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A woman is dead after being struck by a car Friday night in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened at 9 p.m. on University Boulevard North near Wiltshire Street. Police said a Buick was heading south on University Boulevard North in the inside lane as a woman was crossing the road walking westbound. The driver, a man in his late 20s, saw that the woman was in the center turn lane and as he

photo by: (Clay County Fire Rescue) An apartment fire at Hunter’s Run Apartments in Clay County displaced six families on Friday night. Officials said on Saturday that the initial cause “appears to be children setting off fireworks.” The update from Clay County Fire Rescue said the residents were evacuated, and that the Red Cross is helping. “You want to make sure you have a fire extinguisher or functioning hose nearby,” Detective J H said. “Keep children and pets a safe

Two left lanes were reopened after they were blocked on Interstate 95 North at Emerson Street in Jacksonville after a crash on Saturday afternoon. Jacksonville Fire Rescue said no one was injured and the scene is cleared. When you’re injured in a car accident, Ovadia Law Group is here to support you. Our experienced attorneys are well-versed in handling car accident cases and are dedicated to securing the compensation you deserve. We understand the impact a car accident can have on

 A man died on Saturday afternoon after he was found unresponsive in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the Hyde Park neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said the man, who was in his 50s, was in the driver’s seat of a Ford sedan that was “wedged against the left rear of an unoccupied, parked F-150” in the parking lot of Magnolia Terrace Apartments on Jammes Road. Jacksonville Fire Rescue arrived at the scene shortly after

photo by: UC Breaking News A man walking his moped home was injured during an early-morning robbery in Fort Myers Saturday. According to Fort Myers Police, the victim said he was approached by a group of men who took his moped and cash around 1:50 a.m. During the incident, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Palm Avenue, the victim said was hit with an object, leaving him with a laceration. Officers later found the moped abandoned near a

photo by: nbc-2 A vehicle veered off the roadway on Interstate 75 just north of Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers and crashed into a home on Saturday morning, causing considerable damage. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 9:05 a.m. the car went off the roadway at mile marker 143 and crashed through a fence before slamming into the home on Williamsburg Drive. The homeowner, J A, said this is the 7th time a car has hit his fence

A teenager was charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent in Riverview on Friday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Christopher Smith, 18, with first-degree attempted murder with firearm with discharge with great bodily harm and aggravated battery great bodily harm deadly weapon. The victim was an ATF agent who was off duty at the time of the shooting, Sheriff’s Office officials said. At about 11:07 p.m., HCSO

photo by: Alachua County Fire Rescue Two people were taken to the hospital following a crash this evening in Alachua County. Alachua County Fire Rescue crews say the three-vehicle crash happened just before 7 p.m. on US Highway 301 just north of Hawthorne. When they arrived, officials say one of the vehicles was flipped over in a ditch, trapping the driver inside. First responders say three people were hurt, with two of them being taken to the hospital. Experience matters

A man is dead following a hit-and-run crash in Palm Beach County at around 4:50 a.m. Saturday. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the pedestrian was crossing the northbound lanes of Military Trail south of Tulane Drive, just west of the Palm Beach International Airport, when he went in front of a vehicle driving north on Military Trail. After the man was hit, the vehicle did not stop and continued driving northbound. The pedestrian, who has not

A Tampa security guard said a customer who didn’t want to pay their tab hit him with their car. It happened early Sunday morning at Johnson’s nightclub in Tampa. “On a scale of 1 to 10, just trying to get dressed is almost unbearable,” J S said. S works as a security guard at the nightclub. It was just after 2 a.m. Sunday when S said, his night took a dangerous turn. “We had a customer who had come in,

Two women, who police said were “intentionally targeted,” were shot while driving a vehicle in Haines City on Friday evening. According to the Haines City Police Department, the two victims were traveling together in a vehicle when they were shot from behind. One woman, only described as a 33-year-old black woman, died from her injuries, while a 41-year-old black woman is in stable condition and expected to survive. While officials said their vehicle was targeted, there is currently no suspect in