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he Naples Mayor, Teresa Heitmann, was scheduled for another court appearance Wednesday morning in connection to her DUI arrest in late August. According to police, her blood alcohol level was more than double the legal limit. In a 9-1-1 call, a couple said they were followed home by Heitmann who stopped her car on their grass. When officers arrived, Heitmann agreed to do sobriety test which led to her arrest. Officers said they could smell alcohol on her despite her saying

A Naples man is dead after a crash north of Vanderbilt Beach Road on Tuesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 62-year-old man was crossing in front of an SUV around 8:05 p.m. The report says the front of the SUV crashed into the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Damage to the driver’s side mirror and front windshield of the SUV. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, two lanes of southbound Tamiami Trail were

Photo by: wear A 27-year-old Pace man is dead after a crash in Santa Rosa County on Tuesday night, according to FHP. Troopers say the crash occurred around 7 p.m. onChumuckla Highway and Smyer Drive when a 35-year-old Milton woman was driving westbound in an SUV on Smyer Drive and failed to yield the right of way. She then entered the intersection and collided into the 27-year-old motorcycle driver that was travelingnorthbound on Chumuckla Highway, according to FHP. Troopers say

Photo by: wsvn Fire crews got the upper hand on flames that erupted at a Hollywood home on Tuesday. Thick black smoke and flames billowed from the home located on 68th and Pershing Street just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene as thick clouds of black smoke and flames could be seen coming from the back and inside of the home. Firefighters started to dose the fire with water and crews entered the front of the

The U.S. Department of Labor said in a report Tuesday that two contractors could have prevented a crane collapse in Fort Lauderdale that led a worker to fall 30 stories to his death earlier this year. The department said in a news release that the contractors “failed to protect” the 27-year-old rigger from the fatal fall. Investigators said back in April, two workers were installing a section of the tower crane to increase its height when a support cable failed and the

Photo by: wear A stolen vehicle from Alabama was involved in a crash outside of NAS Pensacola Tuesday afternoon, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Escambia County deputies located the stolen vehicle around 2:30 p.m. They then began to follow the driver. Deputies say the driver was speeding and crashed the vehicle. Deputies had no part in the vehicle’s crash, according to the sheriff’s office. The driver was not injured. No further details have been released at this time.

The Panama City Police Department has arrested multiple individuals after a violent altercation on Oak Hammock Drive. On October 28, a PCPD officer was on routine patrol in the 2700 block of Oak Hammock Drive when they noticed a physical altercation among a group of individuals. Officials said moments later they were notified by a local hospital that a person was receiving medical treatment for several stab wounds. PCPD said members of the Investigative Services Section responded to the scene

 A 28-year-old Pensacola woman is charged with shooting at a man at his work business in Escambia County. Malyka Cole was arrested Monday afternoon on these domestic violence charges: The incident happened at Tibbetts Lumber on W Michigan Ave. According to the report, Cole arrived at the business and started arguing with and hitting a man before other employees separated them. She then grabbed a gun from her vehicle, shot at the man and left the scene. The report states

 A 62-year-old man was shot and killed on Monday and investigators are still trying to find the shooter, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say someone called 911 and said a man had been shot at a home in Crystal River. When law enforcement responded to the scene, they found Kimp O’Dell Knight. Citrus County Fire Rescue took Knight to a local hospital, which is where he died. According to the sheriff’s office, detectives with the CCSO Major Crimes Unit

Photo by: mypanhandle According to Walton County Fire Rescue, a vehicle fire shut down Highway 90 at Valley View Road in Mossy Head early Tuesday morning. The roadway has now re-opened. WCFR said there are no injuries at this time and Walton County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene. Legal Support for Fire Car Accident VictimsCar accidents involving fires are particularly traumatic, often resulting in severe injuries and extensive property damage. At Ovadia Law Group, we are dedicated to helping

A man has been arrested after a deadly shooting in Kissimmee, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez shared details Tuesday on a shooting that happened over the summer. Lopez said law enforcement arrested Jordany Ramos-Oliveras for the death of Onix Camacho Ramirez on Aug. 24. The shooting happened behind the Beyond Smoke Shop on US-192 near Storey Lake Boulevard. Investigators say Ramos-Oliveras and a friend got into a heated argument with the victim outside

Firefighters battled a blaze at a Miami Beach high-rise Tuesday afternoon that began as a dumpster fire. Crews responded to the Executive condominium building, located at 4925 Collins Ave., just after 12:45 p.m., according to dispatch records. The Mid-Beach tower was built in 1959 and contains more than 100 units, according to real estate websites. Video from Sky 10 shows that the fire spread all the way up the side of the 12-story building. The video showed firefighters zeroed in