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Photo by: WPTV Rescue crews in Riviera Beach are investigating a fire that claimed a person’s life Thursday morning. The fire occurred at about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Blue Heron Boulevard and Avenue E. Capt. DaWayne Watson of Riviera Beach Fire Rescue said there was an initial call for a respiratory issue at the home. However, when first responders arrived they found heavy smoke coming from the home. Rescue crews then entered the home and found a victim

Photo by: local10 An 11-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after a bomb threat was made against a school in Deerfield Beach, authorities confirmed. According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis, the child was booked into the Juvenile Assessment Center and is being charged with one count of false report of a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction. Authorities confirmed that the threat was phoned in Wednesday morning to Summerset Key Academy Middle/High School, located at 959 SE Sixth

The boss of a man involved in a devastating crash in Miami is speaking out on his behalf as the victim fights for his life in the hospital. According to City of Miami Police, the incident happened near Southwest Eighth Street and Seventh Street, just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, when a black vehicle hit the victim who was riding a scooter. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Angello Di Santi, was taking an employee home after work when a car

Cristian “Tusi” Merchan Garcia died over a year ago in Doral. Police body-cam videos show the fatal police-involved shooting last year. Before the shooting on June 17, 2023, at 11461 NW 41 St., witnesses said Garcia broke into an apartment, injured a woman and her son, and made good on his promise to return, records show. Prosecutors recently concluded that since Merchan Garcia “posed a substantial threat” Hernandez “had no duty to retreat” and was “legally justified” to use deadly

Officials responded to a school bus crash in Manatee County on Thursday morning that left a man hospitalized. The Bradenton Police Department said the crash occurred around 6:37 a.m. at 26th Street East and Manatee Avenue. When officials arrived, they found a 59-year-old man who had been hit by the bus but was alert and conscious. They said the victim was not walking in a crosswalk when he was hit. Police added that the man was taken to a hospital

Photo by: wftv Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving an Orlando police cruiser. The crash happened Tuesday night near the intersection of John Young Parkway and Old Winter Garden Road. Troopers said the officer was responding to an emergency call with lights and siren on at the time. The officer tried to make a left-hand turn at a red light and slammed into a driver coming the other way, according to a report. Troopers said the officer received

 A 24-year-old woman was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that injured a motorcyclist earlier this week, according to the West Melbourne Police Department. The crash happened early Sunday on US-192 near Dairy Road. According to police, Rebekah Makenzie Tate was heading east on US-192 when she struck the motorcyclist and drove off. “Instead of remaining on scene or calling 911, Tate can be seen driving away with the motorcycle still attached to the front of her vehicle. Tate then pulled

A bicyclist was killed Thursday morning in a crash with a semitruck in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. on Orange Avenue near Prince Street. According to FHP, the bicyclist was not in a marked crosswalk and tried to cross Orange Avenue, entering the path of an oncoming semitruck. The front of the semi hit the bicyclist, troopers said. The driver, a 52-year-old Tarpon Springs man, was uninjured and remained on-scene. There

An arrest has been made in connection with a July shooting in Leesburg that left a 20-year-old man dead. James Jordan was shot on a lawn in Leesburg in broad daylight back on July 8. Surveillance video in the neighborhood helped connect police to a car, and according to probable cause documents, the car owner’s son, 18-year-old Ondrique Mosely. He was arrested on charges of principal to first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Jordan’s sister, Jayliah Jordan, says the

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident involving a pedestrian on Immokalee Road. The incident was reported to deputies at around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday near the Collier Charter School. According to deputies, a motorist was attempting to move the disabled vehicle from the roadway, and while doing so, the vehicle rolled over the driver’s leg. CCSO reports that no serious injuries have occurred, and no lane blockages were reported due to the incident. The condition of the driver is

A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting in St. Petersburg Wednesday evening. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to 5352 79th Street North after reports of shots fired in the area. Once deputies arrived at the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound, officials said. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to deputies. The investigation remains active. Investigators have not said if they are looking for a suspect related to the shooting.

A man riding an electric scooter died after colliding with a motorcyclist. FHP says the crash happened just before 2 a.m. on Orange Blossom Trail at La Quinta Drive near the Florida mall. They say a 45-year-old man was riding an electric scooter eastbound and tried to cross OBT when they collided with a 42-year-old man riding a motorcycle. Troopers say the man riding the scooter was not crossing in a marked crosswalk. The man riding the scooter was pronounced