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One person dies in a car accident, in North Lauderdale.Around 11​ ​hours and 48 minutes in the morning on Wednesday​, October​ sixteen​ officers from the Broward County Sheriffs Office Traffic Homicide Unit rushed to the scene of a car accident close to the area of Rock Island Road, near the 1200 block.Joinvil Rodriguez was, behind the wheel of a red 2006 Nissan Sentra heading north on Rock Island Road when he suddenly swerved to the left hitting a median curb

Surveillance footage played in court Wednesday captured the moments police said a 19-year-old man assaulted his mother’s gynecologist over a week ago. Ventura Del Castillo Perez appeared before a judge for a pretrial detention hearing, facing battery charges related to the incident. During the hearing, the victim’s son showed photos of his father’s injuries to the jury, detailing the extent of the harm inflicted. The attack occurred on Oct. 14 at Steven Silvers’ office at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami

 An Orlando mother is suing Google and Character.AI after her 14-year-old son killed himself after interacting with A.I. chatbots, according to court records filed on Tuesday. Character.AI (”C.AI”) is an online artificial intelligence platform that markets a wide variety of A.I.-powered chatbots, which allow users to hold conversations with several different A.I. “characters.” In her lawsuit, the mother — Megan Garcia — says that C.AI marketed its chatbots as “AIs that feel alive,” powerful enough to “hear you, understand you, and

A Silver Springs man who got into an argument with his girlfriend over a vape pen is facing several charges after he allegedly fired a revolver outside a local residence. On Monday, October 21, multiple Marion County Sheriff’s Office units responded to a local neighborhood in reference to shots being fired. While searching the 18000 block of SE 19th Street, several deputies located a man, identified as 24-year-old Logan Matthew Jones, who matched a description of the suspect, according to

Photo by; (WPEC) A pedestrian died early Wednesday morning after being struck by a SUV while crossing a main road in Greenacres. The pedestrian was crossing Lantana Road, betweenBrentwood Boulevard and Jog Road, shortly before 7 a.m. when he was hit by a westbound Acura MDX, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office explained. Its crash report indicated the Lake Worth man, identified as Aldes Merancier, was crossing in the middle of the block and went in front of the SUV.

A St. Augustine priest is recovering in a hospital Wednesday after a random stabbing attack while having coffee, according to News 6 partner WJXT-TV. According to police, the stabbing happened shortly after 8 a.m., in front of a cafe near the intersection of San Marco Avenue and Rohde Avenue. The owner of the cafe said Father Matt Marino went there often, WJXT-TV reported. The Episcopal Diocese of Florida (EDF) released a statement about the incident on its Facebook page. The suspect was

Photo by: NBC2 Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a fire at a vacant rental property on Fort Myers Beach early Tuesday morning. According to the public information officer, reports of smoke and flames came in around 9 a.m. from a home at 24 Fairview Boulevard. Crews from the Iona-McGregor, Bonita Springs, and Fort Myers Beach Fire Control Districts were dispatched and extinguished the blaze in just under two hours. Fire officials believe the fire was accidental, with an electrical

A man died after a fight Saturday at an apartment in Temple Terrace, according to police. Police were called to an apartment on West Riverchase Drive early Saturday morning, where the victim was found face down with a knife next to him, according to an arrest affidavit. Joseph Cardenas, 42, reportedly told police that he and the victim, who had been dating for two years, got into an argument because he was jealous that the victim was never home, according

A Polk County man was killed in an armed standoff with deputies Wednesday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office. The shooting happened along Slocumb Road in unincorporated Haines City. According to Sheriff Grady Judd, the sheriff’s office got a call from a person who said his brother, 41-year-old Adayn Rodriguez, said he was going to kill himself and his wife, 35-year-old Karla Rodriguez. “In fact, he told his brother, ‘how convenient is it that it’s Karla’s birthday, today’s the day

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is currently working an investigation on Sandy Pine Road in Punta Gorda, which included a deadly officer-involved shooting. According to Sheriff Bill Prummell, deputies responded to a residence shortly after noon on Wednesday in reference to a disturbance between two men. Deputies determined the incident to be a civil matter. The homeowner reportedly wanted the other man off of his property. Deputies discovered, however, the homeowner had a warrant out for his arrest for failure

A man was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the death of a St. Petersburg woman whose remains were found inside of a burned home in July, according to police. Ivan Edward, 23, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kelli Fisher, 42, police said. Fisher was last seen on July 16 leaving in her aunt’s car. She was reported missing on July 17. On July 18, her car was found abandoned in an empty lot. Fisher’s

Deputies are still searching for the driver of a hit-and-run that left a local teacher with serious injuries. Sarah Carnello is a teacher and softball coach at Ruckel Middle School. She was hit by a car on October 14 and suffered serious road rash and head injuries. her jaw is now wired shut. The community is raising money to help with her medical bills. Carnello is exemplifying a forgiving nature that is almost unheard of. She has always been known