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 A man was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after being shot Tuesday night on Jacksonville’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said the shooting happened around 11:35 p.m. outside a home on Kirk Road, near North Main Street. According to police, a man in his late 20s was at his girlfriend’s home when two men arrived. The man in his late 20s got into an argument with one of the men, which then turned into a

A 17-year-old was arrested and accused Wednesday morning of fatally stabbing his father in a Lakeshore area home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said around 7 p.m., officers were called to Wheeler Avenue, near Park Street, regarding a person who had been stabbed. When police arrived, they said they found JW dead with multiple stab wounds. Detectives said they quickly identified SW, 17, as JW attacker, and he was arrested early Wednesday morning. Why Ovadia Law Group Is

Two arrests were made in connection with a January street racing crash that killed a 75-year-old man in Cape Coral. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, on the afternoon of Jan. 10, a white Ford Mustang and a blue Honda Accord were caught on surveillance video racing along Del Prado Boulevard from the intersection of Northeast Pine Island Road. The victim, identified as William J. Garfall, was driving a red Chevrolet Equinox in the 400 block of Del Prado Boulevard

The Brief A teen was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting that happened during a chaotic night in Avon Park on Monday, according to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office. A teen was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting that happened during a chaotic night in Avon Park on Monday, according to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office. Dig deeper: Deputies are also investigating a fight at the Pour House on Main Street during the Christmas Parade.  When deputies arrived, the fight had spilled

A pickup truck and a Lee County school bus were involved in a crash in Cape Coral on Tuesday. A Gulf Coast News reporter on the scene at Chiquita Boulevard and Southwest 26th Terrace confirmed that a pickup truck and a school bus were damaged in the crash. The crash happened in front of the Storm Football Complex, near Gulf Elementary and Middle Schools. Two people were injured in the crash and taken to the hospital; however, no children were

A school bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle in front of Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda on Tuesday. Not much is known about the crash at this time. The Punta Gorda Police Department confirmed that no children were on the bus at the time of the crash. The police department said the driver of the other vehicle was transported to a hospital and could face charges. This is a developing story and will be updated. Why

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman for attempting to murder a man with a meat cleaver. According to the arrest report for DJ, 23, the attack happened at Park Lane Apartments on Southwest 58th Lane near Gainesville on Sunday. Deputies say J was angry with the victim for staying out late with his brother. She grabbed a meat cleaver from the kitchen and swung it at him multiple times, cutting him deeply. The victim ran into a closet where

 At least one Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy was forced to open fire inside of a Southwest Miami-Dade home, fatally striking a man while deputies were conducting a search warrant that led them to take another person into custody, authorities said. 7News cameras captured a heavy presence from MDSO deputies and the department’s Special Response Team near the 17300 block of Southwest 102nd Avenue in the Palmetto Estates neighborhood, just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday. According to Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz,

A 25-year-old Dallas man was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Santa Rosa County on Sunday night. Troopers say the crash occurred on Interstate 10 westbound near mile marker 26 around 11:06 p.m. when the driver, who was traveling from South Florida to Dallas, said he believes he fell asleep at the wheel. His white Toyota Corolla veered off the road, struck the guardrail, crossed both lanes, and collided with the inside guardrail before coming to a stop in the

A 34-year-old Pace woman is seriously injured after a crash in Santa Rosa County on Monday night. Troopers say the crash occurred on US-90 near Jim’s Fish Camp around 11:13 p.m. when the pickup truck she was driving left the roadway. The truck traveled through the grass median, collided with a wrong-way sign and the guardrail, and overturned, coming to rest in the water, according to FHP. Troopers say the driver managed to extricate herself and was transported to the

A 55-year-old Milton man is dead after a crash in Santa Rosa County on Tuesday morning. Troopers say the crash occurred on SR-87 N on Coldwater Church Road at approximately 5:53 a.m. when a gold Mazda pickup, driven by the Milton resident, crossed the center lanes and collided with a white Dodge pickup, driven by a 51-year-old Navarre man, traveling northbound. The driver of the Dodge sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital in Pensacola, according to

St. Pete police confirmed Tuesday a fatal traffic crash involving an e-bicyclist in the 4900 block of 22nd Avenue North this morning. According to police, all westbound lanes of 22nd Avenue North are closed but 49th Street is not affected. Police said shortly after 7 a.m. Dec. 2, the crash happened at the intersection of 22nd Avenue North and 49th Street North, claiming the life of the woman on the e-bike. Police said the driver involved in the deadly crash