Florida's Recent News

A man was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting at a Homestead motel early Tuesday. Police tape cordoned off the Park Motel at 600 S. Krome Avenue, where officers responded to the shooting around 4:15 a.m. Homestead Police officials said a man who was shot was flown to Jackson South Medical Center for treatment. His condition is not known and his identity hasn’t been released. Witness Essandre Softleigh said she heard about four shots, but assumed it was a

Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Port St. Lucie that left a husband and wife dead over the weekend. Port St. Lucie Police said Gilles Ballay, 51, fatally shot his wife, Giselle Ballay, 52, while she was sleeping early Sunday morning before shooting himself. Detectives revealed on Monday that they believe problems within the couple’s marriage may have triggered the violence. There were also frequent discussions of divorce between the two, which may have been part of the motive,

 A Fort Lauderdale middle school security guard was arrested after he was accused of slamming a student during an altercation. Rubyne Burrows, 32, was charged with one count of child abuse without great bodily harm. During his court appearance on Monday, Burrows was given a $10,000 bond. According to police, the incident happened on Feb. 23 at William Dandy Middle School when Burrows and a student got into an altercation. In video obtained by Fort Lauderdale Police, Burrows allegedly placed

Photo by: wsvn A driver has died after slamming into the back of a cement truck during rush hour. The fatal wreck happened on the Florida Turnpike near Northwest 74th Street in Northwest Miami-Dade on Monday morning. Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed the car severely damaged and debris scattered across the roadway. The driver was rushed to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. Dealing with the aftermath of a truck accident can be daunting, but Ovadia

Photo by: wsvn All lanes have been reopened following a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Broward County that blocked Interstate 75 beyond the toll plaza. The eastbound lanes of Alligator Alley, also known as I-75, were shut down Tuesday between the toll plaza and U.S. 27 due to the accident. Drivers in the area were bumper-to-bumper in the early hours. Traffic moved slowly on the right shoulder and barely got by. Live video showed traffic at a standstill as crews

Photo by: wsvn Several rounds of rain and lightning across Broward County on Monday caused flooded roads and damaged a building. A medical building in Pembroke Pines was struck by lightning, damaging the structure. The lightning bolt sent concrete crashing onto a police car parked in the parking lot. “I just heard a big boom while I was working, typing away, and we were like ‘What’s going on?’ and there it is,” said a woman. No injuries were reported. “Everyone

 A 71-year-old Ocklawaha man was killed Monday in a hit-and-run crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man’s body was found just before 10 p.m. along County Road 25. According to a crash report, the man was “lying down within the eastbound lane” when a car hit him. The FHP is trying to locate the vehicle and driver. Anyone with information is asked to call 352-512-6644. Being a victim of a hit and run accident can be

Police have made an arrest in the case of a cyclist who was attacked by a runner while both were exercising in Key Biscayne. Authorities announced the arrest of 54-year-old Andrew Cobb on Monday. Investigators say Maria Galleguillo, a triathlete, was riding her bike in the bicycle lane on the morning of July 7 when she saw Cobb running toward her on the same path. As she was trying to pass him, detectives said Cobb smashed her in the face with

 A man died in a shooting in north Tampa on Monday afternoon. Officers were called to the 1000 block of East Poinsettia Avenue at 1 p.m. A man was found with a gunshot wound, according to a release from Tampa police. He died from his injuries at the hospital. TPD detectives are investigating what led up to the shooting. Dealing with the consequences of a negligent shooting can be daunting, but Ovadia Law Group is committed to standing by your

A man is behind bars after he allegedly threatened to kill his former employer, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Around 10:30 a.m. Monday, deputies responded to Eagle Falls Place after 39-year-old Tito Evan-Lloyd reportedly threatened his former manager with a concealed firearm over a paycheck dispute. Evan-Lloyd had fled the area by the time deputies arrived but was later found at a home on Royal Palm Empress Drive in Ruskin. Evan-Lloyd was arrested and charged with aggravated assault

A man is dead after he and his roommate shot at each other with what they thought were unloaded guns on Sunday evening. Just before 5 p.m., the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting death at 8198 49th Avenue North in St. Petersburg. Deputies found Kevin Bishop, 50, on the floor with a gunshot wound to his chest. His roommate, William Tompkins, 57, was also in the home. Officials said the two men were drinking alcohol when Bishop showed Tompkins

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Friday after she allegedly punched a beloved 97-year-old bartender in the face during an altercation at Hurricane Tina’s Bar in Fort Myers. The victim, Betty Kai, 97, told the Lee County Sheriff’s Office she was bartending when Sarah Powell, 24, walked into the bar claiming to be the owner’s sister. Kai said she knew the owner very well and knew this was untrue but told Powell the owner would be coming in later. Powell then