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 One person has been arrested after a man died of his injuries from a fire at a Brevard County home, according to police. Theodore Noe was arrested on Monday on charges of first-degree felony murder and arson of a dwelling, the Melbourne Police Department said in a news release.  The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 15, 2023, when a fire broke out on the back porch of a home located at 1827 Guava Avenue. The victim, David Herles,

A 55-year-old man was killed in a crash Tuesday morning in Walton County. It happened around 10:55 a.m. on Highway 90 at the Walden Road intersection. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a SUV driven by a 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was traveling south on Walden Road when it attempted to turn on to Highway 90. That’s when it was struck by a dump truck traveling west on Highway 90. The 55-year-old SUV driver was killed in the wreck, while the

A volunteer softball coach at Oasis High School was arrested Wednesday after being accused of touching and sending naked pictures to a minor. The Cape Coral Police Department states a student reported that Erick Rodriguez, 42, had been sending sexually explicit text messages and nude photos showing his face to another student. CCPD detectives met with the student who reported the information. The student also said others at the school were talking about the messages. An investigation of the girl’s

 Police in Sanford are looking for whoever shot a 16-year-old as he was walking in an area south of downtown Monday afternoon. Police said the teen was in the area of Ninth Street and Holly Avenue, just west of North French Avenue, when he was shot in the leg. Police believe the whoever pulled the trigger was in a dark-colored sedan. The teen was able to get to a nearby family member’s home and was taken to the hospital. Officers

A three-vehicle crash on John Young Parkway in Osceola County left one driver dead and another injured on Tuesday morning. The fatal crash occurred on N John Young Parkway in Kissimmee, just north of the Ball Park Road intersection, at around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30. According to a preliminary report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a car (2016 Hyundai Veloster) and SUV (2024 Mazda CX-30) were both traveling northbound on John Young Parkway in the inside lane. The

 A 60-year-old man from Broward County is facing multiple charges after deputies say he grabbed a minor’s testicles and then exposed his penis to him on Sunday. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said they were called to a location that wasn’t publicly released in an arrest report in reference to a sexual battery call. Upon arrival, they spoke with the victim, who claimed John Shrock, of Oakland Park, unlawfully “grabbed and squeezed” his testicles while he was outside of Shrock’s apartment,

One person is dead after a domestic incident escalated to a barricaded person in Villas, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday. Lee County deputies responded to the area of Gorham Avenue and Fordham Street, Fort Myers. Jessie Santero, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, said deputies responded to a domestic incident that escalated to the barricade. Santero said one person is confirmed dead and added the death investigation remained active Thursday afternoon. No further information was available Thursday afternoon. Dealing