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Boca Raton police are investigating after a teen was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning. Neighbors said the crash happened near the intersection of Southwest 14th Street and Southwest 14th Avenue in Boca Raton. “I came out, and there were blue flashing lights from a police officer’s car,” said resident Robert Buddy. “When I came out here, my whole yard was taped up with yellow tape.” WPTV reporter Zitlali Solache spoke with several neighbors, who have been

A Lady Lake man was arrested after allegedly hitting his father in the face when he refused to sell him an engine part for $1,000.  Officers responded to a battery involving 25-year-old DMR and his father at an undisclosed business in Leesburg around 8:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. The father advised that he was selling an engine part from one of his personal vehicles that he had for two years to

 An 18-year-old was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon during an altercation that sparked fears of gunfire among shoppers at the Town Center at Boca Raton on a Saturday afternoon. On Saturday afternoon, the Boca Raton Police Department (BRPD) reported responding to reports of a fight and possible gunshots at the Town Center mall’s food court. According to BRPD, the call came in around 2:30 p.m., and officers who were already in the mall arrived on the scene. BRPD said that police

A vehicle fire on I-95 North in Lake Worth Beach is blocking traffic on Sunday afternoon. Florida 511 reported the vehicle fire just before Exit 63, 6th Avenue South, at 12:43 p.m. In the latest update at 12:48 p.m., officials said that the four right lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group After a Fire Car Accident Fire car accidents can cause devastating injuries and property damage, leaving victims overwhelmed

A pedestrian is fighting for their life following an incident with a train near Phipps Park in West Palm Beach on Sunday evening. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) said that officers responded to the scene near the intersection of Norton Avenue and Puritan Road around 6 p.m. Upon their arrival, police reported finding an individual near the train tracks who had sustained life-threatening injuries. Emergency responders transported the victim to a nearby hospital for treatment, per WPBPD. Why

A man underwent surgery after a stabbing in Sunny Isles Beach, and a suspect was behind bars on Sunday evening, police said. Police officers reported finding the victim outside of the Crystal Lounge, a Mediterranean and Russian restaurant and hookah bar at 152 Sunny Isles Boulevard. Police officers later arrested Bagrat Vlaadimirovi Garamov, and corrections booked him at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, records show. The victim’s condition was stable, according to the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department. The

A motorcyclist was critically injured Sunday evening after losing control and crashing in Southwest Miami-Dade, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 5:50 p.m. near Southwest 88th Street and 138th Avenue. An on-duty MDSO deputy saw the motorcycle traveling westbound on SW 88th Street at high speeds shortly before the rider lost control, investigators said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the motorcyclist to HCA Kendall Hospital, where the rider remained in critical condition. Authorities said the crash involved

 Fort Lauderdale police and fire rescue crews responded to a shooting Sunday evening near the 2300 block of Northwest Sixth Street, authorities said. Officers were called to the scene at about 7:40 p.m. and found an a man with gunshot wounds. Fire crews transported him to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, police said. The shooter remained at the scene and is cooperating with detectives. Police said the investigation into the circumstances of the shooting remains ongoing. Steps to

The Florida Highway Patrol says two people were seriously hurt, one of them a pregnant woman who lost her child, in a traffic accident in Escambia County Sunday morning. FHP says the accident happened about 1 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 29. It says on Nov. 30, a black Ford F150 pickup truck driven by a pregnant 21-year-old woman was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 29, while approaching Neal Road and a white in color GMC Sierra was traveling southbound

Photo by: Greater Naples Fire Rescue District Crews from the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District responded to a structure fire on Estey Avenue at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 30. One woman was trapped inside the home. The configuration of the home made it so all exits were in fire-involved rooms. She attempted to escape through a window; however, the windows were screwed shut and partially blocked by an air conditioning unit. Crews say that a quick-thinking neighbor heard calls