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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. She was pulled onto the police boat and moved safely to shore, police said. Several other swimmers also had to be rescued. Police urged beachgoers

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police arrested five people late Monday after a traffic stop was followed by gunshots fired and a police pursuit. Authorities said around 8 p.m., officers in an unmarked unit observed a reckless vehicle driving northbound on N 43rd St from E Hanna Ave. While attempting a traffic stop, officers observed gunfire directed at them from the suspect vehicle. Officers engaged in a brief pursuit that ended in the area of N 53rd St and Nancy St,

Two people were injured in one of two crashes minutes apart on Highway 29 near Cantonment Tuesday afternoon. The first crash (pictured above and two photos below) happened about 4:33 p.m. on Highway 29 at Neal Road when a Chevrolet Sedan and an older model Chevrolet Caprice collided. The Caprice came to a stop about 500 south of the intersection, slowing southbound traffic. Two people were transported by Escambia County with non-life-threatening injuries. The second unrelated wreck (pictured bottom) happened

Four people were taken to a hospital, including students, after a charter bus carrying children back from a field trip was involved in a wreck on Interstate 95 in northern Palm Beach County. The crash occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on I-95 north of Indiantown Road, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. The wreck involved three vehicles, two passenger vehicles and a charter bus. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said one vehicle sustained moderate damage and was found

A violent crash in Hialeah, involving three vehicles, left two dead and two injured Tuesday night. The traffic accident occurred at ​​483 SE 5th Street in Hialeah. Three cars were involved in the accident, one of them was a parked vehicle that was unoccupied, Hialeah police said. According to the report, two people died at the scene, while one injured person was taken by helicopter to Jackson Memorial Hospital and another was transported by ground ambulance. Police said they are

A fatal accident on I-95 North in the area of NW 2 Street caused heavy traffic Wednesday morning. According to FHP, a pedestrian attempted to cross the roadway when she was struck by an oncoming white Honda SUV. The woman died on scene as a result of her injuries, reported FHP. Chopper 6 over the scene showed traffic barely moving and completely backed up to US-1. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical

A Naples woman faces capital murder over the distribution of narcotics, becoming the first such case in Collier County. Michaella Jean Haire, 29, faces charges of capital first-degree murder over the unlawful distribution of fentanyl, as well as delivery of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony. State Attorney Amira Fox convened the Collier County grand jury Friday, who returned an indictment against Haire the same day on both charges. The indictment claims that around Sept. 4, 2023, Haire killed the

Authorities said the blood alcohol level of Cody J. Curtis, 24, was nearly double the legal limit. A Cape Coral man faces drunken driving manslaughter charges following a Pine Island crash that killed “Matlacha’s Grandmother” and injured four, after authorities say his blood alcohol was approaching twice the legal limit. Cody J. Curtis, 24, was arrested Monday on one count of DUI manslaughter; three counts of DUI with serious bodily injury; one count of DUI with property damage and one

MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Waycross man Monday in connection to a homicide. The sheriff’s office said it arrested 21-year-old Detrone Majohnny Middleton Jr. of Waycross, Georgia Monday. He’s facing a second-degree murder charge, according to deputies, and is being held in the Madison County Jail without bond. His arrest comes after a crash scene quickly transformed into a homicide investigation early Monday morning in Madison County, according to the sheriff’s office. In

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Anthony, the son of 68-year-old Kenneth Pirraglia, said his father was a great man after finding out that he died in an efficiency garage fire early Tuesday morning. “It’s the worst feeling in the world,” said Anthony in tears when asked about losing his father. “They wouldn’t tell me over the phone if he was OK and I kept asking, ‘Is my father OK?’ They gave me no answer.” The blaze broke out in the

GULF BREEZE, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday night that resulted in multiple drivers being taken to the hospital. According to a Facebook post, Midway Fire District responded to Gulf Breeze Parkway near the entrance to Pensacola State College after receiving reports of a motor vehicle crash with entrapment. Santa Rosa County Communications also received “numerous 911 calls reporting a multi-vehicle crash,” according to the post. Upon arrival, firefighters found that three

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Valondia Norris, 43, was found shot to death at an apartment complex in the Arlington area on Monday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said they received several calls from residents of the apartment complex located on Edenfield Road reporting they had heard gunshots. When they arrived, police found Norris suffering from gunshot wounds lying in the parking lot. Paramedics responded, but Norris died at the scene. No arrests have been made. “At this time we are not