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 A head-on collision Wednesday night on State Road 39 near Varn Road has left one person dead and another injured. Shortly after 7:30 pm, a Hyundai Tiburon driven by a 56-year-old Zephyrhills man was traveling northbound in the southbound lane for reasons still under investigation. A Dodge Ram towing a trailer, driven by a 30-year-old Babson Park man, was traveling southbound in its designated lane. Despite attempts by the Dodge Ram driver to avoid the collision, the two vehicles struck

A 31-year-old Milton woman was killed in a crash on I-10 in Santa Rosa County Wednesday evening. It happened around 5:45 p.m. near mile marker 29. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was traveling westbound on I-10 in an SUV when the vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned. She was pronounced dead on scene. No one else was injured. No further details were released. An investigation is ongoing. Check back here for updates Being involved in a car

Photo by: wsvn A mobile home in Hallandale Beach sustained significant damage after flames erupted inside it, officials said. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the home, located near Fifth Street and Third Avenue, just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire in 13 minutes, preventing the flames from spreading into nearby homes. 7News cameras showed the aftermath of the blaze. State fire marshals are investigating the cause of the fire. Their early

Photo by: wsvn A crash in Northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday morning left the New Solid Rock M.B. Church damaged. The incident occurred at the corner of Northwest 26th Avenue and 91st Street. Miami-Dade Police officers were on the scene investigating how the crash unfolded. Video from the site showed two cars crashed into a wall of the church. One car, a red Dodge Challenger, crashed head-first into the church, while the a silver vehicle damaged from behind was next to

Photo by: Nbc-2 Crews battled a fire on Thursday morning after a food truck was engulfed in flames in Bonita Springs. Crews with Bonita Fire and Rescue responded to 3371 Bonita Beach Road SW at 5:04 a.m. for reports of a fire. NBC2 was on the scene where they spoke to the owners of the food truck that belonged to Between the Bunz. “I’m a little heartbroken. That truck has been good to us for the last two years…a little

A fatal crash has been reported on I-95 northbound in Fort Lauderdale and it’s causing road closures. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 3:04 a.m. and center lanes on I-95 are blocked. Chopper 6 over the scene showed at least two motorcycles; one on a tow truck and the other destroyed in the middle of the highway. Additionally, a yellow tarp was visible on the side of the road. No further information was available at this time.

A Panama City man is facing child sex charges. Panama City Police said 41-year-old, Heman Mathis inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl. According to the Panama City Police Department, officers began investigating after the victim’s mother allegedly found multiple text messages between her daughter and Mathis. The victim participated in a forensic interview at the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center. Police said Mathis admitted to sending messages, but not the sexual ones listed in a report. Mathis also admitted to holding

Photo by: wsvn A crash on Thursday morning ended with a car in flames, leaving one person dead and several other injured in Lauderhill. The incident occurred at approximately 4:24 a.m. Thursday on the southbound lanes of Northwest 31st Avenue near Northwest 14th Street. Live video footage showed glass and debris scattered on the street, with evidence markers all over the crash site. Lauderhill Police responded to a 911 call and found a crash involving a silver Chevrolet sedan and

A Seminole County sheriff’s deputy posed as a dead man to apprehend a murder suspect, investigators said. The sheriff’s office reports that suspected drug dealer Corie Gene Phillips, 52, is now facing first-degree murder charges. The deputy, impersonating an overdose victim, made phone calls and sent text messages to Phillips. Through this ruse, the officer persuaded Phillips to sell him methamphetamine. Phillips was promptly arrested upon his arrival with the drugs. How deputies set the trap The arrest of Phillips

A 30-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he struck a victim multiple times with a golf club in Homestead following a work dispute last month. Homestead police said officers responded to an aggravated battery call involving a kidnapping of the victim around 10:30 a.m. on April 21 near the 700 block of Northwest 12th Street. The victim told police he was hired by the mother of Tavarus Travon Dantzler-Falconer to perform handiwork at her home and received a

Heavy smoke is billowing near homes in Port Richey as a brush fire burns in the area.  According to the Florida Fire Service, the fire started around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Mercado Drive and Old Post Road off of U.S. 19. The cause of the blaze isn’t known at this time. Port Richey Fire Rescue crews have responded to combat the fire. Just before 8 a.m. Thursday, fire officials said the fire is about 90 percent contained. Crews were

One person was killed in a shooting at a middle school in Marion County, Florida during a school awards program on Wednesday evening, police said. Officials with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release that the shooting happened at North Marion County Middle School in Citra, Florida, which is 30 miles south of Gainesville, on Wednesday evening. Authorities said that the shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. The local sheriff’s office said that the “shooting incident” happened directly outside the school in