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Photo by: (Monroe County Fire Rescue) Fire crews rushed to extinguish a massive house fire in Monroe County. Several agencies were called in to tackle the blaze that broke out inside a home in Big Coppitt Key on Wednesday night. Authorities said everyone inside was able to safely evacuate the home. No injuries were reported. According to officials, there was extensive damage inside the home. Monroe County Fire Rescue said the fire potentially started from an outdoor grill, but the

A Miami Gardens mother is demanding answers after, she says, her 5-year-old son arrived home from school with a cut to his eye after being hit by his teacher. The parent, who did not want to be identified, said the incident happened last month at Aspire Preparatory Academy on Northwest 34th Avenue near 213 Street. “Nov. 19, I received a message from the teacher telling me that he was injured,” said the mother. The mother said the teacher informed her

A woman has died after a house fire in Plantation early Thursday, according to authorities.  The fire broke out near NW 124th Avenue and NW 23rd Court in Plantation Acres. The Plantation Fire Department received reports of heavy smoke at around 3:44 a.m. Fire crews at the scene confirmed that a resident was taken to the hospital, where she died. She was the only one home at the time of the fire. It was not immediately clear what may have

Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in Marion County Wednesday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, a 55-year-old man from Interlachen was traveling north on County Road 315 just after 8:30 p.m. A 38-year-old woman from Fort McCoy was travelling south on Country road 315 when the 55-year-old man crossed the center line and hit the 38-yer-old woman head on. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating the

A crash with injuries on the northbound Turnpike in Hobe Sound is slowing down traffic on Thursday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash at 5:25 a.m., just before Mile Marker 127 on the northbound Turnpike. Officials stated in their latest update at 5:49 a.m., officials stated that the right lane had been blocked. The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the crash involved injuries. Ovadia Law Group understands the challenges you face after a car accident. Our dedicated team is here

Photo by: uc breaking news One person was pulled from a vehicle and taken to the hospital after a car plunged into a Lehigh Acres canal late Wednesday evening. Lee County deputies, along with fire crews, responded to the scene on Williams Avenue, off Lee Boulevard and east of Homestead Road, just before midnight. The car was barely above the water when responders arrived. The scene was cleared around 2:30 a.m. We have reached out to the Lee County Sheriff’s

A Holt woman is in the Okaloosa County jail, accused of hitting a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and leaving the scene. 35-year-old L F is charged with hit ‘n run: failing to remain on the scene of a crash involving injury. Investigators said f was westbound on Interstate 10 around 6:00 Monday night. For some reason, her SUV drifted off the side of the road and sideswiped a state trooper’s car. Trooper R K was conducting a traffic stop and

A 45-year-old Umatilla man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened on County Road 42 at the intersection of Penley Lane in Altoona around 3:04 p.m. According to a crash report, a Honda Accord was traveling west on County Road 42, approaching Penley Lane. At the same time, a GMC Sierra was traveling east on County Road 42, approaching Penley Lane. Troopers said the Accord traveled into

Video shows an arson suspect setting a dumpster on fire in Little Havana early Wednesday in an incident that knocked out power to two businesses. The incident happened in the 700 block of Southwest 8th Street, where officers responded shortly before 6 a.m. after receiving a call of a disturbance, Miami Police officials said. Surveillance video shows a person leaning in the dumpster and setting the fire before walking away. Officers found the dumpster on fire and Miami Fire Rescue

A motorcycle crash in Union County leaves one dead. A motorcycle rider traveling westbound with a passenger on State Road 100 from State Road 121 was declared dead after crashing near Lake Butler, Wednesday afternoon. Union County deputies said the crash occurred around 3 p.m. and officials from the Florida Highway Patrol said the motorist flipped over on East Main Street and Southeast Sixth Avenue near Lake Butler Hospital. According to officials, the motorist lost control of the vehicle and

Photo by: fox4now An explosion at the Holiday Inn in Clewiston injured one man staying at the hotel. According to police the man was unloading fire suppression equipment when part of the equipment exploded. Clewiston Police Chief Thomas Lewis said they are still working on what exactly caused the equipment to explode. You can see in the surveillance video at the hotel there were red boxes that the man was checking. One of the boxes exploded blowing him backward. The

Photo by: wfla A shooting in St. Petersburg left one person in the hospital on Wednesday night, the St. Pete Police Department said. The shooting occurred around 8:10 p.m. in the parking lot near 2901 Tyrone Boulevard across the street from Buffalo Wild Wings. Police said there was an altercation at a vehicle involving the victim, who was described as a “young man.” The manager of the restaurant told WFLA’s Marilyn Parker he was outside when he heard two gunshots.