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At least one person was stabbed in an incident at a Lehigh Acres Circle K Monday morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, units responded to the Circle K gas station on Homestead Road at around 8 a.m. Deputies said they responded to reports of a “physical altercation.” LCSO confirmed to Gulf Coast News that the “altercation” was a stabbing, in which at least one person was stabbed. Minor injuries were reported, and all parties are accounted for, LCSO

A Holly Hill woman was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South Orchard Street and Cherrywood Drive in Ormond Beach on Sunday, according to the Ormond Beach Police Department. Rebekah Petrick, 34, the driver of a sports utility vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a police statement. The SUV’s passenger and the driver of the sedan involved were both injured and transported to a hospital. Police Chief Jesse Godfrey extended condolences, saying,

A 65-year-old motorcyclist from Cape Coral died Friday morning after losing control of his vehicle and crashing along U.S. Highway 27 in Highlands County, troopers said. The crash occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. on April 24, south of Skipper Road. According to investigators, the motorcyclist was traveling northbound in the left lane when he struck debris in the roadway. The impact caused him to lose control, sending the motorcycle into the median. The vehicle then collided with a sewer grate

A man is dead after his car went off the road in a gated Lakewood Ranch community Sunday. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 2017 Lexus was on Eagles Watch Way near The Masters Avenue when the car went off the road, over a curb and collided with shrubs. Investigators say the driver, a 69-year-old man, may have had a medical episode before the crash. He was taken to a hospital where he died. Car Accident Injury? We’re Here to

The High Springs Fire Department responded to a house fire early Monday morning. Fire crews from High Springs, Newberry, Alachua County and Lacrosse responded to a house fire at 25262 Northwest 143rd Road at around 2 a.m. Crews arrived to find the roof of the home in flames, and the fire extended to the nearby woodline as well as an SUV that was parked next to a golf cart. Firefighters were able to put out the fire in just over

A cyclist who was hit by a trolley and pinned under it in Miami was taken to the hospital on Sunday, fire rescue officials said. According to Miami Fire Rescue, crews arrived at Northwest 17th Street and Third Avenue, where the cyclist, a 77-year-old man, was pinned under the trolley. Cellphone video shows a bicycle on the ground near the trolley as first responders tried to get the man out. A sneaker was also seen underneath it. Crews were able

Photo: WPEC A Jeep Wrangler engulfed in flames is causing delays along southbound I-95 near Fort Pierce. According to FL511, the incident happened at 6:17 p.m. near Mile Marker 133. Road Rangers and first responders quickly arrived and worked to contain the flames, urging drivers in the area to move over or slow down. The fire has since been extinguished, and no injuries have been reported at this time. However, the right lane remains blocked. Motorists are advised to use caution

A Broward firefighter was jailed Thursday after he allegedly attacked a patient, slamming his head and pressing into his eyes inside a camera-free rescue truck. Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office say 43-year-old Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue lieutenant Carlos Lewin, an 11-year veteran of the department, was part of a crew responding to a medical call on January 31 in unincorporated central Broward County. Authorities say the 65-year-old male patient was in a wheelchair when crews arrived and was later transferred to

A man has died following a crash in southwest Miami-Dade. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic crash around 6:14 p.m. in the area of Southwest 127 Avenue. According to investigators, a man traveling north on Southwest 127th Avenue struck a tree. The driver was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office’s Traffic Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation, and the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under

A man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a tree. Hollywood Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the 1800 block of North Federal Highway near Coolidge Street on Saturday. Upon arrival, officers found a motorcycle in the middle of the road and a man who was pronounced dead on scene. 7News cameras captured the area where the crash occurred surrounded by police tape and debris scattered across the screen. A man who did not

A man was killed and two women are in critical condition after a their car crashed in an Opa-locka neighborhood, then burst into flames. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the fiery wreck took place on along the 2500 block of 135th Street, just before 7:15 a.m. on Sunday. Cellphone video captured the vehicle involved fully engulfed in flames. Area resident Carlos Tapanes said the crash took place right in front of his house. “We’re talking about fire, I would

A late-night crash at a Milton intersection left two people dead and four others seriously hurt on Friday night. Troopers say the crash happened at about 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of American Farms Road and Cornfield Way in Santa Rosa County. A pickup truck carrying six people was traveling east on Cornfield Way when it collided in the intersection with an SUV traveling north on American Farms Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say after the impact,