Jessica Vallejo

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CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. (WSVN) - A group of high school seniors from South Florida are demanding answers from a tour company after what was supposed to be the spring break trip of a lifetime failed to get off the ground for more than two dozen of them. The nightmare for 28 students at Coral Springs Charter School began when a fire broke out at London’s Heathrow Airport, March 20. Consequently, the students said, what promised to be an epic spring break trip to Greece turned into an epic disaster.

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SOUTH MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A brush fire that’s raged for days in South Miami-Dade is now fully contained, officials said. Firefighters who battled the flames on the ground and took to the skies to drop water into the fire told 7News on Sunday that it was all a team effort. “We feel that the bulk of the fire has been contained,” said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy AlvarezTraffic on Sunday flowed on Card Sound Road and the 18-mile stretch of U.S. 1, both roads leading to the Florida Keys.

1 month ago | wsvn.com | Jessica Vallejo

HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews are gaining ground on a massive brush fire that has now burned in South Miami-Dade for 10 days. Firegihters were still on the ground Saturday, while others took to the skies to drop water into the flames that have raged for days, scorching over 27,000 acres. But officials said they have made progress. “The winds have substantially died down, which has given us a very good opportunity for us to finish mopping up,” said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez.

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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A supermarket employee in Miami Gardens is speaking out and sharing his story, days after he was caught on camera getting sucker punched while on the job. The alarming attack occurred at the Price Choice located at 18351 NW 27th Ave., Saturday night. Surveillance video shows the employee, Carlton Samuels, as he collects shopping carts and slowly brings them to the front of the store when he almost runs into a man wearing a gray hoodie.

1 month ago | wsvn.com | Jessica Vallejo

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Trump administration ordered the shutdown of a major broadcasting agency with headquarters in South Florida that is financed by the federal government, placing its employees on administrative leave. 7News cameras on Sunday captured the headquarters of Radio y Televisión Martí, or Radio and TV Martí, in Northwest Miami-Dade. The premises are now vacant, a day after employees were forced out.