The Florida Panthers are off to a roaring start in the National Hockey League playoffs as they notched a 1-0 win over the weekend. But on Tuesday, they look to defend the home ice again and hope to take a 2-0 series lead against their in-state rivals Tampa Bay Lightning. 7News cameras captured the Panthers playing a skate around as the team understand their gameplay must be crisp to secure the 2-0 lead. “I think it’s a new game. They are going to hit the reset button over there and I’m sure, you know, try to come out harder than they did last game. So, we come out and do what we did in Game On ..read more

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said. The toothy reptile was spotted Monday morning beside the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft, officials at the base in Tampa posted on Facebook. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were summoned. They captured the animal and then released it into the nearby Hillsborough River. According to wildlife officials, alligators become more likely to wander into ..read more

As a way to celebrate Earth Day, employees at Publix did their part in cleaning up the planet. Supermarket chain employees worked at Oleta River State Park in North Miami Beach on Tuesday. 7News cameras captured employees picking up trash, trimming trees, and removing invasive plants. It’s one of several events that the company is taking part in to promote environmental sustainability. “We really support our communities all week long with our business providing wholesome food for our customers, so we also want to be able to live in a great place and be able to give back and take care of the en ..read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. Flight controllers traced the blank communication to a bad computer chip and rearranged the spacecraft’s coding to work around the trouble. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California declared success after receiving good engineering updates late last week. The team is still working to restore transmission of the science data. It takes 22 1/2 hours to send a signal to Voyager 1, more th ..read more

Two individuals have been taken into custody following an incident at a Southwest Miami-Dade daycare, where they allegedly caused a panic by brandishing rifles in the vicinity of the daycare center. According to police reports, Miguel Ruiz and Estrella Pereira are accused of removing two rifles from the trunk of their vehicle in the Devon Aire Kiddy College’s parking lot. Ruiz allegedly aimed the weapons toward the school building, as well as a mother who was picking up her child, while Pereira reportedly captured photographs of the scene. Both individuals are facing charges of aggravated assa ..read more

The Plantation Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 46-year-old woman. Lisamarie Nadia Finzi was last seen on April 6 in the 1200 block of Northwest 95th Avenue at around 6:00 p.m. She was last seen wearing a black pullover shirt and black jeans. Finzi stands at 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair. Detectives said she has an altered mental state and is considered endangered. If you have information on Finzi’s whereabouts, you are urged to contact police ..read more

The Margate Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing man. On Tuesday morning, 28-year-old Steeve Jusme communicated via text message with his fiance. She has not heard from him since. Jusme is described as a Black male, with black hair, who stands at six feet, one inch and weighs about 210 pounds. It is unclear what the man was wearing at the time he went missing. Police said he is known to drive a 2020 black Toyota Camry with Florida tag AP50QT. Officials said Jusme meets the criteria for a missing endangered adult. Anyone with information on Jusme’s wherea ..read more

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed Donald Trump for Florida’s upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant women, arguing Trump has created a “healthcare crisis for women all over this country.” Biden’s campaign events at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa placed the president in the epicenter of the latest battle over abortion restrictions. The state’s six-week abortion ban is poised to go into effect May 1 at the same time that Florida voters are gearing up for a ballot ..read more

(CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Waleshave released a new photo of Prince Louis to mark his sixth birthday on Tuesday, the first image to be released by the family since a photo-editing scandal erupted last month. In the photo, Louis – who is fourth in line to the British throne – can be seen grinning at the camera lying on a blanket. The image posted to the couple’s official social media accounts on Tuesday was credited to Catherine, Princess of Wales. A royal source said the Waleses were grateful for the birthday messages they have received for Louis and the photo was taken by Kate ..read more

MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent over a year in jail, with authorities routinely extending his time behind bars and rejecting his appeals. Last month, his pretrial detention was continued yet again — until June 30 — in a ruling that he and his lawyers later challenged. A Moscow appellate court rejected it Tues ..read more