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3 weeks ago | 
wsvn.com | Tavares Jones |Aaron Page
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — New research from the University of Florida, as well as Centre College in Kentucky, into alligator attacks suggests the animals aren’t usually the instigators and that alligator attacks are at least 96 percent avoidable. Most alligator attacks are caused by people engaging in risky behavior, as opposed to the animals acting overly aggressive.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsvn.com | Dannielle Garcia |Aaron Page
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A man accused of opening fire against his mother-in-law will remain behind bars after being denied bond. The victim, who is in her sixties, is in critical condition after 49-year-old Bilal Ismail shot her in her home on the 4400 block of Northwest 203rd Terrace in Miami Gardens. He then fled the scene of the crime in a blue Ford F-15 pickup truck.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsvn.com | Dannielle Garcia |Aaron Page
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A police chase ended with the capture of a man accused of shooting his mother-in-law. He was caught only 24 hours after the crime, the same day as another deadly case, as the latest in a string of domestic violence incidents across Broward and Miami-Dade counties. One woman is dead, and another is fighting for her life in the hospital as the two most recent crimes in a string of domestic violence incidents across Broward and Miami-Dade counties. “What’s going on?
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4 weeks ago | 
wsvn.com | Jordan Kissane |Aaron Page
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Newly released bodycam footage captured the moments deputies assisted an early arrival at Miami International Airport. Footage shows police arriving to locate a woman whose water broke near Checkpoint 1 in the pre-security area. 911 calls captured the moments after she went into labor. “It’s alive! It’s alive?” one official could be heard saying. “Yeah!” said another official. “OK.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsvn.com | Michael Hudak |Aaron Page
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A man accused of shooting his mother-in-law in her Miami Gardens home has been caught and cuffed, officials say. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where officers with the Miami Gardens Police Department Investigation Unit, as well as the Hialeah Police Department, performed a traffic felony stop in the area of Northwest 199th Street and 37th Avenue at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsvn.com | Ethan Calloway |Aaron Page
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Parents are outraged after a Cocoa Beach teacher, who was arrested after attending a house party with students, returned to the classroom. The district, however, is defending their decision. Former elementary school principal, Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan, faces charges for child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and hosting an open house party. Current teacher, Karly Anderson, is charged with disorderly conduct and disorderly intoxication.
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1 month ago | 
wsvn.com | Tavares Jones |Aaron Page
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida neighborhood is rattled after a group of robbers used the guise of prayer to steal from a homeowner in Bonita Springs. Detectives say last Thursday, a woman opened her door to people who, she said, asked to pray with her. One woman, during prayer, began rummaging through the home, going through drawers with socks on her hands before leaving through a side door.
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1 month ago | 
wsvn.com | Jordan Segundo |Aaron Page
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Several families are looking for closure after a deluge of domestic violence cases broke out across South Florida. A search is still underway for a man accused of shooting his mother-in-law inside her home in Miami Gardens. The woman was airlifted to the hospital as the latest victim of a string of domestic violence incidents in the last few days. Neighbors said the man and the victim’s daughter had been separated for months. “Very nice guy. He’s always with the kids.
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1 month ago | 
wsvn.com | Jessica Vallejo |Aaron Page
MIAMI (WSVN) - Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine-Cava announced on Friday that she would veto county legislation that would strip fluoride from drinking water. During the mayor’s press conference on Friday, many argued the amount of mineral in the water is not harmful but rather helpful to residents’ dental health. “That is why today, I am vetoing the resolution ordering the county to end fluoridation in the next 30 days,” she said.
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1 month ago | 
wsvn.com | Tavares Jones |Aaron Page
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Dozens of students of a Central Florida high school are protesting the treatment of a teacher after she addressed a transgender student by their chosen name. Satellite High School saw dozens of students voicing their concerns Thursday over the district’s decision to not renew a teacher’s contract for the next school year. Brianna Knight, a sophomore at the school, shared her reasoning as to why she is speaking out.
