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Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard Three people and a dog were rescued from a sinking vessel 35 miles off of Clearwater’s coast on Monday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.  Crews received a distress call at around 5:30 a.m. from the three people, who were all on board a 47-foot vessel that started taking on water. Officials said they were able to find the boaters onboard their vessel at around 6:45 a.m. A rescue swimmer from the Coast Guard’s aircrew was able

A Seminole County family is mourning the loss of a family pet in a gruesome dog attack at a local dog park. Cory Richardson said he and his son took their dog, Oatmeal, to Paw Park on Saturday to celebrate a recent accomplishment. While there, Richardson said he heard the dog yelping, and when he went over to check on the seven-pound Chihuahua, he was in the mouth of a larger dog. “I came to kind of get in between

A St. Augustine man died after a car crash in a St. Johns County roundabout Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said the 63-year-old St. Augustine man was driving an SUV traveling towards State Road 16 through the roundabout on Silver Leaf Parkway. A 69-year-old woman in a sedan was traveling through the roundabout too. FHP said the SUV driver didn’t yield to the sedan and struck its right side. Investigators said both cars redirected onto the median of the roundabout. The

A multi-fatality crash involving a large-capacity vehicle has prompted the closure of State Road 40 in Marion County, authorities said. The wreck happened around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday on S.R. 40 near SW 157th Terrace near Ocala. S.R. 40 is from U.S. 41 to West County Road (C.R.) 328 “Motorists should avoid the area and take alternate routes,” the Florida Department of Transportation said. Motorists headed east on S.R. 40 should take U.S. 41 northbound to West C.R. 328, then take

A man was found shot and killed in Lithia on Friday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. At 9:41 p.m., Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the report of the shooting in the 5500 block of Kinglethill Drive. When deputies arrived, they located an adult male with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe the shooting was an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the community. This is an active investigation. At

Photo by: NbcMiami Police are investigating after a man was struck and killed by a Miami trolley on Monday. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Southwest 8th Street near 36th Avenue in Little Havana. Miami officials have identified the victim as 60-year-old Dwayne Haywood. Police said Haywood had been a passenger on the trolley and may have been trying to remove a bicycle from the front rack when the incident happened. “At some point, the deceased person was a

A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition following a near-drowning at a Lauderhill home on Sunday evening, according to local authorities. Lauderhill Police Department reported that officers were sent to a home at the 4700 block of Northwest 18th Street around 7:30 p.m., after receiving a call about a drowning. Upon arrival, they found a young girl who had been pulled from the swimming pool by family members. Before the arrival of emergency crews, family members administered CPR to the

Boynton Beach police are investigating after three people were shot, including a 15-year-old boy, along with a puppy, on Sunday. Police said the shooting happened just before 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Northwest 13th Avenue. A police department spokesperson said a 15-year-old boy suffered non-life threatening injuries, a 20-year-old man who was shot multiple times is in critical condition, and an 18-year-old man suffered a minor bullet graze injury. A puppy at the home was shot in the

A man nicknamed “El Gato” is facing multiple charges after police said he stabbed and beat another man with a golf club in Hialeah. Julio Alvera-Hernandez, 54, was arrested Thursday on charges of attempted second-degree murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, Miami-Dade jail records showed. According to an arrest report, it was just before 4 p.m. on May 5 when Hialeah Police responded to reports of a physical altercation in the 1100 block of Palm Avenue. The victim was found

TikToker Bryanthediamond has amassed over six million followers on TikTok and receives millions of views each day thanks to multiple videos a day where he shares his thoughts on what’s going on in the world and his life. Just recently, he shared his thoughts about trying to charge his electric car as well as the viral trend of people getting certificates to become veneer techs. On May 8, 2024, Bryan was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest, and leaving the scene of an

Detectives who have been searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash asked the public Friday to help them find a Chevy Malibu with damage on the passenger side. Luis Volweider said he wants justice for his father, Rafael Volweider, who had left a night class at Hollywood Hills Community School and was on his way home. He was 60. “You leave, you don’t care,” the victim’s grieving son said. “A life was lost yesterday. I lost my

Photo by: Yahoo news The cleanup of a crash at the Hollywood Boulevard exit of Florida’s Turnpike left northbound traffic at a stop-and-go all the way to Miami Gardens on Saturday. The crash happened in the morning, but the cleanup lasted into the afternoon. At Ovadia Law Group, we believe that everyone deserves access to justice and fair compensation after a car accident. That’s why we offer our legal services on a contingency fee basis, meaning you don’t pay us