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Levy County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they are calling a domestic violence-related shooting on Tuesday evening. Investigators say the shooting happened just before 7 p.m. in the Manatee Farms Subdivision off of Manatee Springs Road, west of Chiefland. Witnesses reported that a pair of brothers were involved in an altercation before one brother shot the other. The dispute ended with the death of J M, 50. Investigators said they found the suspect, M M, 33, hiding in a shed

A 68-year-old woman died Tuesday night after she was hit by a truck while crossing Beach Boulevard near St. Johns Bluff Road in Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the pickup truck was headed west on Beach Boulevard in the outer lane around 10 p.m. when the woman tried to cross the road and stepped in the truck’s path. Troopers said the woman was hit and died at the hospital. The 38-year-old man driving the truck was

photo by: FDOT One person is in the hospital after a vehicle and tractor-trailer crash in Escambia County on Monday. Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to the accident at eastbound I-10 just west of the Scenic Highway exit around 3 p.m. Officials say one person was trapped. Within 24 minutes they were extricated and taken to a nearby hospital “as a trauma alert.” No further information is available. Expert Legal Representation for Truck Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we understand

A Canadian arrested on state charges after police said he attacked passengers and Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Airport over the weekend could wind up in more trouble. C D M, 28, will likely face federal charges, according to a TSA statement sent to Local 10 News on Tuesday. The agency “is working with law enforcement and will pursue independent enforcement actions” against the Toronto man for attacking two of its officers on Saturday morning, it says. “This unprovoked and

Authorities confirmed that a hit-and-run crash in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood early Tuesday morning left two motorcyclists hospitalized. Police have since announced the arrest of 41-year-old Isaac Desmond Florence in connection to the incident. Authorities said the crash occurred around 3:24 a.m. near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 36th Street. Miami police said officers arrived at the scene to find a male and a female motorcyclist injured. They said Both were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. According to Florence’s

 A woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband at a Daytona Beach hospital has changed her plea from not guilty to no contest. The sentencing date for E G has been set for Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. The change in plea was made during a hearing on Tuesday. In the plea agreement, the state agreed to waive the sentencing guidelines and place a 10-year cap on a possible prison sentence. G was charged with assisting self-murder/manslaughter charges in the January 2023

A driver is now facing a vehicular homicide charge in a crash last month that killed a 14-year-old who was crossing the street near his home in southwest Miami-Dade. M A S, 33, was arrested Monday on a charge of vehicular homicide in a reckless manner in the Nov. 26 crash that killed L M, an arrest report said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, M was attempting to cross the street on Southwest 112th Avenue near 232nd Street in Princeton when a

A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after a car crashed into a lake in Hialeah Gardens late Monday night. The incident happened near the 9900 block of W. Okeechobee Road. Miami-Dade Police officials said two women in their 70s were involved in a crash, and the vehicle they were in ended up in the lake. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and one woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, officials said. Footage showed the car being taken

A Hialeah man is facing serious charges after he allegedly tried to have sex with a 14-year-old girl and stabbed a man in two separate incidents that happened months apart. L R L, 28, was arrested Monday on charges of attempted lewd and lascivious conduct on a child under 16, using a computer to lure a child to engage in sexual conduct, unlawful use of a communications device, and attempted second-degree murder. The first alleged incident happened back in June

Firefighters battled a house fire on New Year’s Eve in Gainesville and rescued two dogs. Gainesville Fire Rescue crews say a home caught fire on Tuesday morning on Northwest 30th Avenue. Firefighters rescued two dogs from the fire. No people were inside the home. The fire was extinguished, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Expert Legal Representation for Fire Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we understand the devastating impact a fire accident can have on your life.

A Leesburg man was arrested on battery and assault charges for several alleged attacks on his girlfriend, including threatening her with a baseball bat. A deputy responded to a battery complaint at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 5:56 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies on scene had probable cause for the arrest of 39-year-old A W C.  A deputy who first responded to the incident around 4:21 p.m. was called to Walmart,

 Two men were arrested in connection to a shooting at a drive-thru convenience store in Zephyrhills last week, police announced Tuesday. At 10:55 a.m. on Friday, the Zephyrhills Police Department responded to the In and Out Drive Thru, located at 5058 Gall Boulevard for a possible shooting. One person was shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police discovered that a vehicle carrying four people entered the drive-thru of the business. As one person went to pay, a firearm was “unintentionally discharged”