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Two men were killed Sunday morning after their car crashed into a wall near an apartment complex on North 50th Street near East Busch Boulevard. The crash happened around 5 a.m. and shut down North 50th Street in both directions for several hours before it reopened to traffic. In a news release, the Tampa Police Department said the crash happened while the two men were heading south before veering from the right side of the street “for unknown reasons.” Officers

Police in Port Orange are investigating the death of an elderly woman. Officers said they were called around 3:40 a.m. Sunday to a home on Coconut Palm Circle. When officers arrived at the home, they found a 67-year-old woman unresponsive, and she was later pronounced dead, according to a report. Officers said a 76-year-old man was also at the scene. Police said the investigation into the woman’s death is ongoing, and they consider the incident a possible domestic disturbance. No

One man was shot on Sunday afternoon during a fight in Escambia County, according to deputies. The shooting occurred around 2 p.m. on the 5600 block of Nicholas Lane. 26-year-old Thaddeus English was still on the scene and taken into custody when deputies arrived, according to ECSO. English is being held in Escambia County Jail on charges of attempted homicide with no bond. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says the man was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Two men were killed and a third was detained after an altercation ended in a shooting at a southwest Miami-Dade home Sunday evening, police said. Officers responded to the home at 21495 Southwest 240th Street just after 5 p.m. where they found two men with gunshot wounds, Miami-Dade Police officials said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and pronounced both men dead at the scene. Their identities haven’t been released. A third man was detained by detectives while a fourth fled the

A 79-year-old North Fort Myers man is dead, and an 80-year-old North Fort Myers man is in serious condition after a crash Saturday night. Florida Highway Patrol says an SUV was traveling east on Bayshore Rd and making a turn onto Twin Brooks Road while a pickup truck was traveling in the opposite direction. The SUV turned left into the path of the pickup truck colliding with the front right side of the SUV. The driver of the SUV was

Photo by: Liz Reyes A 25-year-old motorcyclist was left in critical condition after a crash on Lantana Road in Lake Worth Corridor. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) crash report stated that on Saturday, the motorcyclist was speeding eastbound on Lantana Road near South Jog Road when a driver in a Lincoln, traveling westbound, attempted to turn left into the Pinewood Square shopping plaza. Officials stated that the motorcycle collided with the front left side of the car at

 A 4-year-old girl was killed in a Hernando County crash on Saturday after the driver lost control of the car she was driving, authorities said. The 47-year-old female driver of Lee, Florida was driving a Kia Optima southbound on State Road 589 at about 10 p.m. with her 7-year-old daughter and another 4-year-old girl. The 4-year-old girl was the daughter of the driver’s ex-husband and his new wife, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. South of U.S. Highway 98, the

Photo Credit: Orlando Fire Department One person was injured and transported to the hospital following a fire at a Wawa convenience store on Sunday, according to the Orlando Fire Department. It happened at the store near South Narcoosee Road and Boggy Creek Road around 12 p.m. after crews responded to the location on reports of a collision between two vehicles. Officials said one person was seriously injured in the incident and taken to the hospital. Fire officials said the fire

A watercraft incident sent one person to the hospital after the craft struck the Bob Sikes Bridge on Saturday evening, according to Escambia County. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Pensacola Beach. The rider was airlifted to a hospital under a trauma alert. No further details have been released. Watercraft accidents can result in serious injuries and costly damages, whether they involve boats, jet skis, or other vessels. If you or a loved one has been involved in a

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A Florida Highway Patrol trooper made a heroic stop overnight, after intercepting a wrong-way driver on I-275 in Tampa. At 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, the trooper was traveling in the southbound lanes of I-275 when he saw the headlights of a Kia Sportage coming toward him. That’s when the trooper hit the Kia, traveling northbound, at an angle on the rear driver’s side, according to an affidavit. However, the driver continued to travel north in

photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A motorcyclist died Saturday night after crashing into an SUV and being thrown off the Gandy Bridge into Tampa Bay. The Florida Highway Patrol said at around 10:35 p.m., a 23-year-old Pinellas Park man was speeding on a motorcycle westbound on the Gandy Bridge. At the same time, a 41-year-old Orlando man in a Hyundai Tucson was also traveling westbound on the bridge. Troopers said the motorcyclist struck the vehicle near the Pinellas County line.

Photo by: mypanhandle Walton County Fire Rescue was on the scene of a vehicle fire near mile marker 82 just a few miles west of DeFuniak Springs exit I-10 on Saturday. Crews were reportedly on the scene of the fire around 9 a.m. Fire officials said both eastbound lanes of I-10 were temporarily shut down for several hours. No injuries were reported during this incident. According to fire officials, traffic was diverted at the Mossy Head and DeFuniak Springs exits