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A “religious debate” outside a North Florida convenience store turned violent when a man took offense and began attacking two men who didn’t share his views, investigators say. The “violent assault” left one man with multiple stab wounds and the other with bruises to the face, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Both survived, with one sent to the hospital, but details of their conditions have not been released. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March

 An after-school care teacher in Hillsborough County was arrested for sending inappropriate messages to a teenager over social media, according to authorities.  According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a former BridgePrep Academy employee in Riverview sent a 13-year-old student inappropriate TikTok messages.  Marcos Suarez Arroyo, 20, was fired from the school, and the incident was reported to HCSO on December 12. Over the course of their investigation, authorities observed several inappropriate written messages.  They also found statements soliciting, luring, and enticing

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A deadly fire is under investigation in Brooksville. Hernando Fire Rescue and the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home on Vfw Road around 12:30 a.m. for a fire. Officials confirmed that one person died at the scene. The medical examiner and State Fire Marshal were called to the scene to investigate. No other information was available. Fire accidents can result in devastating consequences, causing severe injuries, property damage, and emotional trauma. At

A woman is accused of shooting and killing her 40-year-old husband inside their Florida home, according to sheriff’s officials. The fatal shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday on Lake Ralph Drive in Clermont. According to an arrest affidavit, Maria Rodriguez, 40, shot her husband, Andrew Rodriguez, multiple times in their bedroom. Someone in the home called 911 and said Maria Rodriguez “had not been feeling good” and family members in the house were keeping her from going back into

One man suffered critical injuries in the crash Wednesday morning, while the other suffered minor injuries, according to Florida Highway Patrol. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two Jacksonville men were injured after a rear-end crash and fire happened on Interstate 295 near Pulaski Road Wednesday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP crash report states that at 1:37 a.m., a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling southbound on I-295 south of Pulaski Road in the right lane. A cement truck driven by

A 32-year-old Titusville man was found shot to death Friday inside an apartment, police said. The fatal shooting was reported around 9 p.m. at an apartment along the 600 block of Timber Trace Lane. Titusville police said officers responded to a 911 call and found Zaavan G. Brown, who had an apparent gunshot wound. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No one else was injured in the shooting, which police described as an isolated incident. No other

 A man accused of kidnapping a woman and later barricading himself inside a home for nearly 20 hours has surrendered, deputies said.  James Savage was arrested for a warrant on domestic battery and kidnapping charges, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Savage reportedly kidnapped his then-girlfriend, 60-year-old Marivel Dunn, outside a home late Thursday night by forcing her inside a car before driving off.  Dunn was found safe on Friday morning and Savage was found barricaded inside a home in the

A man walking across Florida’s Turnpike died after a truck struck him early Wednesday morning near Coconut Creek, according to Florida Highway Patrol. A 54-year-old man was driving a white International SF647 truck, heading north on the Turnpike, when he saw a man walking east across the highway around 2:45 a.m., spokeswoman Lt. Indiana Miranda said in a statement. But when the Williston, Florida, trucker moved from the left lane to the center lane to avoid the man on the

Tyrese Johnson, 33, has been convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend, Joan Foster-Taylor, 50, following a trial in Orange County. Orlando police officers responded to a 911 call on June 24, 2023, from Foster-Taylor, reporting that she had been shot. Despite her efforts, Foster-Taylor was unable to identify the shooter before succumbing to her injuries at Orlando Health. Evidence presented during the trial showed a history of conflict between Foster-Taylor and Johnson, her former partner.

A Hillsborough County man was arrested on Friday following a street race in Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Tyler Simon, 23, of Riverview was arrested, and his vehicle was impounded with a 30-day hold, according to troopers. In an arrest report, troopers said they spotted two Nissans racing along State Road 408 around 7:35 a.m. Both vehicles were seen driving over 100 mph in a 60 mph zone, with the drivers “weaving in and out of the morning

 Photo by: FT Laud Fire Rescue A USPS truck went up in flames Monday afternoon near Northwest 12th Street and 16th Way in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue extinguished the fire but not before the truck and many of its contents were destroyed. The mail carrier was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. USPS released a statement: “Our carrier was able to retrieve two trays of letter mail and 15 packages in the front cabin area. We are

Authorities have dropped charges against a man arrested in a 2023 murder in Orange County after authorities said new evidence has emerged, highlighting the ongoing complexity of the investigation. On May 10, 2023, deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive woman in a car on Lee Ann Drive. The victim, 52-year-old Maria De Los Angeles Paulino, was found dead inside the vehicle with 16 stab wounds, detectives said. Initially, 29-year-old Yesnin Salvador Bonilla-Iscoa was arrested for the crime. However, detectives said