‘It’s almost like your twin brother’: Police apologize after fugitive task force takes down, mistakes man for murder suspect 

A South Florida man who has never been in trouble with the law is traumatized after being mistaken for a murderer, and police body camerasRead More

‘Everybody in that tunnel was trapped’: Driver caught in street takeover, as reckless racing continues to roar across South Florida

They are loud, disruptive and dangerous. The problem of illegal street racing and drivers taking over intersections is roaring across the streets of South Florida.Read More

‘It blows my mind’: Diving duo’s hunts for invasive lionfish making a splash on social media 

Like iguanas and pythons on land, lionfish are the invasive species of our seas, and one diving duo has made a splash on social mediaRead More

Fort Lauderdale family evacuated during historic April flooding. So with no one home for months, why the big water bills? 

One Fort Lauderdale family evacuated their home during the historic flooding in April. So, with no one living there for months, why are they stillRead More

Fashion designer works with skin from invasive Everglades pythons to create custom designs

Most of us know pythons as invasive reptiles harming the Everglades’ delicate ecosystem, but for one South Florida fashion designer, these snakes also make forRead More

Coral Gables fining homeowner $150 a day after developer’s complaint sparked code enforcement case

A South Florida man whose small home has gotten big attention is facing a new battle. Karen Hensel explains in tonight’s 7 Investigates. Orlando Capote,Read More

‘I wanna go monkey hunting!!’: BSO investigating online death threats against colony of wild vervet monkeys

Online death threats targeting a well-known colony of South Florida monkeys has a scientist scared and police investigating. Karen Hensel has tonight’s 7 Investigates. TheirRead More

FDOT: ‘Isolated’ construction issue caused nearly 791,000 toll transaction mistakes. $433K refunded to customers billed for driving in I-95 express lanes when they weren’t 

South Floridians pay extra for the convenience of driving along the Interstate 95 express lanes, but 7Investigates has found some drivers were paying for somethingRead More

‘I have that sorrow, that guilt’: Surfside survivor struggles 2 years after family escaped condo collapse 

Survivors are understandably struggling two years after the Surfside condominium collapse. While one man escaped with his family, he says he is still haunted byRead More

Remembering Surfside: 92-year-old Hilda Noriega’s legacy honored by grandson in new book about healing after heartbreak

Saturday marks two years since the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside. As 7’s Karen Hensel reports, one victim’s family member is turning hisRead More