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A Melrose man was arrested Saturday following a home shooting that left a local resident in the hospital. M “Mr. L” R, 60, was arrested Saturday for shooting a neighboring resident an estimated three times, according to Bradford County Sheriff Office officials. Deputies initially responded to the call at 8:56 a.m. Saturday, but said the shooting could have occurred late Friday night. The victim, J H, 36, traveled to R’s home and after an altercation, was shot in the right

Photo by: wcjb High Springs and Alachua County Firefighters responded to the fire on I-75 around 11:20 p.m. on November. 30. It blocked exit 404 for hours. Firefighters had to take the cargo out of the truck to put out the fire.  Experiencing a fire truck accident can be a traumatic and life-altering event. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the severe physical and emotional toll such accidents can take on victims and their families. Our dedicated team of attorneys

A teenager driving a sport bike was killed after colliding with a Tesla in Palm Beach County near the Westlake community Saturday evening. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the Tesla driver was going southbound on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in the left lane to make a left turn onto Town Center Parkway North. The driver of the Ninja Kawasaki sport bike, identified as D M, 18, of West Palm Beach, was driving northbound on Seminole Pratt

A suspected drunk driver crashed into three patrol vehicles late Saturday night, injuring two St. Lucie County deputies and a Fort Pierce police officer during a felony traffic stop. The officers, who were conducting an unrelated investigation on U.S. 1 near 25th Street, have since been released from the hospital. Body camera footage shows the suspected driver, 45-year-old P P, slurring his words as officers approached. Investigators say P, who has prior DUI charges, failed to notice the patrol cars’

A Tampa man reportedly rammed into a police cruiser and then sped off early Saturday morning. But he didn’t get far before he was taken into custody. An officer with the St. Petersburg Police Department was parked on the side of 2nd Avenue North completing paperwork when, around 1:25 a.m., the officer’s car was struck by another vehicle, according to an arrest affidavit. After the crash, the driver, later identified as 26-year-old S S, reportedly continued to press his foot

An alleged home invasion in Tampa left a teenager hospitalized Sunday afternoon. Officers with the Tampa Police Department said they received reports of a shooting at a home on 109th Avenue around 3:36 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1. A preliminary investigation reportedly revealed that the suspect, a boy in his mid-teens, “unlawfully entered” the home when there was a confrontation with another teen inside. The teen resident then shot the suspect, police said. The suspect took off afterward, but officers said

A man has been arrested after a stabbing took place along New York drive in Tice overnight on Sunday. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called out to a stabbing at a home on New York drive around 1:20 a.m. Deputies say that upon arrival they found a woman with multiple stab wounds inside the home. The victim was transported to the hospital and is in stable condition. LCSO detectives say that the suspect, B S L,

Two people were trapped in their apartment by debris Saturday when a roof partially collapsed in Margate, authorities said. Margate Fire Rescue said they responded to a reported building collapse in the 400 block of NW 76th Avenue around 11:30 a.m. “Upon arrival, crews discovered a partial roof collapse of the exterior soffit on the second floor of the building,” authorities said. A soffit is the underside of a part or member of a building (as of an overhang or staircase). Fire

A fire inside the vent of a kitchen hood at the Zuma Restaurant in Brickell caused heavy smoke to pour out of the building Saturday afternoon, according to City of Miami Fire Rescue. Around 12:47 p.m., City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to reports of a kitchen fire at Zuma Restaurant at 270 Biscayne Blvd. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Authorities confirmed that the EPIC Hotel itself was not impacted by the fire, though the restaurant will remain closed for

Orlando police on Friday released new video (watch above) in connection to a homicide, three years after a man was shot and killed while walking his pet dog. D.J. W, 35, was fatally shot on Nov. 29, 2021, at the Timber Sound Apartments in the 4800 block of Raleigh Street, southeast of Kirkman Road and State Road 408. Police posted on X that an unknown assailant approached W, shot him and ran away. Officers were called to the scene and found W

A police cruiser was struck by fireworks during an overnight intersection takeover that wreaked havoc in Miami Gardens, witnesses said. Video posted online by Only in Dade captured the moment things spun out of control at Northeast Second Court and Miami Gardens Drive, early Saturday morning. A witness who identified himself as G described the spiraling chaos. “They were just having fun, turning back and forth, back and forth, doing that thing,” he said. “When the police came, [an officer]

The Haines City Police Department said they are currently investigating two deaths that happened Saturday night in the Hammock Reserve subdivision.  The police department said they received a 911 call from a concerned family member at another location. The family member said their bother, who was at his residence with his significant other, was making suicidal statements.  Officers said when they arrived on the scene, a single gunshot was heard from within the home.  Police said they entered the home