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Fire rescue: 5 people, including 3 children, transported to hospital in Pine Hills

Orange County Fire Rescue says that five patients were transported to a local hospital on Monday. According to OCFR, three children and two adults were transported from a scene at 6400 Jackwood Court to Advent Health Orlando. OCFR then said the investigation was turned over to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the home around 9:16 p.m. to assist with a medical call. “A family inside their home were feeling sick and they

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Florida man sets fire to rabbi’s van outside Fort Lauderdale Jewish Center: police

Police in South Florida arrested a man they say intentionally set fire to a rabbi’s car Saturday morning. Fort Lauderdale police responded to the scene at the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center around 7:21 a.m., the department told Fox News Digital.  The center’s rabbi, Chaim Slavaticki, told WTVJ he got a knock on his door alerting him to what was happening. “Screaming fire at the center, fire at the center and I rushed over,” Slavaticki told the TV station. “Everything is

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Child struck and killed by SUV while running across Miami Gardens street: Police

A child has died after they were struck and killed by an SUV while running across a Miami Gardens street Monday morning, police said. The incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. in the 4500 block of Northwest 183rd Street. Miami Gardens Police said the driver of a black Honda Pilot was in the center lane of the roadway when the juvenile ran across the street and was struck. The child was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where

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Spring Hill motorcyclist dies after being hit by truck: Florida Highway Patrol

 A 50-year-old Spring Hill man died at the scene of a crash on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a Chevy Colorado being driven by a 55-year-old Spring Hill woman was headed west in the outside lane of Spring Hill Drive around 4 p.m. The 50-year-old man was riding a Suzuki motorcycle in the same direction in the inside lane, according to authorities. Troopers say the truck merged into the inside lane and collided with the motorcycle east

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Lakeland driver dies after car becomes ‘wedged’ under semi-truck.

Photo courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office  A Lakeland man was killed early Monday morning after he ran a red light and slammed into the side of a semi-truck in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Authorities said Miguel Jacinto, 56, of Lakeland, the driver of the gray 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, was driving north on Clark Road at a “high rate

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Walmart Paypal scam stole $2,285 from unsuspecting woman in cruel scheme.

Myrza Rodriguez-Fearnley, a resident of Orlando, Florida, is coming forward and speaking out against an intricate gift card fraud scheme that she fell victim to. Rodriguez-Fearnley lost thousands of dollars after responding to what she thought was an email from a legitimate money transfer app, buying Target and Walmart gift cards. Speaking to The Sun, Rodriguez-Fearnley explained that she first received an email containing alarming information about an unauthorized purchase from her PayPal. The email, adorned with the PayPal logo and containing sensitive personal information, including the last four

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Georgia couple accused of child neglect after being found ‘heavily intoxicated,’ asleep on Daytona Beach

A young couple from Georgia was arrested Saturday afternoon after Volusia County deputies say they found them drunk and asleep in the sand in Daytona Beach, and their children were nowhere to be found. An anonymous caller reported the couple to 911, and it took a deputy eight attempts to wake the two up, according to an arrest affidavit. “I went and read the report, and I’m like, ‘You got to be kidding me,’” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. Deputies asked

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Police: 2 injured, airlifted after making ‘hard landing’ in Florida skydiving mishap

Two skydivers in Lake Wales were injured after landing off course, police say. According to the Lake Wales Police Department, emergency personnel responded to the downtown area around 3 p.m. on Monday in reference to a group of skydivers who had landed off course. Officials say they located three skydivers in the area between Seminole Avenue and Wiltshire Avenue along Scenic Highway. One skydiver was not injured, but police say two other skydivers made hard landings and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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Motorcyclist killed in Kernan Boulevard crash.

 The 39th traffic fatality in Jacksonville this year happened on Monday night when a motorcyclist crashed into an SUV on Kernan Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said around 8 p.m. a motorcyclist was riding north on Kernan Boulevard as an Acura SUV was traveling south on the same street. The SUV made a left turn on Ashley Melisse Boulevard, and the motorcyclist hit the SUV’s passenger side, according to JSO. The motorcycle driver died at the scene.

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Traffic crash on Florida’s Turnpike causes major delays in Indian River County

Drivers are expected to see major delays after a crash brought northbound traffic to a halt on Florida’s Turnpike in Indian River County. According to Florida 511, the multi-vehicle crash occurred before Mile Marker 174, near the Fort Drum Wildlife Management Area, at 6:48 p.m. on Monday.  Traffic cameras show congestion in the area, semi-trucks and cars stuck bumper to bumper in the night. Florida 511 said the traffic is backed up to Mile Marker 171.  The severity of the

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Police Chase Unfolds: 18-Year-Old Woman Crashes Stolen Vehicle in Miami Escape

Miami: Five people were injured when an 18-year-old driver without a license struck two automobiles in Miami after she resisted a traffic stop and fled from police, according to the police. Since January 15, Genesis Bardales has been housed at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Facility. She appeared in Miami-Dade County bond court on Thursday and has two open charges. A child in southwest Miami-Dade was brought to the hospital after being bitten by a dog. In southwest Miami-Dade, a

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Woman sentenced to 29 years in prison for killing deputy in Charlotte County DUI crash

According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Smith crossed three lanes and hit 23-year-old Deputy Christopher Taylor while he was performing a traffic stop. A woman found guilty of killing a Charlotte County deputy while driving under the influence was sentenced to 29 years in prison. Cassandra Smith, 31, will serve 29 years for DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Charlotte County Judge Shannon McFee also added probation for two charges of DUI damage to property. Smith was driving 99 mph

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