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Photo by: Highlands County Fire Rescue Two people who were found hanging onto the side of an overturned boat were rescued following a boating accident. According to Highlands County Fire Rescue, crews were dispatched to Lake Adelaide at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday regarding a boat accident. Two people were found in the water, hanging on to the overturned boat. They were taken to shore with no injuries. Crews were able to tow the boat back to shore. Officials did

A toddler was hospitalized after a shooting in Homestead on Sunday, police confirmed. Homestead Police said a three-year-old child was involved in a shooting incident before being transported to a hospital in Kendall for treatment. Details surrounding the shooting incident have not been released. The child was listed as stable on Sunday afternoon. This is a developing story. Don’t face the aftermath of a personal injury alone. With the help of Ovadia Law Group, you can have a dedicated team

A 35-year-old Tampa man died at a local hospital after losing control of his motorcycle on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the man was riding a Yamaha motorcycle and speeding south on Ehren Cutoff around 9:35 a.m. At the intersection of Tower Road, the man lost control and left the road, according to officials. Authorities say once on the shoulder of the road, the motorcyclist hit a utility pole. FHP says he was airlifted to an area

A newborn infant was abandoned and found dead on a Florida university campus, police said Monday. The Tampa Police Department said in a news release an investigation was launched to determine what happened. The infant was found Sunday night at the University of Tampa, which is adjacent to downtown. The university sent a text alert at 11:41 p.m. Sunday about the investigation, which centered on the McKay Hall dorm building area. That dorm houses about 160 students, according to the

 A 26-year-old Dunedin man was hospitalized after his motorcycle collided with two cars on Saturday night, according to officials. Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue say they responded to the scene on U.S. 19 near Enterprise Road after receiving multiple calls around 7:30 reporting the crash. First responders say the motorcyclist, Matthew W. Dolch Jr., was driving south in a reckless manner, weaving in and out of traffic, when he hit the back of one car and then bounced off

A man was seriously injured in a shooting in Lauderdale Lakes on Sunday afternoon. Broward Sheriff’s Office Lauderdale Lakes District deputies later found the victim along Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderhill. According to BSO, deputies received a call around 3:30 p.m. about a shooting victim in Lauderhill. The initial shooting incident took place along West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderdale Lakes, before the victim traveled in a vehicle to the Lauderhill location where he was found, BSO confirmed. The area

Three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a head-on collision in Okaloosa County on Friday. The crash happened on State Road 189 and Joe Jordon Road at around 8:40 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol says a vehicle, occupying a 58-year-old Crestview man, was traveling northbound on State Road 189. Troopers say the man crossed the center line into the southbound lane and struck another vehicle, occupying a 45-year-old woman and 12-year-old girl from Auburn, head-on. Two people

Photo by:  UC Breaking News A tree fell onto a car at the intersection of US-41 and Laurel Oak Drive in North Naples on Sunday afternoon. One person suffered serious injuries and was medflighted to Gulf Coast Medical Center, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The southbound lanes of US-41 were closed for a period of time. Experiencing property damage can be a distressing ordeal, whether it’s due to natural disasters, accidents, or the negligence of others. At Ovadia

A serious crash involving a motorcyclist and another vehicle shut down roads in Tampa for several hours, according to police. The crash occurred Sunday evening at 6:35 p.m. on North 22nd Street at East Chelsea Street. The motorcyclist was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition. Both lanes were closed for approximately three hours as officials conducted an investigation. The roads have since reopened, police said in an update. The crash remains under investigation. Motorcycle accidents can have catastrophic

At least 10 people, including an NFL player, were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds early Sunday morning after a 16-year-old pulled out a gun inside a Florida events venue and started shooting, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened shortly after midnight during a private event at Cabana Live, an events venue in Sanford, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies were patrolling the area due to the large gathering at the venue and then heard multiple gunshots

Photo by:  Wcjb I-75 leading out of Gainesville was backed up after a truck rear-ended a semi-truck. Only one lane is open on the highway as crews work to clear the wreck. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say that around 3:45 p.m. a truck crashed into the back of the semi. Soon after, they say another trailer piled onto the two vehicles. They say at least one person was trauma alerted, and another had to be cut out of the truck.

An 18-year-old man is dead after Florida Highway Patrol said he left his truck after getting into an accident on I-95. An FHP report said the initial accident involved the man running off the roadway onto the shoulder near mile marker 316 before veering back to the left across all southbound lanes and off the left shoulder, striking the center guardrail. The man was killed by a tractor trailer after leaving his truck and “walking from East to West into the southbound travel