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Photo by: North Port Fire Rescue The North Port Fire Rescue and Police Department responded to a vehicle fire on Tamiami Trail on Wednesday, May 22. The fire is out and both the driver and emergency personnel were not harmed. Compassionate Support and Advocacy: Dealing with the aftermath of a fire car accident can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to go through it alone. At Ovadia Law Group, we provide compassionate support and advocacy to help you through this

An 80-year-old woman was arrested on Monday after she pulled her neighbor’s beard and spit on him, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Sandra Rogers was at home when she saw the victim washing his motorcycle. Rogers walked over to the victim’s home located in the 1000 block of Paradise Lane, according to the PCSO. The sheriff’s office says Rogers and the victim started arguing about his water usage. The 80-year-old began using her flip phone to take pictures

Photo by: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Florida Highway Patrol, responded to a single-vehicle crash at Tuttle Avenue and 57th Street in Sarasota. The crash happened on Tuesday around 7:05 p.m. A vehicle crashed into a power pole, shutting the road down while it is being fixed, police said. Traffic is shut down in both directions on Tuttle Avenue between Desoto Road and 59th Street north and south. The roadway is expected to

A couple was arrested and faces charges of child neglect after a baby suffered from symptoms of an overdose. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office states on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, around 8:30 a.m., deputies were called to a home on Palm Street in East Naples in regard to a baby gasping for air. The infant’s mother, Caitlin Smith, 30, and her sister were at the home during the incident. Medics arrived and carried the baby to an ambulance, before giving

Photo by: wsvn  A tractor-trailer lost control and overturned on an exit ramp off the Florida Turnpike in Coconut Creek. Debris was scattered all over the side of the ramp on the southbound Turnpike heading to Coconut Creek Parkway, Wednesday morning. Fire crews at the scene worked to contain a small fuel leak that happened during the rollover. The driver was not hurt. The ramp was closed to traffic but has since reopened. Schedule Your Free Consultation Today: If you’ve

A woman is dead after intentionally entering a storm drain on Wednesday, WBBH reports. The incident occurred at the Fort Myers Country Club. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, they removed water from the storm drain and attempted to rescue her, but were unsuccessful. Police have not released any identifying information about the woman or the reason she may have gone into the drain. This is a developing story. The Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to providing compassionate and

Photo by: weartv  A house was heavily damaged in a fire in Escambia County overnight. It broke out around 3:20 a.m. in the 8600-block of Handicare Street in Ensley. Eight Escambia County Fire Units responded to the fire. “Heavy fire was visible at the front of the home upon arrival,” the county says in a release. “Rapid water application prevented the fire from expanding throughout the home.” No one was injured. The occupants will be temporarily displace and were assisted

Shattered windows and destroyed displays greeted a Tallahassee business owner Saturday, after an emergency call alerted her that something was wrong at her property. Lorinne Myatt opened Native Spirit Gem and Jewelry in August 2023, and she never imagined a hit-and-run crash would bring business to a screeching halt at her store nine months later. According to the Tallahassee Police Department, the crash happened around 11:40 p.m. Saturday night. Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries as

A woman lost her Riverview home in a fire Wednesday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the blaze on Anderson Drive near Graystone Place after receiving a call from the woman saying her entire house was on fire, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said in a news release. Crews reportedly battled the fire using a defensive attack from outside the mobile home, officials said. Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze in 30 minutes. The woman confirmed with crews that everyone in the home

Photo by: Local10 Earlier this year, a large crane collapsed in a northeast Miami-Dade County residential neighborhood, displacing residents and destroying property. One of the people impacted was 76-year-old Carlos Perez. His car was crushed when the crane collapsed back on Feb. 13. Now Perez has no way of getting around, and he has been getting no answers. “I have no car,” he said. “I called the company, I get no answers.” His daughter, who lives in North Carolina, is also

Two men are in the hospital with serious injuries after their loved ones say they were hit by a car while running a race in the Florida Keys this past weekend. Family members said the men were taking part in the Keys 100, a 100-mile race from Key Largo to Key West, when they were struck. The wife of one of the men, Matt D., spoke with NBC6 from Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he continues his recovery.

Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A woman is dead, and a man is critically injured after a crash involving a dump truck in Lake Wales Tuesday afternoon. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said around 2:30 p.m., the victims were at a stop sign on Canal Road in a 2011 silver Toyota Yaris. 79-year-old Minerva Cruz, the driver, began to enter Lake Mabel Loop to turn left. But Cruz entered into the path of a 2020 Kenworth dump truck loaded