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OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – Officials with Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said one person is dead after they responded to a devastating house fire in Dunnellon Tuesday morning. They said that around 12:51 a.m. Tuesday, MCFR units were called to the 20600 block of West McKinney Avenue to a home engulfed in flames. Two people were able to escape, MCFR officials said, but one was trapped inside. Firefighters arrived on scene at 12:55 a.m., they said, to find the house

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a couple on Monday after accusing them of child neglect and abuse. Deputies said Georgy Almony, 42, became angry Saturday that his 10-year-old stepdaughter pushed her brother, so he grabbed her arm, “dragged her to the kitchen” and “placed her hand on the stove top oven, burning her hand causing injuries.” “The victim’s skin came off where she was burned,” an MDSO arrest report states, leaving a “burn mark of the coil

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Security video obtained by News4JAX shows the moment a tractor-trailer slammed into a Jacksonville building Tuesday morning. The crash happened in the 900 block of Talleyrand Avenue, near Marshall Street. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, the driver had to be extricated from the back and was then transported to a hospital in serious condition. “They ended up cutting the back side of the semi cab and tunneled their way through as crews worked from the front side

Cause of fire under investigation ORLANDO, Fla. – A mobile home fire prompted the closure of a major roadway Tuesday morning in Orange County during the morning rush hour. Lee Road was shut down from Edgewater Drive to Orange Blossom Trail. The nearby John Young Parkway flyover was also closed, but all roadways have been reopened. According to the Orlando Fire Department, the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames, and firefighters worked to contain the blaze. No injuries were reported.

Crash happened near mile marker 58 OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – One person was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened on eastbound I-4 near mile marker 58. According to troopers, the crash involved a 2016 Honda Civic and a 2000 Sterling Truck. The Honda driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the other driver, a 51-year-old Kissimmee man, was uninjured. There is a

SANFORD, Fla. – A person was wounded late Monday when someone fired a gunshot into a vehicle at an intersection near Sanford, deputies said. The shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Hellcat Lane and State Road 46. According to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and officers from the Sanford Police Department responded to a shooting after “an unknown person fired a round into a vehicle.” The victim was taken to a hospital and was in stable

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Georgia woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Monday morning after she was struck by a car while jogging in a crosswalk in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. What we know: The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 419 and Cypress Lake Glen Boulevard. Troopers said a 2002 Ford Focus, driven by a 45-year-old Orlando man, was traveling north on CR-419 with a green traffic signal when the vehicle struck the

Traffic at Miami International reopened Tuesday morning after a car caught on fire, which caused temporary closures. NBC6 cameras captured fire rescue crews working to put out the fire. A tow truck has since taken the vehicle away. No injuries were reported and how the vehicle caught on fire remains under investigation. MIA released the following statement: “All traffic is being re-directed to the arrival level until the affected area on the departure level is cleared of debris and the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman and a man were found shot in a car in the Phoenix neighborhood on Monday night. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said just before 7 p.m., a man in his late 30s and a woman in her early 20s were found shot near the intersection of East 10th Street and Phoenix Avenue. The man died from his injuries at the scene. The woman was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. JSO is investigating to learn what

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — A family escaped without injuries while a fire tore through their home near the Gulf Cove area of Charlotte County, rendering the residence unlivable and killing a family pet Tuesday morning. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, crews arrived at the Thorman Road home around 12:38 a.m. to find flames coming through the roof above the garage. All residents were safely outside when firefighters got there, but one cat did not survive. The American Red Cross

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (WCJB) – Four dogs are safe after a home in Summerfield caught on fire on Monday morning. Marion County Fire Rescue crews say a fire started at a home on Southeast 140th Place around 10 a.m. 911 callers told dispatchers that four dogs were trapped inside. Smoke was pouring out of the building when firefighters arrived at the scene. Crews used thermal imaging cameras to navigate the smoke-filled home and find the trapped animals. All four dogs were

A man was killed and another person was injured in a shooting Monday in North Lauderdale, officials said. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. near the 900 block of Southwest 81st Avenue, where Broward Sheriff’s deputies found the man who was shot. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. His age and identity were not disclosed. Another victim was found and transported to a hospital for treatment. Their condition was unknown. The shooting is under investigation. Expert Legal Representation for