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Many residents on their way to work this morning were hit with major traffic delays after a multi-vehicle crash in Parker. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened near the intersection of U.S. 98 and Ivy Road around 6:00 a.m. Officials say a woman driving northbound on U.S. 98 drove into oncoming traffic while trying to turn into a recreational vehicle park. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office says the driver hit two vehicles head-on and swiped a

Fire crews responded to a two-story house fire in St. James City on Wednesday morning. According to the Matlacha-Pine Island Fire Control District, crews responded to calls of a structure fire on Royal Palm Drive at around 9:12 a.m. “I heard a series of loud noises, and I stepped out on the back deck, and all of a sudden, there was a gigantic explosion, and fire came up through the cracks in the deck,” said homeowner H. H was home

Fort Myers police responded to Royal Crest Printing on Wednesday morning after a car crashed into the business. According to FMPD, officers responded to the printing business at around 6:44 a.m. Gulf Coast News crews on the scene were told by an officer that the driver had been traveling northbound on Fowler Street and tried to avoid another vehicle in front of them. The driver swerved out of the way and crashed through the front of the building, FMPD said.

Marion County Fire Rescue crews say two people were hurt in a dog attack this weekend, with one person being taken to the hospital via helicopter. Fire rescue crews responded to a home on Southeast 79th Street Road near Ocklawaha around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday after reports of a dog attack. Crews found two patients, a man and a woman, with bite injuries. One was taken to the hospital by a UF Health ShandsCair helicopter. The second patient also went

Photo: Wptv A Port St. Lucie man was arrested following a stabbing that left a 79-year-old man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries late Sunday night. M, 44, was taken into custody after calling 911 himself to report the stabbing at a home in the 11200 block of NW Blockbird Drive, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD). Police say M admitted to stabbing the victim inside the residence, telling dispatchers he used two knives to stab the man in

A 26-year-old Georgia woman was struck and killed by a motorcycle early Sunday morning while in the travel lanes of State Road 429 near Sorrento. The Carrollton, Ga., resident was in the outside southbound lane of SR 429 at Mile Marker 42 directly in the path of an oncoming 2020 Harley-Davidson motorcycle at 12:47 a.m., according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man from Winter Garden,

The Leesburg Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire Thursday afternoon at approximately 3:47 p.m. at 211 S. Nursery Road.  The initial emergency call reported multiple explosions heard by a nearby neighbor. While responding to the incident, Battalion Chief Ricketson reported seeing smoke from the area of Main Street.  Upon arrival, firefighters found the residence approximately 25 percent involved in fire. Bystanders reported that there may be an occupant inside the home. Engine 61 was assigned to fire suppression

A Hudson bicyclist died after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross U.S. Highway 19 early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash happened around 12:10 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 52, troopers said. According to FHP, a Kia K5 driven by a 50-year-old Brooksville woman was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 19 when a 57-year-old Hudson bicyclist attempted to ride across the highway. Troopers said the bicyclist entered

A woman was cited after a crash that left a pedestrian critically injured Saturday morning in Tampa, according to the Tampa Police Department (TPD). Officers responded just after 7 a.m. to the intersection of West Arch Street and North Boulevard following reports of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash, according to a news release. When officers arrived, they found an adult man with critical injuries. He was transported to a local hospital, where he remained in critical condition, police said. According to the

A driver was killed after losing control of a car and crashing early Sunday morning in St. Petersburg, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD). The crash happened around 12:05 a.m. near 33rd Avenue North and Park Street North, police said. SPPD said a silver Kia Spectra was traveling north on Park Street North at an excessive rate of speed when the driver attempted to change lanes. According to police, the driver lost control of the vehicle and left

A worker was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert after falling about 14 feet inside an elevated hopper at a Winter Garden work site, according to the Winter Garden Fire Department. A hopper is a large, funnel-shaped industrial container used to store and discharge materials such as grain, sand or concrete. They are commonly found at construction sites and industrial facilities. Fire crews responded to the scene and found the worker inside the hopper after he fell from

A man was seriously injured in a crash with a Palm Bay Police vehicle Friday, the Palm Bay Police Department says. Officers say the crash happened on Palm Bay Road near Arlington Lane around 9 p.m. Police say the agency requested the Florida Highway Patrol investigate the crash. Officers say preliminary information suggests the bicyclist was riding against traffic, and swerved into the way of the patrol vehicle. Officers say witnesses corroborated those facts. The officer was not injured, the