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A police cruiser was struck by fireworks during an overnight intersection takeover that wreaked havoc in Miami Gardens, witnesses said. Video posted online by Only in Dade captured the moment things spun out of control at Northeast Second Court and Miami Gardens Drive, early Saturday morning. A witness who identified himself as G described the spiraling chaos. “They were just having fun, turning back and forth, back and forth, doing that thing,” he said. “When the police came, [an officer]

The Haines City Police Department said they are currently investigating two deaths that happened Saturday night in the Hammock Reserve subdivision.  The police department said they received a 911 call from a concerned family member at another location. The family member said their bother, who was at his residence with his significant other, was making suicidal statements.  Officers said when they arrived on the scene, a single gunshot was heard from within the home.  Police said they entered the home

A Brevard County man is sharing his remarkable story of survival where he was attacked by a swarm of bees during a tree-trimming job, was stung more than 100 times and fell 30 feet off a bucket truck. “At one point I just literally gave up cause I was in so much pain cause I couldn’t take it anymore,” J C said. C said he was about 30 feet higher than the roof next to him on Wednesday when he

A St. Cloud man has been arrested after police say he shot and killed his fiancée early Sunday morning following an argument. The St. Cloud Police Department said officers responded to a home on Western Sun Drive in reference to a shooting shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. Officers made contact with 57-year-old T H and then found his fiancé N D dead on the home’s back patio. H has been arrested and is facing a second-degree murder charge. Police said

A teenager was shot while walking with his cousin late Saturday night in southern Miami-Dade County, police said. Detective A R, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, said the 17-year-old victim was walking with his 15-year-old cousin on the sidewalk when they heard the gunshots near Southwest 262 Street and 138 Avenue. “He realized that he had been struck twice in the upper torso,” R said. The crime scene was in a pedestrian-friendly area next to a line of

A 70-year-old man died on Sunday morning after crashing into an abandoned semi-trailer in Broward County. The man was driving a silver 2012 Nissan Rogue northbound on U.S. 27 when he crashed into the parked 2005 18-wheel semi-trailer at mile marker 33, just north of Interstate 75, at about 3:40 a.m., in unincorporated Fort Lauderdale, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Troopers reported they were investigating how the man from Clewiston, Fla., “veered off the road to the right” and

Two people died and two were injured after a shooting in a parking lot after a celebration on Sunday morning in Broward County. According to Deanna Bettineschi, a spokeswoman for the Hollywood Police Department, police officers found four people had been shot in the parking lot of the Hollywood Jaycees Hall. Witnesses reported there was an argument before the shooting at 2930 Hollywood Boulevard. According to B, police officers found the first shooting victim dead shortly after 1:30 a.m., in

A 24-year-old Lakeland man was killed after deputies said he drove off the roadway and crashed into a metal power pole. The collision happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Pipkin Road and Old Medulla Road, just south of Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the man, who was driving a 2018 Ford F-150 pickup truck, did not seem to be wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Crews from Polk County Fire Rescue

One horse was killed and seven others were injured after a horseback riding center in Manatee County said a “devastating accident” caused its truck and trailer to flip over. Florida Beach Horses, a Bradenton-based company, said two people who were transporting the horse trailer also sustained serious injuries, with one requiring surgery and a long road to recovery. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash, which involved an SUV and a GMC pickup truck, happened around midnight Friday on SR 70 in Myakka

 A fight that broke out at a Tampa home early Friday morning reportedly left one man dead. The Tampa Police Department said officers responded to the home on Mandarine Place shortly before 4 a.m. after receiving reports of a “physical altercation.” Once they arrived, police said they found an adult with multiple stab wounds. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities have not identified the man. The police department’s initial investigation reportedly

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Sid Hayes Road on Saturday. Deputies say they responded to reports of a disturbance and discovered one victim with a gunshot wound. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where they are currently in surgery and listed in stable condition, according to deputies. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff Office is actively working to identify the suspect involved in this incident.  If

 One person is dead following a near head-on collision in Spring Hill on Friday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said around 9:45 p.m., a 19-year-old Spring Hill man was traveling westbound on Northcliffe Boulevard, while a 61-year-old Spring Hill woman was traveling in the eastbound lanes. For an unknown reason, the teen driver drifted across the roadway, just east of Merchant Avenue, and into the path of the other vehicle. Troopers said the two vehicles crashed into each other nearly