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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) – A Carrabelle teen was unharmed Thursday afternoon after his vehicle overturned on U.S. Highway 98 in Franklin County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just before 2:45 p.m. on the highway, FHP wrote in a press release. A vehicle, driven by the 17-year-old, was traveling west on the highway, just west of Hidden Beaches Road. However, “due to obstruction in the westbound lane,” the vehicle veered off the road while traveling west,

Crews say they extinguished fire around 1:30 a.m. Friday MAITLAND, Fla. – Firefighters from Maitland, Seminole and Orange counties say they fought a house fire early Friday morning. Fire crews say they put the fire out around 1:30 a.m. The house is on Warrens Avenue, near the Maitland border with Eatonville. Crews say they arrived to heavy flames and smoke inside the small, single – story home. Two people escaped, according to officials, and no one was hurt. An investigation is

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews battled a fire that swept through an apartment in Biscayne Gardens early Thursday that the owner of the complex believes was intentionally set. Firefighters responded to the blaze at the building near the 15600 block of Northwest 2nd Avenue around 5:30 a.m. When they arrived, smoke and flames were coming from one of the apartments. Crews were able to extinguish the fire, and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but

A house fire in Miami-Dade spread to a neighboring home early Friday, prompting a large emergency response, officials said. More than 18 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched at 6:39 a.m. to the 20400 block of Northwest 29th Place, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a single-family residence. The blaze extended to an adjacent home, leading officials to upgrade the response to a second alarm. Three people were evaluated at the scene for injuries and

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — A crash with injuries on I-95 South in Hobe Sound is slowing down traffic on Friday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash just before Exit 96, Hobe Sound, at 7:01 a.m. In the latest update at 7:03 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, having the right legal team can make all the difference in your recovery. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to helping accident

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A house fire in Miami Gardens spread to a nearby home early Friday morning, prompting a large response from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Authorities said crews responded at 6:39 a.m. to a single-family home in the 20400 block of Northwest 29th Place, where they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. They said firefighters began a “fast fire attack,” but the flames extended to an adjacent house, leading officials to upgrade the incident to a