside, Friday morning.
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