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A child was killed in an early morning apartment fire in Altamonte Springs. The fire broke out in a building at the Goldelm at Charter Pointe Apartments close to 1:30 a.m. The Seminole County Fire Department said the child was in a second-story unit, and other people who were inside at the time were able to escape. The child’s exact age has not been released, but officials said the child was pre-teenage years. A neighbor captured the intensity of the

A Southwest flight scheduled to land in Orlando on Wednesday had to be diverted after experiencing turbulence. Flight 4273 was coming from New Orleans and was supposed to land in Orlando, but the captain declared an emergency after experiencing turbulence. The flight had to be diverted to Tampa Bay International Airport and the captain requested paramedics to be available once the aircraft landed for any potential injuries. Upon landing, two people were taken to a medical facility near the Tampa

A man could be spending a long time behind bars after police said he fired shots at a person while outside of a bait shop in Cutler Bay Tuesday night. According to an arrest report, Colton Thomas Williams, 27, of Cutler Bay, is facing multiple charges that include third-degree attempted murder, shooting or throwing a deadly missile and criminal mischief. Miami-Dade police said officers responded to Bite Me Bait Shop, located at 24655 SW 112 Ave., after receiving a shooting

A 44-year-old woman accused of a wrong-way head-on crash on the Express Lanes of Interstate 95 last year in Broward County appeared in court on Wednesday. According to a Jan. 27 Florida Highway Patrol report, Giselle Valentin had cocaine in her system and her blood alcohol level was well above the legal limit when she crashed. “I observed a small baggy containing a white powdery substance on her passenger floorboard near her purse,” FHP Trooper Frank Hernandez wrote in his

Photo by: Click Orlando A fatal crash Thursday morning has prompted the closure of an I-95 lane in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened on southbound I-95 near County Road 4009 in the Port Orange area. The FHP said a car crashed into some trees along the interstate, but no other details have been released. The right lane of southbound I-95 will be closed intermittently during an investigation, troopers said. Check back for updates. At Ovadia Law

Photo by: Local10 Two people have been arrested following a shooting in Fort Lauderdale that left one person injured Tuesday. Fort Lauderdale police confirmed Wednesday that Maurice Biart, 40, and Sasha Salom, 42, are in custody. Police said Biart faces an attempted murder charge while Salom faces a charge of tampering with evidence. According to police, the shooting was reported at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday in the 5100 block of North State Road 7. Police responded to the scene and found

Photo by: NBC Miami A series of crashes were causing heavy delays on a stretch of the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade Thursday morning. One of the crashes was reported around 6:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Okeechobee Road. Florida Highway Patrol officials later said there were three separate crashes all in that same area, with around 10 vehicles involved. Footage showed all but one express lane shut down and major backups shortly after the crashes. FHP

Photo by: cbs12 A Wednesday afternoon crash closed two lanes of northbound I-95 in Palm Beach County early Wednesday afternoon and caused bottlenecks for drivers headed that way. According to the state’s 511 website, the two left lanes of traffic were blocked off just south of the Hypoluxo Road overpass after a crash that happened just before 1:30 p.m. Within fifteen minutes, drivers were backed up past E. Gateway Boulevard. A livestream provided on the 511 page showed drivers slowing as

A 27-year-old Milton man is dead after crashing into a tree Tuesday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. at Andys Lane and Jays Way. Florida Highway Patrol says the man drove off the roadway in his Sedan and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead on scene. No further details were released. The aftermath of a car accident can be overwhelming, with victims facing medical bills, lost wages, and emotional trauma. Ovadia Law Group is here to provide you with

Photo by: Martin County Sheriff’s Office A high-speed collision left pieces of a pick-up truck scattered across the highway in Palm City, an unincorporated area in Martin County. The crash happened at Southwest Ludlum Street and Citrus Boulevard, and drivers can expect delays in the area, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office stated. According to the sheriff’s office, the vehicles involved were traveling over 70 mph before the wreck. Deputies advise drivers to avoid the area as of 8 a.m., as

Photo by: NbcMiami A man who climbed a cell tower in Miami early Wednesday without safety gear, causing major damage and a service outage as he spent hours up on the structure before coming down, has been arrested, police said. The bizarre incident began when Miami Police said the man started climbing the cell tower at 29th Street and Northwest 13th Avenue in Allapattah sometime between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., after allegedly impersonating a T-Mobile worker. At one point, the man

The American Red Cross helped seven people, including three children, impacted by a house fire in Naples. The Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter responded to the fire on Texas Avenue. According to the release, the Red Cross is providing emergency financial assistance, emergency financial assistance, health and mental health services, and one-on-one support to connect people to available recovery assistance. It will continue to provide additional support to the families to meet their disaster-caused needs. This is a breaking