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Photo by: Jason Velasquez Ten residents were displaced after a fire destroyed an apartment building in Miami. Officials said the blaze broke out inside the building, located near Northwest First Street and Eighth Avenue, Monday afternoon. Upon arrival, Miami Fire Rescue units found heavy smoke and flames pouring out of a second-floor unit. Crews extinguished the blaze but determined four units were uninhabitable. In total, officials said, nine adults, one infant and a cat were displaced due to the fire.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer fatally shot a man Monday in the Oceanway neighborhood during a physical confrontation that broke out while making an arrest. According to JSO Chief Parker, around 6:30 p.m., task force officers were looking for WL, who had a warrant out for a stolen car and was suspected of burglaries. After about an hour, officers noticed Lowe peaking outside as a car was pulling up to the home on Ponce Boulevard near New Berlin Road. L

It was a close call for a driver trying to jump-start their car in Cape Coral on Friday, Dec. 26. Fortunately, thanks to the quick response of fire crews at Fire Station 9, the blaze was put out, and no one was hurt. “Every bit of the car was on fire. I was able to see the column of smoke by standing out here in front of the firehouse that far away,” said Cape Coral fire Lt. Jason Spinner as

A home caught fire along Sharwood Drive in North Naples on Monday evening. According to the North Collier Fire Rescue District, multiple units responded to the scene, and the column of smoke was visible from Immokalee Road. Officials said no one was injured, and crews were able to get the fire under control and were working to completely extinguish it. Gulf Coast News has reached out to North Collier Fire to determine what caused the blaze. This is a developing

Crews responded to a three-vehicle crash along I-75 near mile marker 111 at Immokalee Road in North Naples. The northbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 111 at the Immokalee Road exit were shut down due to the crash. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, all three lanes were blocked, tow trucks were en route to the scene, and the roadblock was cleared A medical helicopter was at the scene and took off after landing on the interstate. According to

One person is dead after a crash in Escambia County on Monday morning. The incident occurred around 6:20 a.m. on Blue Angel Parkway and Millview Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Chevy Colorado pickup truck was traveling south on Blue Angel Parkway when it failed to navigate a curve to its left and drove off the roadway. The truck collided with the tree line and caught fire. “The single occupant did not exit the vehicle,” FHP says in a

A wrong-way crash on State Road 80 in Loxahatchee Sunday night killed three, including a Michigan woman and her passenger from Cape Coral. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, at 10:57 p.m. on Sunday, a truck driven by an unidentified driver went the wrong way from Arden Lake Way onto westbound State Road 80 in Loxahatchee. It crashed head-on into a Chevy Equinox driven by 51-year-old Sasha Treadway of Michigan, with 37-year-old Kristara Lasalle-Corujo of Cape Coral in

Photo by:  (Martin County Fire Rescue via Facebook)  A late-night fire briefly disrupted operations at the Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa in Jensen Beach, but quick action by firefighters prevented injuries and further damage. According to Martin County Fire Rescue, just after midnight on Monday, crews responded to a structure fire at the resort in the 3700 block of NE Ocean Boulevard. The fire broke out in an unoccupied guest room in the north tower and is believed to have been caused by an

 Two people were hospitalized after a shooting in West Palm Beach on Sunday night. The West Palm Beach Police Department said on Dec. 28, at around 10 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on Abraham Avenue, near Australian Avenue and Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard. Both victims were taken to a local hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, WPBPD said. Detectives are investigating what led to the gunfire, and no additional details have been released. Why Choose Ovadia

 Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash with injuries on I-95 North at Philips Highway. As of 1 p.m., two right lanes were blocked. A traffic camera in the area showed a motorcycle on its side in the roadway. This is a developing story. Why Legal Representation Matters After a Motorcycle Accident After a motorcycle accident, victims often face mounting medical bills and lost income. Insurance companies may offer low settlements that don’t cover your losses. That’s why

A freight train slammed into the rear of an unoccupied vehicle stopped on the tracks in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday night. The West Palm Beach Police Department said that the collison occured on Dec. 27 on the tracks near Clematis Street and Quadrille Boulevard at around 8:30 p.m. Police said the freight train hit the back of the unoccupied vehicle; luckily, no injuries were reported, and investigators are still determining why the vehicle was on the tracks. Why

Photo by: NorthEscambia.com A fire destroyed a mobile home south of Century on Sunday night. The fire was reported shortly before 9 p.m. in the 5000 block of North Century Boulevard, just south of Elsie Davis Road, according to NorthEscambia.com. Officials say heavy flames were showing from the mobile home when firefighters arrived on the scene. The homeowner was able to escape the home without injury. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. The Century,