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A Boca Raton woman had been accused of stabbing her husband to death with a cane featuring a deadly blade after an argument over a stereo. The Boca Raton Police Department (BRPD) stated that on Monday at around 10:27 a.m. they received a 911 call after T T, 58, told her neighbor that her husband fell on top of a knife. When Boca Raton Fire Rescue arrived on the scene in the 3300 block of Jaywood Terrace they reported finding

photo by: Escambia Fire Rescue Four people — including three children — were hospitalized after a house fire in Escambia County early Tuesday morning. It happened just before 1 a.m. at a home on the 900 block of Massachusetts Avenue. Several Escambia Fire Rescue units arrived on the scene to heavy smoke from the single-wide mobile home. “The fire was quickly located inside the home and contained to the area of origin,” ECFR says in a release. “There is heavy

What we know: A 23-year-old woman from Altoona was killed Tuesday morning in a crash involving a dump truck and a sedan on County Road 439 near County Road 44A, authorities said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at approximately 8:23 a.m. when a 1994 dump truck traveling northbound on CR-439 encountered stopped traffic. The driver, a 28-year-old man from Leesburg, attempted to brake but veered into the southbound lane, colliding head-on with a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The driver

A Doral man was arrested Monday after police said he choked and battered his pregnant girlfriend during an argument. The victim, who has been in a relationship with 27-year-old N A U for seven years, told Doral police that she was attacked around 9 p.m. Sunday night in their bedroom at a location that was not disclosed in an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday. She said the argument began at a restaurant when he threatened to

photo by: mypanhandle Several individuals were injured when a car and school bus collided Tuesday morning on Highway 90 near Indiana Avenue. The crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, six children had minor injuries. Troopers said the driver of the SUV is a 25-year-old woman from Sneads. She was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with critical injuries. School bus accidents can be particularly distressing, involving the safety of children and causing significant emotional and physical

A 27-year-old Navarre man was seriously injured in a crash Monday evening in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 6:20 p.m. on I-10 near mile marker 39. According to Florida Highway Patrol, two vehicles were driving westbound — an unknown vehicle in the outside lane and a pickup truck driven by the 27-year-old in the inside lane. The 27-year-old man and a witness said the unknown vehicle drifted into the inside lane, forcing the pickup truck into the grass median.

A worker at a daycare in Tampa was arrested Monday after he was accused of abusing a child in his care. The incident happened on December 30 at Panda Hugs Academy on Bruce B. Downs Blvd., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance camera footage showed D P, 26, removing a 3-year-old boy from a chair and taking him to the bathroom, where witnesses said they heard loud banging noises, the toddler crying and P yelling, HCSO said. The

All southbound lanes are closed following a crash on State Road 417 in Orange County, troopers say. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 9 a.m. in the area of mile marker 16 on S.R. 417 at Wyndham Lakes Boulevard. Troopers said the crash involved a 2017 truck with a semi-trailer. One person was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment. The extent of their injuries was not released. Drivers are advised to seek alternative

The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a car who fatally struck a man on the side of US-27 in Lake County. Troopers say the crash happened on Monday just before 7 p.m. on US-27 at Margaux Drive. They say a 37-year-old man was standing in the outside southbound lane of US-27 behind his disabled car, waving over traffic as a tow truck driver was helping him get his car off the road. According to FHP, an

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly pushing his five months pregnant girlfriend to the floor during an argument. An officer responded to a domestic call at an undisclosed Lake County residence around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Dispatch advised that the victim was battered by her partner and immediately left the residence on foot once she called law enforcement.  Upon the officer’s arrival, the victim stated 22-year-old J L

photo by: nbc6 A person was killed in a crash on Interstate 95 in Broward County on Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 at Pembroke Road. That off-ramp is shut down. The circumstances of the incident and identity of the victim were not immediately available. Video of the scene showed what appeared to be a mangled bicycle in the roadway and emergency vehicles blocking

A bicyclist died a week after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a major West Palm Beach road. The West Palm Beach Police Department confirmed German Castro passed away on Sunday from injuries sustained in the January 5 wreck. Castro, 66, had attempted to cross South Military Trail, at a point south of Summit Boulevard, around 7:45 p.m., when his bicycle was struck by a Lexus GX450. According to the report, Casto did not cross at the