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Photo by: wsvn Fire crews have gotten the upper hand on flames that erupted aboard a large boat in Davie. Davie Fire Rescue arrived to the boat fire at a marina near State Road 84 on Tuesday evening. Officials said the fire sparked inside the cabin of a boat that was parked at the marina. It remains unclear what started the fire but crews were able to quickly extinguish the flames. 7News cameras captured firefighters on the boat, smoke coming

The driver of a stolen van was taken into custody after a police chase ended in a crash in Coral Gables. It happened Tuesday night near the intersection of Le Jeune Road and University Drive. According to police, officers were alerted to a van that had been stolen from HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami. “Around 9 p.m. tonight, our units got a BOLO for a stolen vehicle out of the city of Miami. The vehicle was a stolen van,

Photo by: Martin Co. Fire Rescue A man and a dog are safe after a house fire in Palm City on Tuesday afternoon. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said at around 2:30 p.m., crews were called to reports of a fire at a home on34th Avenue, off SW Butler Avenue. At the scene, firefighters saw flames coming out of thesingle-story home, causing crews to jump into action to suppress the fire. Luckily, the homeowner and his dog were away at

Photo by: FDOT A crash on the southbound Turnpike in the Lake Worth area is slowing down traffic on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 93, Lake Worth Road, at 4:57 a.m. In the latest update at 5:55 a.m., officials stated that all lanes had been blocked and traffic is backed up to Exit 94. No injuries have been reported at this time. If you’ve been involved in a car accident, Ovadia Law Group is ready

A 57-year-old Melbourne woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on State Road 520 near State Road 528 in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 6:15 a.m. on S.R. 520, south of S.R. 528. The FHP said a 33-year-old Florida man was driving a 2025 Mack semitruck south on S.R. 520 and began to make a U-turn into the northbound lanes — into the direct path of a 2014 Honda Civic. The

A Port St. Lucie woman is accused of shooting her ex after police said she learned her ex was moving out. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said57-year-old Lisa Brightman was booked for first-degree attempted homicide after shooting a 42-year-old woman at the home they shared onSW Acco Road, off AW Aviation Avenue on Monday night. PSLPD said it received reports of a domestic violence-related shooting. Following an investigation, police determined thatBrightman shot the woman four times with a 9mm handgun

A couple was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting a man multiple times in Escambia County in April. Levarion Howard, 43, and Alexis Dwiggins-Edison, 34, are both charged with attempted murder. Howard is also charged with battery. The incident happened on April 11 in the area of Wiggins Avenue. According to the arrest report, the victim was at his camp when Dwiggins-Edison arrived and confronted him about their past relationship. The report states she eventually pulled out a gun and shot

A52-year-old Pensacola woman was injured in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning in Escambia County, according to FHP. Troopers say the crash occurred around 6 a.m. when a 23-year-old Pensacola woman driving aNissan sedan traveling eastbound on Gulf Beach Highway turned left into the path of the woman’s Lexus SUV heading westbound near the intersection of Atlanta Avenue. The front of the Nissan collided with the front of the Lexus, causing both cars to propel off of the roadway, according to

A boy was hit by a car while he was riding his bicycle in Pinellas County on Tuesday morning. Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the crash at Palmetto Street and Vine Avenue around 8:23 a.m. Officials said the 12-year-old boy was flown to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, according to officials. No other details are available at

Photo by: WPLG  Police are investigating a domestic-related shooting in Miami Gardens on Tuesday morning that they said resulted in a male victim being airlifted to a local hospital and a suspect taken into custody. Miami Gardens police said officers responded to the 2500 block of Northwest 161st Street after receiving reports of a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds just before 9:30 a.m. Authorities said the victim and suspect, who are nephew and uncle, got into an argument