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Authorities in Broward County are investigating after they said a 10-year-old boy was injured in a shooting. It happened on Thursday at approximately 6:35 p.m. near the 1700 block of Northwest Fourth Street in Pompano Beach. According to deputies, after arriving at the scene they found a boy who had been shot. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue rushed the victim to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Unit is investigating the circumstances that led up

STUART, Fla. — A Florida woman was fatally struck by a motorist on M-59 in a hit-and-run crash in Rochester Hills early Friday, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said. The 30-year-old woman of Lauderhill, Fla. was hit as she ran across the lanes of M-59 by a motorist driving eastbound, west of South Livernois Road just before 7:30 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The driver fled and later turned himself in, police reported. The woman, whose

A two-alarm fire ripped through an abandoned auto shop early Friday in Orange County. The massive blaze broke out in the 6400 block of University Boulevard, near Forsyth Road, and was extinguished around 4:30 a.m., according to Orange County Fire Rescue. The roof on the side of building collapsed and a vehicle caught fire, but no injuries were reported, fire officials said. Photos shared on X by OCFR show a Full Sail University van at the site, but no other

BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. — A woman from Spring Hill, Florida, pleaded guilty this week to defrauding millions of dollars out of a Berkeley County man who suffered from dementia. Wendy Renee Bunner, 48, pled guilty Monday to one count of money laundering. Court documents and statements show that Bunner conspired with her husband, Samuel Bunner, to obtain a cashier’s check worth $280,318.73 from a United Bank account that belonged to the elderly victim. The couple used the money to purchase real

Photo by: winknews One person is dead, and two people have been injured following a four-vehicle crash, wrecking a utility pole in the process. The Cape Coral Police Department and firefighters responded to the crash at around 9 p.m. on Thursday. Zaldeen T. Saleem, 18, attempted to change lanes while driving westbound on East Nicholas Parkway near the Cape Coral Police Station and the New Hope Church. According to the CCPD, Saleem was traveling above the speed limit. He could not change lanes

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A 18-year-old Niceville woman is in critical condition after being ejected from her vehicle following a crash in Okaloosa County early Monday morning. The crash happened on State Road 85 and General Robert M. Bond Boulevard at around 12:30 a.m. Florida Highway Patrol says a black Volvo sedan, driven by the 18-year-old, was attempting to make a turn but headed off-road and struck a dirt embankment. The collision caused the driver to be ejected from the

Photo by: local10 Police are investigating a crash involving a car and a scooter that left two people hospitalized in Doral Thursday afternoon. Sky 10 flew over the intersection of Northwest 66th Street and 107th Avenue just before 1:10 p.m. where a red car was spotted with damage to its front windshield. Police officers were also seen focusing on a scooter on the ground. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed that two people were airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. Authorities have

Two Florida men are in custody and a third suffered gunshot wounds after a brazen shooting caught on camera led to a police helicopter chase early Monday morning. The video shows two men creeping through the parking lot around 2 a.m., checking out the victim’s vehicle from multiple angles. As they approach, the gunman has his hands in the front of his pants.  Video shows he gets close enough to make eye contact with the victim, then pulls out a silver pistol

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a Marion County crash that led to one person killed and six others in serious condition on Wednesday. The FHP said the accident happened when a driver in a sedan was traveling south on I-75 in the center lane while, due to a previous crash, a van was obstructing the center lane. The driver of the sedan failed to see the van and struck its rear section with his front section. In the van

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A young child is still recovering after he was burned at a daycare in Melbourne.  This week marks one month since the toddler was airlifted to a burn unit in Gainesville. He is still there with his family and had another operation on Tuesday. “He was a perfect little boy before this, and that’s heartbreaking and heart-wrenching for me,” said the toddler’s mother, Eileen Martin-Hidalgo. His mother never wanted to see her baby in a hospital room, but that’s

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that killed one person at a busy strip mall. CCSO responded to the shooting that occurred near Uppercutz Barbershop in the Bell Plaza on Tamiami Trail on Tuesday afternoon. “One person was unfortunately shot, and they have since passed away,” said Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Chris Hall. Deputies detained the alleged gunman, who has reportedly been cooperative with their investigation. The identity of the shooter and the victim

A 22-year-old man is in the Palm Beach County Jail related to a shooting at a convenience store. Eddie B. Watson of West Palm Beach was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and possession of a weapon by a delinquent adult. Arresting documents from the West Palm Beach Police Department noted on Monday at the Food Store located at 717 North Tamarind Ave. that Watson entered the store and