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A man from Port St. Lucie is dead after a free-diving incident in Key West, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says. The Monroe County Sherriff’s Office posted about the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter, on May 16. Deputies state the incident occurred at 12:30 p.m. when Andrew Wilson Velo, 55, was found unresponsive in the water north of Key West. Deputies were able to identify Velo on Saturday. The sheriff’s office says next of kin has been notified.

A 36-year-old man died and a woman was injured Sunday after a wrong-way crash in Miami Shores with a 41-year-old man who was driving home after an 11-hour date in which he was drinking on and off, according to police. According to Capt. Christine Herbert, of the Miami Shores Police Department, police officers spotted the fiery crash after 3:05 a.m., near Barry University. Miami-Dade traffic homicide detectives investigated it. According to Detective Argemis Colome, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police

Photo by: Yahoo News State troopers are investigating an early morning hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist in DeLand. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 3 a.m. to Woodland Boulevard near Glenwood Road, after receiving information about a bicyclist who had been struck. VSO told Channel 9 one patient was rushed to a hospital for treatment. That person’s condition was not available. WFTV’s Q McCray has been near the crime scene since 4 a.m. and witnessed two bicycles along the

Photo by: Local10 A woman was captured on video from Sky 10 Monday morning, attacking a man following a crash on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami. The incident occurred on the eastbound lanes of the causeway near Biscayne Boulevard. Sky 10 was initially above the scene just after 6 a.m. as a damaged black car was against the barrier wall with another damaged vehicle nearby. People were spotted sitting on the barrier wall with orange cones placed nearby. About an

A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle in Miami, authorities confirmed. According to Miami police, the incident was reported at 11:18 p.m. in the area of Northwest 12th Avenue and 45th Street. Police said officers arrived at the scene to find a man who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. The victim was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. His condition has not yet

A crash in the Avon Park area sent three people to the hospital as trauma alerts, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. Officials said the crash happened on U.S. 27 North near the intersection with South Scenic Highway around 4:05 p.m. All lanes of U.S. 27 were closed as crews investigated but have since reopened. The crash is being investigated by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Car accidents can have life-changing consequences, leaving victims with injuries, mounting medical bills, and

Photo by: Seminole County Fire Rescue Seminole County firefighters rescued four animals, including a retired SeaWorld Orlando pet performer, from a house fire in Longwood on Saturday. Seminole County Fire Rescue posted on social media that the fire broke out at a home on Suzanne Way around 9:30 a.m., starting in the air handler and extending to the roof. Fortunately, there were no significant injuries among the residents, including three dogs and one cat.  The cat, Jerry, is a retired animal performer

 Detectives continued their search on Sunday for the shooter who killed a 29-year-old man after an argument in Lauderhill. According to the Lauderhill Police Department, Shondel Brathwaite was shot on Friday night at Lallo’s, an events venue along North State Road Seven, near Northwest 13 Street. According to Sgt. Parys Thomas, a spokesman for the police department, Brathwaite was shot in the head shortly before 7:15 p.m., in a back area of the venue. Lauderhill Fire Rescue personnel took Brathwaite

Casselberry police officers responded to the intersection of State Road 436 and Fern Park Blvd. late Friday evening after receiving reports of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.  Upon arrival, they found a 51-year-old woman unresponsive in the middle of westbound traffic on SR-436. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by Seminole County Fire Rescue. Westbound traffic was shut down at Fern Park Blvd. for several hours, which was used as a bypass.  The identity of the

Photo by:  Nassau County Sheriff’s Office An armored truck driver lost control for unknown reasons and flipped her truck in a crash Friday afternoon in Nassau County. The truck ended up balanced precariously on the roof of its cab with the back angled into the air. The crash happened in front of the Wells Fargo on U.S. 1 in Callahan. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said the driver was OK. Truck accidents often result in severe injuries, extensive property damage,

Photo by: Penny Larry Carter Faulk A 63-year-old Milton man was seriously injured in a rollover crash on Thursday morning in Escambia County. It happened around 6:25 a.m. in the intersection of N Davis Highway and Campus Drive near UWF. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a white Ford pickup truck being driven by a 33-year-old Pace man was traveling south on Davis Highway approaching Campus Drive. He then collided with a white Cadillac Sedan being driven by the Milton man

Two men confronted a 40-year-old burglar on Thursday morning in Miami’s Allapattah area, according to police. According to the arrest report in the case, Sergio Morales, an intruder, broke in at about 2:50 a.m., at El Jardin Latino, at 3200 NW 17 Ave. The restaurant owner, who was armed with a gun, and his brother-in-law, armed with a pool cue stick, confronted Morales, according to police. Authorities said the owner was alerted to the break in thanks to a Ring