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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old Cantonment boy was critically injured in a rollover crash Wednesday night on Interstate 10 in Escambia County, resulting in a DUI arrest. Shawn Wilber, 49, of Daphne, is charged with DUI resulting in serious injuries to another person. The crash happened around 9 p.m. on I-10 west near mile marker 9. It involved a pickup truck that Wilber was driving and a van. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the van — driven by a

Picture by: abcactionnews LAKELAND, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a child died after fiery car crash in Lakeland Thursday evening. PCSO said around 5 p.m., a Winter Haven man was driving a Kia sedan with his two children. The car was headed west on Broadway Street when he drove through the intersection at Lake Parker Drive E. and into a grassy, wooded area and collided with a tree. Authorities said the car caught fire and Polk County

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — 69-year-old Cheryl Andrews of Palm Coast was arrested for child abuse with out great bodily harm following a more than minth-long investigation according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. FCSO was notified by the Department of Children and Families that Andrews had struck a student in the school’s cafeteria. Camera footage from the school does show Andrews walking behind a student and then striking him. The student is seen rubbing his head and pointing at Andrews,

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota Police have arrested three juveniles and one adult and charged them in the brutal beating of a 67-year-old man. On Oct. 13 around 2 a.m., officers were called out to South Orange Avenue for reports of a battery. A 67-year-old man told police he had been beaten by four young men, who allegedly punched him and hit him with a tree branch. The suspects also reportedly threw a rock at the victim, causing a visible

Picture by: clickorlando Jesse Stone to be charged as an adult, state attorney’s office says OCALA, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy is scheduled be sentenced next month after he pleaded guilty in a sex attack of a 91-year-old Reddick woman, according to court records filed on Thursday. Jesse Stone originally pleaded not guilty in August. Marion County deputies said the woman awoke early on June 9 to find Stone in her home before she was then beaten and sexually battered.

SOURCE: nbc-2 A man is alive after getting trapped in wires while in a bucket truck in Cape Coral CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A worker was injured in a bucket truck in Cape Coral on Friday morning. “We didn’t know whether he was alive or dead or what was happening. His friends and his brother down on the street were yelling up to him, and he wouldn’t respond at all,” said neighbor Cathy Weckerling. According to the Cape Coral Fire

Picture by: local 10 HIALEAH, Fla. – A 39-year-old man from Miami Gardens was arrested Thursday after he stabbed another man in Hialeah, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Hialeah Police Department, the stabbing occurred just before 7:40 a.m. in a parking lot at 774 W. 84th St. Police said the victim told officers that he was sitting in his car with another person when Eddy Castillo, who is known to him, walked up to his car and

The pedestrians were struck in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and Northwest 20th Street at around 8:20 a.m., Miami Police said A young mother and her 5-year-old son were seriously injured after they were hit by a car in Miami Friday morning, according to police. The pedestrians were struck in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and Northwest 20th Street at around 8:20 a.m., Miami Police said. The 20-year-old woman and her son suffered serious injuries, according to authorities,

SOURCE: Ocala-News Local authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in northeast Ocala on Thursday. Marion County Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a residential structure fire near the intersection of NE 19th Court and NE 61st Street on Thursday, November 7, at around 3:10 p.m. According to a statement issued by MCFR, multiple 911 callers reported the home to be fully involved in flames. Emergency personnel arrived at the scene around five minutes

SOURCE: NBC2 A fire destroyed the side of a house in North Fort Myers on Friday morning. The incident happened along Sandy Point Drive, north of Bayshore Road. According to NBC2 crews at the scene, firefighters put out the flames, and no injuries were reported. It is unknown how the fire started. NBC2 is working to find out more information. Protecting Your Rights in Fire Accident CasesWhen you’ve suffered from a fire accident, navigating the legal aftermath can feel overwhelming.

A house in Bonita Springs has caught on fire three times in less than 24 hours. Thursday evening, crews were at the scene at the home on Imperial Harbor Boulevard in Bonita Springs, which is a 55 and up community. However, the fire reignited overnight, and it wasn’t just some hot spots. The back of the home was fully engulfed again. Then, early Friday morning, the house reignited again while WINK News was live at the scene. The home the

Police in Palm Bay are searching for a suspect accused of hurting multiple people in a machete attack. It happened at around 9 p.m. Thursday on South Babcock Street. Investigators haven’t released too much information but said there were multiple victims. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Palm Bay Police Department to find the attacker. The attack happened near the Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County. Police have not released any information about the person they are