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A man is dead after being hit by a train on Monday afternoon in the Cantonment area, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says. The southbound train hit a man between Archer and Old Chemstrand roads around 4:20 p.m. in Gonzalez. According to NorthEscambia, the train blocked the Old Chemstrand crossing after it came to a stop, causing traffic problems in the area. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. They say traffic congestion will continue in the area. No further

A man reaching for a gun was shot and killed Monday night by Orlando police officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance, according to the department. Officers responded around 9:10 p.m. to a domestic disturbance call at a home on Shining Willow Terrace. Chief E S said the department had received multiple calls regarding the disturbance at the home. According to the Orlando Police Department, officers met a 26-year-old man on the porch and saw he had a gun

A man from Seminole is dead after he crashed his vehicle while fleeing from authorities in St. Petersburg early Monday morning, Florida Highway Patrol announced. Around 3 a.m., Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop a 2023 Dodge Charger over the tint of its windows. The vehicle fled, causing deputies to request assistance from FHP. The vehicle was spotted again traveling at a high rate of speed near Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street North and 7th Avenue North, according to

A man was arrested after driving under the influence and crashing into the back of a truck early Monday morning, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on Water Avenue at 2:43 a.m. and discovered a man pinned inside his Dodge Ram truck that collided with a tree. According to HCSO, during an investigation, it was revealed that Howard Cruz Denis, 33, was driving westbound on Waters Avenue and rear-ended the victim’s truck at a

Sixteen-year-old K B lays in a hospital bed for the third day in a row after suffering intense burns and other serious injuries from a targeted firework attack. “My daughter said she looked at the guy. He was smiling. That just keeps playing in her head over and over. His face while he was lighting the firework and throwing it at them.” said K’s mother, A B. A says her K and her three friends were targeted in a firework

A Homestead man is facing multiple charges after police said he seriously injured a pedestrian in a hit-and-run and led officers on a brief foot chase Sunday night. The incident began around 10:05 p.m. when Homestead police received a 911 call just after 11 p.m. reporting a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Northwest Ninth Street near North Krome Avenue. Witnesses described the suspect’s vehicle, driven by 19-year-old F M Jr., as a newer-model black Chevrolet SUV fleeing westbound from

Firefighters were on the scene of a structure fire in Cortez Village just after 7a.m Monday morning. The fire broke out at a workshop next to a home in the 4400 block of 123rd Street. West Manatee and Cedar Hammock Fire Rescues were able to extinguish the flames in under 20 minutes. The owners tell ABC7 that their home had been affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton. They said they had just fixed up the workshop to help make money

UPDATE: The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as a 70-year-old man from Crestview, Florida. FHP says the vehicle that hit him was found and charges are pending, but it is unclear if the female driver was located. ORIGINAL STORY: The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a hit-and-run driver after a cyclist was killed Monday. Sheriff’s deputies say a man riding a bicycle was hit and killed near the intersection of Southeast 11th Avenue and State Road 100 South

A man who crashed into a house after being shot, possibly during an argument, died Monday in Jacksonville, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the man found in the crashed car in Durkeeville was shot at least once and died after being taken to a local hospital. JSO said the shooting death is likely linked to an altercation that happened around the same time nearby on 8th Street West where there were reports of gunfire. Neighbors also told

A man was arrested Saturday night after barging into his neighbor’s house and stabbing a woman with a knife in Lehigh Acres. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home on 21st Street SW for a disturbance between duplex neighbors. While at the scene, deputies learned neighbors got into an argument. LCSO said the victim closed their garage and locked their doors while the suspect, A H, 56, grabbed a knife. H started banging on the