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PENSACOLA, Fla. — Videos going viral on social media show punches flying at the Pensacola Ice Flyers game Friday night. It wasn’t between the hockey players — instead, the fight broke out between several people in the stands at the Pensacola Bay Center. Pensacola Police tells WEAR News it all started because of people sitting in the wrong seats. “From what we understand, someone sitting in someone else’s seat is what started the argument,” Officer Mike Wood said. “As to

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash involving hazardous material blocked southbound lanes on Interstate 95 near Emerson Street during rush hour. The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department said the three people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Traffic backup extended for miles as drivers merged into one lane and crews worked to clear the crash. Emergency officials have not released any details about the crash. Compassionate Legal Help for Pedestrian Accident Victims Pedestrian accidents can

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Firefighters responded to a house fire on Sunday evening in Volusia County. In Daytona Beach, a home at 408 Evergreen Court caught fire at 8:40 p.m., the Daytona Beach Fire Department said. Crews arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the structure. Investigators said all occupants were able to evacuate prior to the unit’s arrival, and no injuries have been reported. The residents of the building have been displaced, and one is being aided

1A Belleview man was arrested on a warrant last week for a 2023 DUI crash that left a juvenile hospitalized with a broken leg. On the night of April 14, 2023, an officer with the Leesburg Police Department responded to an accident in front of 1400 W. North Blvd, according to an affidavit of probable cause out of Lake County. Dispatch advised that the caller stated a single vehicle had crashed into the palm trees in the median of the

Picture by: cbs12 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (TNND) — A Spirit Airlines plane was forced to divert its landing Monday after being struck by gunfire, an airline representative told The National News Desk (TNND). Flight 951 departed Fort Lauderdale, Fla. bound for Port-au-Prince, Haiti at 9:05 a.m. EST, according to flight tracking information. The flight arrived instead at Santiago, Dominican Republic at 12:33 p.m. AST. Upon the plane’s arrival, an inspection “revealed damage to the aircraft consistent with gunfire,” the representative said.

WESTON, Fla. – A man was rushed to a hospital Monday morning after he was shocked by an underground electrical line while working at a construction site in Weston, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, first responders were called to the area of 2300 Glades Circle at about 9:05 a.m. “Initial reports indicate that a private contractor was operating machinery at a construction site when the equipment may have inadvertently contacted an underground electrical

Miami-Dade Police are investigating the death of a man who was shot in Florida City early Monday morning, authorities said. According to police, at about 6:30 a.m. Monday a group of individuals were involved in a dispute that became physical. Video appears to show the incident happened in or around the Budget Host Inn Motel. Police told NBC6 that during the fight, someone pulled out a firearm and shot a man. The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital by

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A pedestrian was killed after troopers said he was struck by three vehicles on a Manatee County highway on Sunday evening. At 6:54 p.m. the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the intersection of SR-70 and CR-638 in South Bradenton for a deadly crash. Troopers said a 25-year-old woman in an SUV was traveling westbound on SR-70. To the right of her, a 43-year-old man in a Sedan was also traveling west, followed behind by a 28-year-old

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was shot by an officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff‘s Office on Monday morning after he was accused of threatening the mother of a 13-year-old girl he was inappropriately texting, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. After the shooting, JSO closed S McDuff Avenue, from Interstate 10 to Phyllis Street due to heavy police activity around 8 a.m. It wasn’t clear when it would reopen. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and seek an alternate

Police are looking for the driver responsible for a deadly hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a father of three in Redland. Miami-Dade Police confirmed to NBC6 that the vehicle involved in the crash first slammed into a building along 232th Street and 194th Avenue before crashing into a person on a scooter on 208th Street and 194th Avenue and taking off. Family members identified the man on the scooter as 46-year-old Alexis Muñoz of Cuba. According to the

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral police are investigating after a crash at Chiquita Drive and Mohawk Parkway on Monday morning. Lee County EMS can be seen helping what appears to be a cyclist in the roadway. Photos show first responders preparing a gurney. It is unclear how many people were involved in the accident, or how it occurred, at this time. NBC2 has questions out to the Cape Coral Police Department. You can count on NBC2 to provide updates

Fire happened near John Young Parkway ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two people were taken to the hospital after an early-morning fire at a homeless camp, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 3 a.m. Monday, deputies responded to a wooded area near Michigan Court and John Young Parkway regarding a fire. Deputies later determined the tent was intentionally set on fire. Deputies said a man and a woman in their 20s were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The State