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Photo by: (MCFR) A sprinkler system at Pursuit Aerospace in Stuart held the line of fire in time for firefighters to arrive and extinguish the blaze. According to Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR), station 30 responded to the fire alarm on Southeast Commerce Street on Saturday night with an engine and an ambulance. Upon arrival, firefighters said the smell of smoke caused them to upgrade the call to a working commercial structure fire with five stations involved. Crews discovered a

Deputies in Orange County said two 18-year-olds have been changed with a 17-year-old’s death. Deputies said D S L and J L Lowery are both charged with first-degree murder after the death of A S C C died after he was shot around 7:20 p.m. on Sept. 5 in the 1800 block of Americana Boulevard. eputies said Lafure was arrested on Sept. 17, and Lowery was arrested in Greensborough, North Carolina, last Friday. Deputies said they are working to bring

A man and woman were killed Sunday night in Volusia County in a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The double-fatal crash happened around 9:15 p.m. on U.S. 17 at Lake Winona Road. The FHP said a 46-year-old C Rr woman was driving a 2020 Ram 1500 and attempted to make a left turn onto U.S. 17 but failed to yield to a 2007 Harley-Davidson, which collided with the left front of the

A 58-year-old man from White Springs was killed Sunday night when he was ejected from his SUV in a crash in Columbia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the man was headed south on U.S. 41 near NW Kelly Lane just before 10 p.m. when he drove off the road for unknown reasons. The SUV went airborne over a culvert and flipped when it landed, troopers said. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday evening while crossing US-41 in Tampa, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At 8 p.m., a 35-year-old Tampa man in a Mazda 3 was traveling southbound on US-41. Just north of 118th Avenue East, a 63-year-old pedestrian crossed the roadway, walking into the path of the Mazda, troopers said. The vehicle struck the man, who died at the scene of the crash. Compassionate Support After a Pedestrian AccidentPedestrian accidents often result

A 52-year-old man was arrested on battery charges after he allegedly punched and choked an Ocala woman who was letting him stay at her home. On Wednesday, November 13, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a residence located on NW 117th Court in Ocala in reference to a physical altercation. Upon arrival, the female victim “begged” the corporal to get a man, identified as J P F, out of her house, according to the arrest report. The victim

A 46-year-old Marianna man is dead after a crash in Jackson County on Saturday, according to FHP. Troopers say the crash occurred around 11 a.m. when the man was traveling southbound on Old U.S. Road County Road 167 near Oakwood Drive in a sedan. He then entered into a left-hand curve while traveling southbound and continued straight, according to FHP. Troopers say he left the roadway to the right, traveling onto the grass shoulder and then onto the property of

Police are searching for a suspect or suspects after a nine-year-old boy was killed Saturday night during a shooting in Florida City, in south Miami-Dade, police said. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. at the South Point Apartments on West Lucy Street. When Florida City police officers arrived at the scene, they found a nine-year-old boy unresponsive. He was airlifted to HCA Kendall Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased, Florida City police said. The victim was identified as A S.

Four people and a dog were rescued after a fire at an apartment Saturday in Hialeah, fire officials said. Hialeah Fire crews responded to the fire at 460 East 23rd Street. Hialeah Police officers helped rescue a victim and started CPR on them, and brought down some of the fire with an extinguisher, fire officials said. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire and rescued four people and a dog. Two of the victims were transported to a trauma

A 21-year-old man was killed and a 17-year-old was injured in a shooting at an apartment complex in Camden County on Saturday. The St. Marys Police Department said officers were sent to the Cumberland Oaks Apartment Complex in response to a shooting on Saturday at 9:17 p.m. Police found the 21-year-old L B S on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound and he was transported to a nearby hospital where he died. Officials said 17-year-old D M was shot

A hit-and-run driver who left a teen bicyclist dead is wanted by the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, a driver in an 2011-2014 model red Dodge Charger with silver rim was traveling eastbound on SR-674. Just west of 4th Street, the driver collided with a 19-year-old Guatemalan person on a bike, who was also traveling eastbound on SR-674. Troopers said the driver fled the scene, leaving behind portions of the front of their vehicle. The teen bicyclist

 A man was left critically injured in what Clearwater police believe to be a drug-related shooting on Saturday night. The 52-year-old victim was found shot with life-threatening injuries at around 11 p.m. in the 900 block of Vine Avenue in Clearwater. Police and fire crews said the man was taken to Morton Plant Hospital, before being transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa for treatment. He remains in critical condition, as of this report. Preliminary investigation reveals that the shooting