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arasota police said they found a man dead while responding to a hotel fire Wednesday morning. Officers said the fire happened at the Baymont by Wyndham Sarasota on South Tamiami Trail, just after 9 a.m. When first responders arrived, they found an injured man in a hotel room. They rendered aid to the man; however, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Fire officials said the fire was contained to the room where it started, but smoke from the fire

A man is in the hospital after being shot in an apparent argument at a Tampa apartment complex. The Tampa Police Department said they arrested J T, 22, in connection to the shooting that happened at the Silver Oaks Apartments at the 4200 block of Patsy Court on Tuesday, Dec. 3. T is accused of shooting the victim multiple times. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Investigators said that the victim got into an argument

A 33-year-old Pompano Beach man is facing attempted murder charges after police said he stabbed his mother and brother in separate attacks back in March. Jail records show E J is facing two counts of attempted murder. Miami police said the first incident happened on March 18 at a home near the 1400 block of Northwest 26th Street in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood. J’s brother told police he was attacked after answering a knock at his door. According to an

Photo by: wfla  One person died and two firefighters were injured in a house fire Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. It happened on Mc Conihe Street, just north of Kings Road and West of I-95. Officials said the fire started around 8:15 a.m. and the person likely died in the house from smoke inhalation. Two firefighters were sent to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to make a full recovery. A neighbor said he

Photo by: Tampa Police Department A man was arrested Tuesday after intentionally crashing his pickup truck into the USAA building, according to Tampa police. R B, 70, was denied entry to the building when he arrived at around 2:12 p.m. and demanded to speak to a USAA representative. Police said B put on a helmet and “drove recklessly” through the parking garage, damaging fences on the property. He was accused of intentionally striking a SUV with security personnel inside. Officers

After a year-long investigation, Marion County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspect in 19-year-old G S’s murder. K J, 14, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder in connection to a deadly shooting in December of 2023. Sheriff’s deputies say on Dec. 2, 2023, around 3 p.m., Jackson met Smith at the Dollar General on Marion Oaks Boulevard to buy a gun. During the sale, J began shooting at S’s pickup truck as he drove away. The truck stopped in the tree

Photo by: (MCFR) A carport fire in Indiantown was contained before it could reach nearby gas cans and a home on Tuesday afternoon. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said firefighters responded to a structure fire near 10,000 SW Fox Brown Road in Indiantown at around 2:40 p.m. At the scene, firefighters reported seeing a carport engulfed in flames. Nearby, the flames threatened vehicles, a home, and an area containing gas cans, according to the news Firefighters quickly coordinated a fast

 A man in his 20s was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near Woodbury Road and Waterford Lakes Parkway, according to authorities. Deputies responded to the scene around 1:30 p.m. and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound.  He was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. The investigation remains active, and no further details have been released at this time. Get the Compensation You Deserve with Ovadia Law GroupDealing with the aftermath of

One person is in the hospital after fire destroyed a mobile home early Wednesday, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. Crews responded to heavy flames coming from the home off Cypress Trails near Polk City shortly after 5:30 a.m., officials said. Paramedics airlifted the victim to the hospital, but no details on injuries have been released. The home is considered a total loss, according to fire rescue. Get the Compensation You Deserve with Ovadia Law GroupDealing with the aftermath of a fire accident can

Photo by:  (WPBPD) car in downtown West Palm Beach struck a pedestrian, prompting temporary road closures. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) stated at around 10:30 a.m. that eastbound Banyan Boulevard between Tamarind Avenue and Sapodilla Avenue had been temporarily closed due to the crash. Officials stated that the pedestrian was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center by the West Palm Beach Fire Department while the driver remained on scene. No other details have been released at this time.

A Leesburg woman was arrested after allegedly punching a business employee in the face for not giving her a ride and telling her to leave. An officer responded to a battery at an undisclosed Leesburg business around 8:45 a.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Dispatch advised that the suspect, later identified as 38-year-old J Js, was sitting on a bench across from the business.  One officer found J while another went to meet with

A woman was rushed to the hospital after she was stabbed and possibly struck by the suspect’s car in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood Wednesday morning, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police officials said officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the 2900 block of Southwest 13th Street around 9 a.m. Officers found a woman at the scene with injuries that indicated she’d been stabbed and possibly struck by the suspect’s vehicle, police said. The woman, whose identity wasn’t released, was