An elderly widow befriended by former Judge Larry Seidlin has filed a lawsuit against the judge, his wife and her parents. The lawsuit asks for damages of more than a half million dollars. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero with the story you will see on Just One Station.
Hurricane season is upon us, and now is the time to make preparations, but some South Florida homeowners who had hoped to have hurricane windows and shutters for this year say the company they hired took their money and ran, and now police are investigating. Seven's Carmel Cafiero has the story you will see on Just One Station.
Imagine your child comes home from school and tells you a teacher forced them to drink a liquid. When you talked to the school district about it, they refuse to give you any information. It happened to one South Florida mother, and as Patrick Fraser reports, the treatment is Tough to Swallow.
If you get hit by someone driving a rental car, you may want to have good insurance coverage. Rental car companies are not responsible if the person driving their car causes an accident and hurts you. Here's the Nightteam's Patrick Fraser with this special assignment report.
The state is investigating another round of accusations involving former Broward judge Larry Seidlin and his connection to a wealthy widow. A relative of hers wants authorities to take another look at credit card charges for everything from hotels to bagels. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero has an exclusive look at the credit card bills.
Scam artists seem to come out of the woodwork during tough economic times. They're looking for people who are desperate, and these days they are going in for the kill. As Seven's Patrick Fraser tells us tonight, people who will try just about anything to make extra money need to take extra precautions, or they could find themselves scammed and Worked Over.
From cereal to ice cream, some of your favorite staples at the grocery store are shrinking in size but not in price. Tonight, in a special assignment report, Seven's Lynn Martinez uncovers Why Size Matters.
Every year you shell out big bucks in income taxes to keep the federal government working, but Seven's Dave Kartunen has discovered a huge amount of money the feds are simply ignoring. Our investigation proves it Makes No Cents.
Seven News first showed you the drug use and abuse around South Florida pain clinics, and while these Pill Mills are now getting attention, it is still an ugly scene out there. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero first broke the story last year and is back tonight with more.
One South Florida college is making major changes in one neighborhood. Officials are tearing down houses and building parking lots without permits, and that has residents in the area fuming. The Nightteam's Patrick Fraser investigates this "Community Clash."
It was first on Seven, and the story went national after we launched an investigation: allegations of dangerous drywall from China making people sick and causing all kinds of problems in Florida homes. Now, some are saying the situation is so bad they're asking FEMA for help. Reed Cowan is live in Parkland with details.
You are sitting in your home right now, your door locked safe and secure, right? Odds are you are wrong, not safe that someone could unlock your door within seconds using a key now sold all over the country. Dangerous? You bet, and it's why Patrick Fraser is checking out "Key to Crime."
You already know certain banks and financial institutions are getting a huge bailout of taxpayer dollars, but 7 News has uncovered millions and millions and millions of dollars that banks could be easily claiming, but instead many are ignoring it. It's a real wake-up call sure to leave all taxpayers fuming. Seven's Dave Kartunen has our story: Makes No Cents.
How would you feel if you found out more than 100 sex offenders had moved into your neighborhood living right next to you and your children? That is what some Broward County residents are facing tonight in a situation that has them outraged and feeling helpless. Here is investigative reporter Patrick Fraser with this Seven News exclusive.
When you go to sleep at night you're probably comforted by the thought of your smoke alarm. If a fire breaks out you're protected, right? Wrong. You might not realize this, but there are two different kinds of fires and two very different kinds of smoke detectors. As Seven's Patrick Fraser tells us in tonight's special report, having the wrong kind of detector could put you in Alarming Danger.
If you ask people all over the world to name a hotel in South Florida, many would instantly say the Fontainebleau. It's been a legend for 50 years and recently finished an incredible renovation, but now Seven News investigative reporter Patrick Fraser has discovered that over a hundred companies who rebuilt the hotel are claiming they have not been paid for their work and say if they don't get paid they will try to foreclose on the hotel. What is going on? Here is Patrick's exclusive report.
With the economy in trouble and governments making cuts across the board, questions are being raised about some big spending on water fountains for a very pricey public park. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero has this special assignment report, Down the Drain.
Tonight, a Seven News Investigation exposes an unfair practice that is taking place everyday in traffic court. Some officers are sending secret signals to judges, and your case could be affected. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero has discovered that drivers have no idea this Ticket Talk is taking place between police and judges.
New details into a 7 News Investigation we brought you last year. South Florida homeowners who thought they were paying a company to save their homes from foreclosure were instead being misled. Now we're learning that company, Outreach Housing, is being closed down by the State of Florida.
It looks like a cell phone, it will kill you. It looks like an ink pen, it fires bullets. It's a knife, but it's not for cutting. Weapons, all built for one purpose, murder, and it's not hard to figure out who the criminals are targeting. Tonight here is Seven News' Patrick Fraser with Armed and Dangerous.