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A man is dead and another is in jail after a fatal shooting in Escambia County Sunday night. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired in the 8700-block of Rebel Acres Lane near Beulah around 10 p.m. According to the sheriff’s office, anunidentified 40-year-old man was found dead in the yard of with a gunshot would. The suspect, 33-year-old Dennis Herrera Canales, was taken into custody a short time later following a traffic stop. He’s

On Monday morning, an accident on State Road 79 left a bicyclist dead. According to Florida Highway Officials, a 47-year-old man from Gulfport Mississippi was driving north in the outside lane of SR 79 south of Pine Log Road, the inside northbound lane was closed due to construction. A male bicyclist was cycling north on the east-paved shoulder of SR 79, while the vehicle was passing the cyclist, the biker went off the roadway onto the east grass shoulder of

Photo by: UC Breaking One person has been injured after a Publix Super Markets semi-truck and an SUV collided leaving the SUV on its side. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened on Immokalee Road and Tarpon Bay Boulevard in North Naples at around 9 a.m. Monday. One person was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The two westbound lanes of Immokalee Road were closed for some time but have since reopened. The sheriff’s office is investigating the

Photo by: wfla  The Tampa Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that led to a man crashing his car into a home early Monday morning. Officers said they were called to East Osborne Avenue for a shots fired call shortly after 8 a.m., but when they arrived, they found that a car had crashed into an occupied house, hitting a woman who lived there. According to investigators, the driver had been shot by an unknown suspect, which led to

A woman was killed and a man was taken to the hospital after they were intentionally struck and dragged by a pickup truck in Pompano Beach, authorities said, leading deputies to locate and arrest the driver responsible. Broward Sheriff’s Office and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident at an apartment complex along Southwest Eighth Street, near South Cypress Road, just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. First reponders located both victims, later identified as Brenda

Photo by: nbcmiami A woman was rescued after a crash left a Porsche SUV dangling from the third floor of a parking garage in Coral Gables on Monday, officials said. The incident happened on the third floor of a garage at 1567 San Remo Avenue after officials said it appeared the woman driving the SUV accidentally hit the accelerator. Coral Gables Fire Rescue officials said the crash sent the SUV through a concrete barrier. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed

A 27-year-old Maryland man died Sunday morning when his vehicle traveled off County Road 234 in Alachua County and struck a utility pole. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the man was driving a Saab sedan north on CR 234 just south of County Road 2082 at 1:30 a.m. in the unincorporated community of Rochelle when his vehicle left the road and struck the pole. Alachua County Fire Rescue responders pronounced him dead on scene. Car accidents can

Four people were injured, including two toddlers who were ejected from a vehicle, following a two-vehicle collision on Krome Avenue in southwest Miami-Dade on Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities said the crash occurred when a Mercedes Benz SUV, traveling east on Southwest 256th Street, failed to yield the right of way and drove into the path of a Toyota sedan heading south on Krome Avenue. The front of the Toyota collided with the right side of

Police are investigating a shooting in Sarasota on Sunday. Sarasota Police said the shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. near the 1800 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Way. Once on scene, police say they discovered the body of an adult man who they are working to identify. The area is closed while the investigation is ongoing. In the aftermath of a shooting, victims often face not only physical injuries but also emotional and psychological trauma. At Ovadia Law Group, we

Photo by: local10 Three people were hospitalized Sunday after a car crashed into a construction scaffolding site in Fort Lauderdale. Fire rescue crews responded to the scene along Northwest Seventh Avenue and Sixth Street and found one car had crashed into the site. The victims were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center. First responders confirmed that one of the victims had serious injuries and the two others sustained minor injuries. All three are expected to be OK. In the aftermath