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The 911 calls of frantic neighbors poured into the Fort Lauderdale Police Department after a man shot and killed his former stepfather on Saturday. The calls, released Monday, depict 911 operators asking questions to the callers as they figure out what had happened in the upscale Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. “Hello,” a 911 dispatcher said. After a long stretch of silence, a man responds about a shooting that took place along the 100 block of Nurmi Drive, at around 10:50 a.m.

Photo by: OCSO A Destin home was destroyed in a “major fire” early Tuesday morning. It broke out around 3:20 a.m. at 4463 Clipper Cove, Destin. “Residents woke to the house on fire,” the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says. “Shortly after the 911 call, the house was fully engulfed. Several neighboring residences caught fire and others have heat damage. All occupants escaped, some incurred minor injuries, and some had to jump from the second story balcony.” Destin Fire says, “crews

 A family reunion in Doral turned ugly Friday all after someone was hit in the face with a piece of paper during a soccer goal celebration, leading to the arrests of three women, according to police. Police said one of them had to be treated at the emergency room. Another is facing a serious felony charge. It all happened at around 11:30 p.m. as family members gathered to watch a soccer game at the Northwest 63rd Terrace home of Kerlins

Authorities in Broward County rushed to the scene of a fatal drive-by shooting that occurred on Monday night. It happened just before 8 p.m. near the 700 block of Northwest 10th Terrace in Fort Lauderdale. According to police, a total of six people were shot, including a child. The child’s relatives told Local 10 News that the boy is 2-year-old. They said the child was in his mother’s arms when a gunman sprayed the area outside of a convenience store.

A good Samaritan found a 2-year-old boy wandering in a Florida neighborhood all alone, and now the child’s mother is facing charges after she was found fast asleep inside their home. Body camera video captured deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office holding the toddler after Lenore Lofaro spotted him in the street in Palm Coast, Monday morning. “I asked him where he lives, and he started pointing to different apartments, so I started knocking on some doors,” she said.

The Panama City Police Department responded to an accident involving a car and pedestrian on Highway 231 near the County Road 2321 intersection Monday morning. Officers responded to the accident around 9:20 a.m. Law enforcement tells NewsChannel 7 that a car was traveling north on HWY. 231 when they swerved onto the shoulder. When the car swerved officers said they hit a worker near a manhole and the back of a trailer parked on the side of the road. The

On Tuesday morning, a fuel spill caused by a traffic accident on Highway 77 and County Road 2321 is diverting traffic. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the area is currently closed to traffic and officials recommend taking Ballpark Road to Highway 77 instead. In the aftermath of a car accident, you need a reliable legal team to protect your rights and advocate for your best interests. Ovadia Law Group specializes in car accident cases, offering comprehensive legal support

Photo by: wfla Bradenton police rescued a dog from a hot vehicle on Monday, the department wrote on Facebook. The Bradenton Police Department said officers responded to reports of the dog locked in a vehicle that was not running with windows cracked less than an inch. The dog appeared to be distressed and her owner could not be located, so police smashed the window to prevent the dog from suffering serious harm. It was reportedly 90 degrees outside when the dog

Photo by: ACFR Firefighters from multiple units extinguished an electrical fire in a residential Newberry home on Sunday afternoon. According to an Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) release, units from Newberry Fire Rescue, High Springs Fire Rescue and ACFR responded to a residential structure fire at 2:10 p.m. located in the 17000 block of NW 40th Place. Upon arrival, crews found a working fire in the two-story residential structure with dark, heavy smoke coming from the doors and eves. Firefighters kept

Photo by: Port. St. Lucie Police A 24-year-old man died Monday following an apparent industrial accident that police are investigating, according to Port St. Lucie Police. Police and the St. Lucie County Fire District about 11 a.m. Monday went to the incident on Southwest Becker Road between Southwest Village Parkway and Range Line Road. The area, which is west of Interstate 95, is under construction and not open to the public, said Sgt. Dominick Mesiti, police spokesperson. “Preliminary investigation revealed

A 45-year-old man and a four-year-old girl are recovering after a shooting on Saturday afternoon, and two people have been arrested following an investigation into the incident in Orlando, according to police.  The incident happened just before 12:20 p.m. on Saturday in the 700 block of Oxalis Avenue.  When police responded, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds and a child who was also hit by gunfire, who was taken to the hospital by someone at the scene. Police

A woman, an infant, and a dog were killed in a fatal car accident near the Ocala National Forest on July 4 after their van was was struck head-on by a sport utility vehicle that crossed into oncoming traffic while attempting to pass another vehicle. The fatal car accident took place just before midnight on Thursday, July 4 along State road 19 in Putnam County, about a mile north of the Marion County line. According to a report from the