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Photo by: mypanhandle Firefighters from multiple agencies teamed up to take down two structure fires early Tuesday morning in Walton County. Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a report of a shed containing the restaurant’s smoker on fire behind H&M Hot Dog Stand in Defuniak Springs. WCFR arrived quickly and assisted the City of DeFuniak Springs Fire Department in eliminating the fire, preventing it from spreading to nearby buildings, officials said. About 45 minutes later, WCFR crews were dispatched to

Photo by: South Trails Fire Protection and Rescue Service District One person was taken to the hospital on Saturday after a box truck crashed into multiple vehicles and landed in a drainage canal. South Trail Fire Protection and Rescue Service District says the Eagle Moving truck ended up in a drainage canal close to Aldi’s in south Fort Myers. The condition of the person taken to the hospital is unknown. If you’ve been involved in a truck accident, Ovadia Law

A Cape Coral man was arrested after being accused of flipping his car in a three-vehicle crash while driving under the influence. Korey Dickens, 34, faces DUI related charges after a crash in Cape Coral early Tuesday morning. Officers responded to a rollover crash on Del Prado Boulevard around 2 a.m., where they said they found Dicken’s car lying on its roof, heavily damaged. Another driver involved in the crash told officers that he was leaving the BP gas station

Two pedestrians were taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Bradenton, Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. The crash occurred in front of Oneco Elementary School on 53rd Avenue East and 22nd Street East just before 8:30 a.m. One adult and one child were injured in the crash and are being treated for minor injuries. The incident reportedly occurred outside of a construction zone that could have obscured the sidewalk from drivers as they pulled out in

 A cigarette is to blame for the fire that ripped through a Cape Coral business, and impacted a nearby church as well – investigators tell FOX 4’s Kaitlin Knapp. State fire marshal investigators say the fire started due to a “carelessly discarded cigarette” – providing further detail after ruling the blaze an accident months ago. They also tell FOX 4 the fire started on the southeast side of the property. The fire was deemed accidental so there are no criminal

Two people were hurt after a crash sent a car smashing into a bank in Pompano Beach on Tuesday. Chopper 6 flew over the scene of a crash, where cameras captured a mangled car at the front of a Truist Bank located in the 1500 block of East Atlantic Boulevard. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said a BMW and a Toyota crashed at around 9:30 a.m. and that the impact forced the Toyota into the building. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue told

Just a day after a shrimp boat’s outrigger caused a major traffic disruption, the same boat hit the Matanzas Pass Bridge again on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday morning, the Florida Department of Transportation reported the the Matanzas Pass Bridge was hit by the same shrimp boat from Monday’s crash. FDOT described the boat’s outrigger striking the bridge after which, the shrimp boat backed away. A Lee County marine unit reported no visible damage to the bridge, and the bridge remains open.

A driver hit a pedestrian crossing the street in Tampa early Tuesday morning. The Tampa Police Department said officers are investigating the incident, which occurred at the intersection of West Hillsborough Avenue and North Habana Avenue around 7:45 a.m. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was turning east on West Hillsborough when the pedestrian attempted to cross outside of the designated crosswalk. The driver remained at the scene. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital with

One man is injured, and another is in jail after an accident on Highway 4 in Okaloosa County over the weekend. According to Florida Highway Patrol, on Sunday around 7:30 p.m., 36-year-old Kyle Brandon Frazier was driving south on U.S. Highway 4 approaching the intersection of Gulliver Cutoff at an extremely high rate of speed. The other driver, an 18-year-old from Pensacola was turning left from Gulliver Cutoff onto northbound U.S. Highway 4 when he turned into the path of

An argument over dominoes led to a chain reaction that ended with gunfire. Marion County deputies say Pedro Hidalgo, 69, was playing dominoes with the victim at a home on Southeast 140th Avenue in Weirsdale on Saturday night. They say the two got in a fight, when Hidalgo then pulled out a revolver and fired. Deputies say no one was injured. Hidalgo faces aggravated assault charges and is being held on a $5,000 bond. If you’ve sustained a personal injury,

A deadly crash has shut down part of Dr. Phillips Boulevard near Palm Lake Elementary School. The crash happened just around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning at Craindale Drive. FHP says one car was involved, and the driver was taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. WESH 2 cameras captured a BMW completely destroyed, with its front hood up, and all the air bags deployed. Car parts and debris were scattered all over Craindale Drive. A street pole

Photo by: wsvn Trouble on the tracks in Opa-locka as a car and a Tri-Rail train collide. Opa-locka Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the scene of a traffic crash in the area of State Road 9 and Northwest 22nd Avenue in Opa-locka, around 8:45 p.m., Monday. A Tri-Rail train was heading southbound when it hit a car. Authorities said there was a person inside the vehicle but they were not hurt. Police are still on the