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by WJXT News4JAX Two residents and two firefighters were transported to the hospital after a house fire in Westside Jacksonville on Sunday evening, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. Two residents and two firefighters were transported to the hospital after a house fire in Westside Jacksonville on Sunday evening, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. He also said there was “some kind of propane tank” or something that started blowing as well. Crews did find a victim in

(Credit: Florida Highway Patrol) A three-vehicle crash in Pasco County Sunday morning left a motorcyclist dead and two others injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the intersection of Old Tampa Bay Drive and State Road 52 in San Antonio, troopers said. A 46-year-old San Antonio man was traveling east on State Road 52 on a Harley Davidson motorcycle when officials said a woman driving a Hyundai Tucson turned

Part of I-275 North in Pinellas County was blocked Sunday evening after a vehicle caught fire. First responders were at the scene working to extinguish the blaze around 6:30 p.m. The fire reportedly broke out just beyond a scenic overlook south of St. Petersburg. As of 6:43 p.m., the right lane was still blocked. Officials have not yet said what may have caused the fire nor whether there were any injuries. No further information was immediately available. Experiencing a car

Officials with Orange County Fire Rescue are investigating after a fire broke out at a Winter Park business early Saturday morning. It happened at T-Square Woodworking located in the 7300 block of Aloma Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Owner Randy Turbin spoke with FOX 35 and said he has been in Florida for over 30 years after moving from New York and is devastated as he had work projects planned for the holidays. It is not yet known what caused the

(Orange City Fire Department Photo) One person and a dog were evaluated for injury after a pickup truck slammed into the front of a Volusia County home on Sunday, according to the Orange City Fire Department. Crews responded on scene to find a dog injured, according to officials. A person was also transported for evaluation, according to the fire department.  The cause of the crash was determined to be accidental, according to officials.  Truck accidents can result in serious injuries

A motorist was killed in a crash on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tampa on Saturday, authorities said. The Tampa Police Department is investigating a fatal crash at the 3000 block of the road. Officers responded to the scene at 2:37 a.m. in response to a single-vehicle traffic crash. The victim was transported to a local hospital where the individual was pronounced dead. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Eastbound and westbound lanes of the

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies shot and killed a man after he allegedly pointed a gun at them, authorities said. According to an HCSO press release, the 911 center received a call from the wife of a man from a home at the 10000 block of Courtney Palm Boulevard in Tampa on Saturday at about 11:15 p.m., stating her husband entered a bathroom wanting to commit suicide. The wife then said she heard a gunshot from the bathroom. When

One man is dead after an off-road vehicle carrying four people, including two children, crashed in Brooksville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP says that the Polaris Side-By-Side rotated, struck a fence and flipped as the driver tried to round a curve northbound on Saturn Rd. around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. The driver and victim, a 36-year-old Brooksville man whose name was not released, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene of the crash. The uninjured passengers are 36, 11

A 23-year-old Bartow man accused of killing his father and attempting to kill his mother was arrested Sunday morning in Orlando after taking the family car there, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they responded to Highland Blvd. overnight where they found a man dead and transported a woman, who had been shot multiple times, to a local hospital. The suspect, J V, has been booked at the Orange County Jail and is charged with first degree murder and attempted first

Miami-Dade detectives released the identity of a 22-year-old woman on Sunday who Florida Highway Patrol troopers found dead on Saturday morning along an Interstate 95 northbound ramp. According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, N C, also known as N V C, was set to celebrate her 23 birthdays on Dec. 29. The troopers found her dead after responding to reports of two people arguing at about 6 a.m., along I-95, police said. Troopers closed the ramp at Northeast 203 Street,

A man and a woman suffered from smoke inhalation on Sunday afternoon during a dangerous residential fire in Fort Lauderdale. According to F G, a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman, a heroic 27-year-old man was “overcome by smoke” while rescuing a woman from the house fire along Whale Harbor Lane, near Riverland Road in the Lauderdale Isles neighborhood. J A, who lives in the area, said he was getting ready to watch the Miami Dolphins game when he heard “a

A BB gun shooter injured a victim in the face on Sunday during a fight at a public park in Broward County, police said. Police officers responded to Flamingo Park, at 12855 NW 8 St., in Sunrise, and found the victim near a basketball courtyard. According to the Sunrise Police Department, the victim was struck in the cheek and was conscious before requiring hospitalization. The attack remained under investigation on Sunday afternoon. Detectives asked anyone with information about this or