Florida's Recent News

Courtesy: Palm Harbor Fire Rescue A Palm Harbor apartment building was damaged after a heavy fire on Saturday. Firefighters say multiple units responded to 3311 Haviland Court. The fire started in a first floor apartment unit, according to officials. Crews arrived to the fire rapidly spreading to the third floor units and into the attic above. Authorities say there were no victims. Fire Marshal Bill Fisher provided an update on Sunday. “The cause of the fire is still under investigation today. A

 No arrests have been announced one week since the three separate shootings in Jacksonville Beach’s downtown bar district that left a 21-year-old man dead and three others injured. Police said the first St. Patrick’s Day shooting happened when a crowd was breaking up as two young men shot at each other on the boardwalk near 2nd Avenue North. Both were wounded and an innocent bystander was hit. Police said those two shooters were hospitalized that night, but it’s unclear if they

George Williams was at the Broward County main jail on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale for the murder of a 20-year-old man in Lauderhill. Lauderhill police had a March 15 warrant for the arrest of Williams, 29, when Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested him for premeditated murder on Monday in Oakland Park. Jaylin “Jay” Conorquie was an aspiring rapper. His parents were proud that Royal Palm Elementary School teachers considered him a gifted third-grade student. He had a gift with words.

Miami Police are investigating after a man claims his roommates stole his firearm, took his car and then crashed it in Miami’s Design District, according to a statement. Miami Police said they responded to a home in NE 2nd Ave and 38th street after the man reported the theft. The man says he knows the subjects by name and that they also occupy the home with him, according to the statement. According to the statement, the group of guys fled to an

Two men were discovered dead while inside a parked car in Marathon on Friday and police revealed the identity of the two victims on Sunday, according to press release. According to press release, deputies responded to 104 Avenue A at 6:30 A.M. where they met a man who had found the men near the rear of a car parked in the area. Deputies said the man is a friend of one of the victims. While on the scene, a deputy

Five men were arrested last week after Florida police discovered an underground rooster fighting ring while serving a warrant. Arrest forms obtained by NBC affiliate WTVJ show that the fighting events date back to March 21, when Miami-Dade police were notified of a “disturbing discovery” located at 6701 SW 122 Avenue by a detective from the Illegal Dumping Unit. “They had cockfights but also dog fights. They parked all kinds of trucks all week, coming and going at all hours. We have

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find out who attacked and robbed a semi-truck driver after he pulled over to rest near a vacant lot by County Road 204 and U.S. 1 South. Deputies said the robber entered the truck cabin with a gun and a crowbar a little after 10 p.m. They hit the semi-truck driver in the head with the gun multiple times and left with money and the driver’s phone. The phone was eventually found outside

Police have made an arrest in connection to an arson attack on a barbershop in Hialeah. Miguel Reyes Jr. is being held on a $7,500 bond for his alleged involvement in a Hialeah barbershop fire. According to Hialeah Police, the incident happened at around 3:40 a.m. on Friday. Officers responded to the scene of the blaze at 60 West 49th St. Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing out as firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames. Detectives are still currently searching

A 64-year-old man died Sunday night after he was hit by a pickup truck while he was crossing Park Avenue near Eldridge Loop, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The driver of the pickup truck sped away from the scene but was later found and arrested, troopers said. FHP said the investigation is ongoing, but they know a red Chevy Silverado was headed north on Park Avenue around 10:39 p.m. Sunday when it hit a pedestrian who was not in a

A Florida man is behind bars after deputies said he murdered his wife inside their home and tried to cover it up by staging a burglary earlier this month. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, on March 15, authorities were called to a home in the 4500 block of Northwest 45th Court in Tamarac for reports of a shooting just before midnight. When deputies arrived at the home, they found 53-year-old Janice Herbert suffering from a gunshot wound. She was

Two people are dead following a fiery three-vehicle crash that occurred on Del Prado Boulevard in Cape Coral. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, the crash occurred around 8:23 p.m. on Sunday near Southeast 40th Street and Del Prado Boulevard. The road was temporarily closed, with CCPD and Lee County Emergency Services working to clear the scene. According to police, a vehicle traveling north on Del Prado Boulevard in the inside left lane at Southeast 40th Street had attempted to move

Deputies are searching for a man after they found 53 dogs in “deplorable conditions” at a Florida home last month. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Matthew Wayne Keel is wanted on a felony warrant for 23 counts of aggravated animal cruelty, on top of 19 counts of animal cruelty. On Feb. 1, officials responded to a home in the 5700 block of Northwest 6th Street to find the 53 dogs. Deputies and a team at Marion County Animal Services found one