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A Fort Myers woman awoke to hear sounds of popping due to his house heavy with smoke and flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters with the Fort Myers Fire Department (FMFD) responded to the house fire off Bassie Court at 1:32 a.m. Upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames and smoke coming from all windows and doors. After nine minutes, firefighters hosed it down until control. According to FMFD, the fire reportedly started from a window air conditioner. The

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews battled through the night as a brand-new luxury apartment building Downtown went up in flames. The RISE Doro Apartments at 960 E. Adams St. is in the middle of the sports complex, next to the ballpark and arena. Timeline Just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday: A crew laying tile on the ground floor of the RISE Doro building on East Adams Street hears fire crackling above them and leaves the building. 9:30 p.m. Sunday: A security guard calls 911 to report

Officers expected to survive; Suspect ID’s as Brandon Pappas Two people were killed and two Palm Bay officers were wounded Sunday afternoon in a shooting following a domestic incident, police said. WKMG reports Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello said during a news conference that officers responded to the 400 block of Forgal Avenue NE for a domestic disturbance. Augello said officers encountered the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Brandon Pappas, which resulted in an exchange of gunfire. Police have not yet

The Lake City police announced the arrest of Dallas Walters, 26, for sexual assault of a juvenile. Police say on Jan. 27, 2024 a witness told authorities Walters was alone with the child while they ran to a store. Upon returning from the store the witness walked into the home and saw the victim running to the bathroom with unzipped pants. Walters was laying in the bed where the child had ran from. The witness took the victim out for

A shooting injured two men on Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale, according to police. Detectives were investigating the shooting after about 7:10 a.m., at 801 NE 62 St., just west of the intersection of East Cypress Creek Road and Northeast Ninth Avenue. Fire Rescue personnel found the two men injured and took them to North Broward Hospital. One was shot in the head and the other in the chest, according to police scanner traffic. They were both listed in critical

Police: Johnnie Henderson died in drive-by shooting A 17-year-old boy died and a 17-year-old girl was injured after a Sunday night shooting while they were both in a white car in Broward County, police said. Detectives identified the teen who died as Johnnie Henderson, of Miami-Dade County. The driver’s side of the white Hyundai Sonata he and his girlfriend were in was riddled with bullets. The teenage girl was at Memorial Regional Hospital and her condition was critical after the

FHP responds to crash at SB Palmetto near NW 154 St. A crash caused southbound traffic delays on Monday morning on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade County. The crash at Northwest 154 Street blocked two lanes. The alternate route was the Florida Turnpike. The area had cleared by 9 a.m. Another crash also caused southbound traffic delays on Monday morning on Interstate 95 in Broward County. The crash at Sheridan Street blocked two lanes. Empower Your Legal Journey with Ovadia

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly crash that happened in Lakeland on Wednesday morning. Investigators say Alfonso Quintana, 44, was crossing US 98 on a bike, in the crosswalk at the intersection with Autumnwood Grove Boulevard, against the red light. A man driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck, pulling a utility trailer, was heading south on US 98 with a green light. nvestigators say Quintana struck the rear driver’s side of the truck as it crossed the intersection, and

A pedestrian was killed while walking on Highway 79 Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 32-year-old Panama City man was struck near the foot of the West Bay Bridge by a truck. The driver of the truck, a 40-year-old Panama City Beach man was not injured. The crash remains under investigation. Empower Your Legal Journey with Ovadia Law Group: Ovadia Law Group is your ally in the aftermath of a car accident. Our skilled attorneys are committed to

A crash on U.S. Highway 301 in Bradford County involving a log truck killed two people Thursday morning and led to other vehicles also wrecking to avoid the accident. Bradford County Fire Rescue responded to the area of US 301 and Northwest 265th Street, north of Lawtey. The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol, and Clay County Fire Rescue also responded. Troopers say a log truck was exiting a private roadway and attempting to make a left turn onto

Brandi Moore from North Carolina says her dream family vacation on Carnival Elation turned into a nightmare overnight after her first full day at sea. “My husband first told me that he wasn’t feeling well, he goes to the bathroom, he comes back, and by the time he can sit back down, I sat up and immediately got sick,” Moore said. She and her husband were one of the first passengers to have what Carnival cruise lines reported as gastroenteritis, also known

Harry Delaney Hits Median, Crashes, Dies. A Floral City driver was killed on Wednesday after colliding with another vehicle in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 37-year-old man was driving southbound on SR-471 and lost control of his vehicle, leading him to cross the center line and collide with another vehicle nearly head-on. Both vehicles were overturned as a result of the impact and ended on the road shoulder, according to the FHP. The driver of the