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Photo by: Tampa Fire Rescue  According to Tampa Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to reports of a fire in Tampa Heights on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the 2700 block of N. Morgan St. at around 1:15 p.m. According to crews, there was heavy smoke coming from a single-story home and flames were coming from the side of a two-story home. First responders discovered that a shed behind the single-story house had caught on fire and spread to both homes. Firefighters say two

Photo by: (Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue) A family’s dog died after a fire erupted Sunday night inside their home in Weston, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane said the fire was reported shortly after 9 p.m. in the 1600 block of Winterberry Lane. According to Kane, firefighters arrived at the scene to find heavy black smoke and flames coming from the second floor of the two-story, mid-block home. He said several teams

There were candles and flowers on the ground Saturday night, as a family grieved for Lazaro Sanchez, a 36-year-old father of two killed during a shooting in Miami-Dade County. Detectives believe a feud between two groups devolved into a fight and a shooting west of the Miami International Airport and east of the Palmetto Expressway. According to Detective Andre Martin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, there was a fatal shooting shortly before 1:10 p.m., at 7393 NW 36

A 57-year-old Pensacola man was killed in a crash Thursday night in Escambia County. It happened around 10:43 p.m. on Hannah Circle just east of Grimsley Rd. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man left the roadway in a minivan and collided with a utility pole and a tree. He was transported to Baptist Hospital where he died from his injuries. Personalized Legal Strategies for Car Accident Victims Every car accident case is unique, and Ovadia Law Group provides personalized

A stolen forklift led Gulf Breeze Police on a “slow speed pursuit” across the Three Mile Bridge into Pensacola on the 4th of July. WEAR News received the bodycam video on Friday. Homeless man Joseph Turner, 39, is charged with burglary, grand theft and resisting arrest. Gulf Breeze Police Chief Rick Hawthorne says this kind of incident is a first for his department. “This one reached the top of the chart,” he said. Chief Hawthorne says officers were patrolling and

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue A Marion County firefighter is recovering after he was injured when a propane tank explosion sparked a large fire on the 4th of July, officials said. The incident happened shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday at a residence in the 10200 block of North US Highway 441 in Ocala. Crews said they responded to the scene after receiving several 911 calls regarding heavy flames shooting from the home’s garage. A large plume of black smoke

A Florida man is accused of running up to a woman riding a bike and punching her twice in St. Cloud, police said.   On June 30, around 9 p.m., police said they received a call about a verbal disturbance at the Circle K gas station at 613 13th St.  When an officer arrived, a store employee said a shirtless, tattooed man was in the store arguing with customers and her before slamming the door and walking out.  As the officer investigated,

An 11-year-old Alabama girl and a 31-year-old Pensacola woman were seriously injured in a crash Thursday morning in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 9:55 a.m. on I-10 west at mile marker 39. The crash involved only one vehicle — a pickup truck. The 31-year-old woman was driving, while the 11-year-old Florala, Alabama girl and 45-year-old Florala, Alabama woman were the passengers. FHP states it was notified for a possible ejection. Life Flight helicopters were called to assist in transports.

A 19-year-old man died in a car crash on South Lecanto Highway in Citrus County early Friday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the victim, who is from New York, was driving a Nissan Altima on South Lecanto Highway north of West Black Circle around 4 a.m. The car then went off the road and hit a concrete power pole. Officials said the man was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries in the crash.

A man was arrested after reportedly firing a gun inside a home along SW 47th Street in Cape Coral during a Fourth of July celebration. Around 9:30 p.m., police responded to the home, where there was a large crowd of people outside drinking and lighting fireworks. Witnesses told Cape Coral police that Jarred Daniel Hill, 30, said he wanted to shoot his rifle into the air while others were lighting off fireworks. According to CCPD, someone at the party noticed

A 21-year-old Hastings woman and an infant were killed Thursday night when their van was hit head-on by an SUV that was trying to pass another vehicle on State Road 19, a two-lane highway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the SUV, driven by a 60-year-old man from Mastic City, New York, was headed south on SR 19 along the Ocala National Forest around 11:45 p.m. Thursday. About 1 mile north of the Marion County line in Putnam

A man is in custody for stabbing a teenager at an Orlando home Friday morning, police said. Devon Osby, 42, was taken to jail on charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Police said the stabbing happened shortly after 6 a.m. on Bleasdale Avenue. The 17-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Authorities said the teen and the man are known to each other. A motive for the stabbing was not