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photo by: wftv Seminole firefighters responded to a shed fire that moved to a nearby home. The Seminole County Fire Department was called to a shed fire in the 300 block of Tulane Dr., Altamonte Springs, just before 1 p.m. Friday. When crews arrived, they discovered the fire had spread to the home nearby. According to fire officials, fire crews put out the fire, and the residents and their pets made it out of the home. Compassionate Representation for Fire

 Months after a 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in Ocoee, his girlfriend at the time has since been arrested in Texas and accused of murder, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Tadarius Marquise Massey, 19, died on Aug. 14, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Deputies responding around 12:32 p.m. that day to Health Central Hospital along West Colonial Drive wouldn’t arrive until after Massey was pronounced dead, the statement read. The scene of the stabbing itself

Boynton Beach police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man outside of a church on Friday. The shooting occurred at about 1:45 p.m. near the intersection of Northeast Second Street and Northeast 12th Avenue. Police said when officers arrived at the scene they found the shooting victim, who was later pronounced dead by Boynton Beach Fire Rescue. A WPTV news crew spotted crime scene tape posted outside the New Disciples Worship Center. Investigators said two men

A Mascotte woman was arrested for battery after allegedly wrapping a bedsheet around her boyfriend’s neck to strangle him in a hotel room. An officer responded to a room at the Deluxe Motel, located as 113 N. 14th St., regarding a disturbance around 11 p.m. Nov. 8, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. While en route, the officer was advised by dispatch that they received a call from a hotel employee who stated two individuals inside room

SOURCE: UC Breaking News An RV fifth-wheel trailer was destroyed after it caught on fire in North Fort Myers Friday morning. Smoke was spotted at Pondella Road and N. Cleveland Avenue, according to a witness. The fifth-wheel trailer was fully engulfed in flames and was destroyed. The vehicle was parked next to a building in the old Hancock Bridge Square plaza. NBC2 is working to learn more. It is unknown if there were any injuries at this time. Investigating and

 Deputies in Orange County are investigating after a woman was found shot overnight. Deputies said they were called around 12:50 a.m. after reports of a shooting near East Pierce Avenue and Dumont Street. When first responders arrived, they found a woman in her 40s who had been shot. She was taken to a hospital in serious condition. Deputies did not confirm what led up to the shooting but said, “All parties involved are accounted for, and there is no threat

The state on Friday officially filed vehicular homicide charges against a woman who allegedly struck and killed an elderly couple in a hit-and-run in Hialeah last month. Records show S C is facing two vehicular homicide charges and two charges for leaving the scene of crash involving death. Previously, it was thought that prosecutors may not have had enough evidence to follow through on the vehicular homicide charges. C was arraigned Friday. According to an arrest report, the suspect was driving a black 2007

A 20-year-old man was airlifted to a local emergency room in Bradford County following a serious traffic accident. Thursday night, a pick-up truck rolled over on the CR100A overpass near mile marker three in Bradford County. The vehicle rolled over on the bypass and the driver, who sustained serious injuries, was airlifted via helicopter to HCA Florida Starke Emergency Room, according to Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith. A Shands Care team is also on-site at the emergency room, ready to

A 68-year-old Titusville man riding a motorcycle through Volusia County died Thursday evening after losing control of the bike, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 6:16 p.m. on northbound U.S. 1 approaching Watson Stanley Road, south of Oak Hill, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the man was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson in the outside lane when he failed to maintain control of the motorcycle and fell off of it as a result. The

Tri-Rail train service was delayed Friday morning as authorities investigated a death on the tracks in Pompano Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said their department and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to a pedestrian who was hit by the train near Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 3rd Street shortly before 5 a.m. That person, whose identity wasn’t released, was pronounced dead at the scene, but “the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation,” BSO said. “A bus bridge is established

A Minnesota mother is preparing to bring her daughter home after a lightning strike left the girl with severe injuries during a Florida vacation. For the last 15 months, N. Y. has sat by her daughter’s hospital bed, praying she’ll be OK. “I cry every day. I cannot eat, but I had to survive myself,” Y said. The single mother of two brought her family to Brevard County on vacation to celebrate M’s 12th birthday, never thinking they’d still be there for

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lehigh Acres woman for attacking a Lee County School bus driver. In the police report, a Lee County bus driver told deputies she lost her way on her route November 8 after students began screaming and playing loud music. The bus driver told deputies she pulled over at E Sixth St and Joel Boulevard to “regain control of the situation.” Parents came to the intersection to pick up students there the report says.