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A Dade City woman is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Pasco County on Wednesday evening. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the fatal collision happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Jan. 21, when a Ford F-150 driven by a 16-year-old driver was headed northbound on Curley Road. FHP said a 45-year-old Dade City woman was driving an Audi Q5 westbound on Saint Joe Road, when the teen driver’s truck failed to stop for a stop sign.  The truck entered the

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a Brooksville woman lost her life Thursday during a crash on Mondon Hill Road in Hernando County. FHP said a Ford Taurus driven by a 39-year-old woman was headed eastbound on Mondon Hill Road near Jasmine Drive, when she failed to negotiate a curve.  The Ford left the roadway, and as it was rotating, struck a tree, per the report. FHP said the woman suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.  Trusted Legal Help After

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) arrested a Largo group home and daycare employee, who is charged with child abuse of a non-verbal child with autism. PCSO said deputies responded in December of 2025, after the father of the non-verbal child noticed multiple injuries during picking the child up. Deputies said surveillance footage at the group home showed 38-year-old SC “excessively battering” the non-verbal child. The report said the non-verbal child had bruising on their neck and arms and scratches

A Universal employee was attacked after she refused to validate a guest’s restaurant parking ticket, so they didn’t have to pay for parking, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office The woman told deputies that she was working at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel restaurant as a hostess when four guests were leaving and asked to have their four parking tickets validated. The guests were later identified as OB DH, AB and LAC. The employee only validated two of the

 Photo by: (Florida511)  A vehicle fire forced the closure of the southbound offramp to Exit 96 in Martin County on Thursday afternoon. According to Florida 511, the ramp, which heads to Hobe Sound and connects drivers to County Road 708 (CR 708), was shut down as emergency crews responded. Photos taken at the scene show a heavy presence of first responders. The fire was first reported at 2:37 p.m. on I95 South near the Hobe Sound exit. By 2:41 p.m., Florida 511 labeled the incident

Photo by: wsvn  Fire crews were able to extinguish what appeared to be a police cruiser up in flames in Miami Gardens. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the area of Northwest 183rd Street and 27th Avenue on Thursday morning. Firefighters doused the car with foam and water and used heavy machinery to cut the car open. Thankfully, nobody was inside. A witness, Ron, who watched the fire fight said he heard a loud bang and saw the car engulfed

A fire erupted at a business in Miami Beach. A fire broke out Wednesday night at “Tao Spa” off of 6th Street near Meridian Avenue. Firefighters rushed in and were able to put out the flames. The business confirmed a structural fire on social media and said they are currently cleaning and assessing the repair costs. Fire accidents can cause devastating losses, but having experienced legal representation can make rebuilding feel possible again. Ovadia Law Group advocates for clients who

A multi-vehicle crash caused major traffic delays Thursday on Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County.  The crash happened on Florida’s Turnpike northbound near mile marker 246. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash involved four vehicles—a Hyundai Santa Fe, a Chevrolet Silverado, a Chevrolet Trax and an Audi TTS. No one involved in the crash was taken to the hospital, FHP said.  All lanes were temporarily shut down but have since reopened, FHP said.  It’s unclear what caused the crash,

A 17-year-old girl was arrested Monday after police say she attacked a pregnant woman during a disturbance at a Boynton Beach home. According to the Boynton Beach Police Department, officers responded on Jan. 19 to a battery call at a residence on Southwest Fourth Avenue. When they arrived, officers detained the suspect, identified as VW, who police said matched the description provided by dispatch and appeared agitated. Police said the adult victim told officers she was trying to break up

 Cocoa police say two teenagers were hurt in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday afternoon with a Honda whose driver failed to obey a stop sign. Officers responded after 4:30 p.m. to the intersection of Michigan Avenue and University Lane, where it was reported the driver of a silver or gray Honda SUV — believed to be either a Honda Pilot or a Honda CR-V — struck a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old who were riding E-bikes. The two teens suffered minor injuries

A man was fatally shot Wednesday night at an Orange County apartment complex, deputies said. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Moselle Avenue near Old Cheney Highway and State Road 436. “It was just a big boom, like a shot gun blast,” said Derek Williams, who lives nearby. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the scene and found a man in his 30s suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was

 The Tampa Police Department (TPD) said officers are investigating a deadly shooting that left one person dead on Thursday morning. TPD said officers responded to the 8200 block of North 12th Street in Tampa at approximately 2 a.m. on Jan. 22. Police said they arrived to find one deceased victim, a 16-year-old girl. TPD said detectives believe all parties involved in the incident are known to each other. This is an active investigation and anyone with information about the shooting