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Photo by: Clearwater Fire & Rescue  A woman was sent to the hospital after a serious house fire Thursday afternoon in Clearwater. Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the fire around 12:40 p.m. Little is known at this time regarding how the fire started, but crews say the house, located at 2486 Belleair Road, was left significantly damaged. The woman was reportedly taken to the hospital “as a precaution,” firefighters said. Her condition is unknown. Right now, investigators are working

The Sarasota Police Department has arrested Joshua Slieff, 31, of Sarasota, in connection with a deadly crash that occurred at 9:51 p.m. on Wednesday, at the intersection of Fruitville Road and Tuttle Avenue. Video evidence and witness statements indicate that Slieff was speeding when he rear-ended a Toyota sedan stopped at a red light. The passenger of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver remains in critical condition. Police say alcohol is believed to have been

A man in his 60s was injured when the SUV he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a home in St. Lucie County. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Rio Mar Drive. Advertisement Investigators with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said they believe the man suffered some sort of medical episode causing him to lose control of the SUV. Witnesses said the SUV hit a small hill and went airborne, flying

Alachua County and Newberry Fire Rescue, along with Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol, responded to a crash on State Road 26. Fire rescue crews responded to a two-vehicle crash just east of the city of Newberry around 11:30 Thursday night. The first crew that arrived reported significant damage to both vehicles, and crews believe it was a head-on collision. Both drivers needed to be extricated, and crews used the jaws of life to rescue them. Both drivers

A woman was killed and others were hurt in a crash that shut down Interstate 95 early Friday, according to authorities.  It was about 2:20 a.m. when a blue Dodge SUV heading north on I-95 near NW 119th Street lost control and hit a concrete barrier wall, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The Dodge became disabled and blocked the road, FHP said. An oncoming black Honda sedan then crashed into the Dodge and several of its passengers, who were

A 77-year-old Gainesville woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a vehicle on SW 75th Street (Tower Road) on Thursday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the woman was crossing the road just north of SW 75th Court when she was struck by a 47-year-old Gainesville woman driving a Ford Fiesta north on SW 75th Street at 8:10 a.m. Emergency responders transported the pedestrian to a local hospital. Legal Support After a Pedestrian AccidentPedestrian accidents can lead to

A St. Petersburg man was arrested early Thursday morning after hitting multiple vehicles while fleeing from Pinellas County deputies, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies tried to stop a reckless, speeding Infiniti Q60S on 33rd Street North, just after 2 a.m., but it sped away, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Deputies did not chase the Infiniti, which went on to lose control near the intersection of 58th Avenue North and 28th Street North and hit two parked

Photo by: wear A hazmat call in Gulf Breeze Thursday morning resulted in a shelter-in-place order for a number of streets near Gulf Breeze Parkway. Fire crews put out a small fire caused by a hydrogen peroxide spill. It created some anxious moments — as well as some evacuations — for residents in the area. “Yes sir, I’m over here off of Highway 98 and we’re filling up some peroxide and it overflowed,” you can hear on a 911 call. “It

Photo by: wsvn A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Broward County has resulted in some road closures. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue posted a traffic alert on the social media platform, X about a car rolled over. The northbound lanes of I-95 are currently blocked north of Sunrise Boulevard. Officials urge drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. One of the vehicles involved has since been removed form the roadway. Expert Legal Support After a Car AccidentCar accidents can have

Charges have been dropped for a Miami man who was shot multiple times by police after a confrontation with officers. Forty-seven-year-old Donald Armstrong was badly injured after the March 7 encounter at his home with Miami Police officers at Northwest 58th Street and Seventh Court. Armstrong was having a mental health episode on that day, so his mother called police to help de-escalate the situation. But instead, as multiple officers gathered at his front doorstep, Armstrong got shocked with a Taser twice and shot

Florida Highway Patrol troopers have arrested a man who attacked another man on a highway entrance ramp in Hialeah. Troopers and Hialeah Police units responded to the northbound State Road 826 entrance ramp from Northwest 122 Street on Wednesday night. Upon arrival, they met with the victim, who gave them a description of the subject, which happened just before 8 p.m. This prompted a multi-agency perimeter being established that temporarily closed the eastbound lanes of Palmetto Expressway at West 68th Street. FHP’s

A woman is suing Boar’s Head and Publix after her husband was killed by listeria when he ate ham and cheese products purchased at the grocery store in Florida, according to a lawsuit. It’s the latest of multiple lawsuits Boar’s Head faces related to the deaths and illnesses caused by the listeria outbreak. In April of 2024, Judith Adams bought Boar’s Head ham and cheese inside a Publix located in Brooksville for her husband Otis Adams Jr., the lawsuit says. The woman