Florida's Recent News

The West Palm Beach Police Department announced Monday that a teenager was arrested in connection with a shooting. The 16-year-old boy of Riviera Beach is facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm and one count of criminal mischief for shooting a car in the parking lot. According to the police department, on Oct. 4, it received several 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area of the 5300 block of North Military Trail. When the first officers arrived

A 76-year-old man lost control of his car and ended up in a canal at the Palm Club Villages. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the crash occurred on Monday. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) says the man was driving a Silver Ford Fusion when he accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. A video submitted by a CBS12 viewer shows a man in the canal as he helps the elderly man out of the

A woman was struck and killed early Monday in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened on West Sand Lake Road near Turkey Lake Road. According to a crash report, the woman was walking across Sand Lake Road and walked into the path of an oncoming 2010 Ford Escape. The pedestrian, identified as a 67-year-old Orlando woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Legal Guidance for Pedestrian Accident Victims Pedestrian accidents can result in severe injuries that

Miami-Dade state attorneys will no longer prosecute three family members once charged in connection to the death of an 11-year-old girl who died at the hospital after getting shot inside her apartment. Police said Taliyah Clarke was shot inside an apartment at a building in the area of Northwest 2nd Avenue and Northwest 17th Street in Overtown back on July 9. The girl’s father, 40-year-old Titato Hatzate Clarke, her grandmother, 59-year-old Charlene Ann Webster, and Titato Clarke’s partner, 43-year-old Nancy Severe, were

A woman survived being shot in the head while holding her baby inside of a car in a discount store parking lot in North Miami over the weekend, according to police. The accused gunwoman is now facing multiple felony charges. Police said Anna Ixchell Williams, 35, opened fire on the vehicle Sunday morning after getting into a dispute with another woman inside of a Family Dollar. The woman she ended up shooting was her neighbor, they said. According to an

 An arson investigation is underway after a church in Miami Gardens went up in flames. The pastor of the church is blaming the sinister act on a group of teenagers. On Sunday, shortly after 9 p.m., firefighters surrounded the New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church, located at Northwest 22nd Avenue and Northwest 155th Street. According to crews, they found a small fire and light smoke coming from the building. Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue put out quickly and no injuries were reported.

Photo by: The St. Lucie County Fire District Five people were taken to the hospital after an SUV and ambulance crashed in Port St. Lucie on Monday. The St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) said at around 8 a.m., a rescue crew was involved in a crash off I-95 on-ramp before PGA, while responding to a call. A photo from the scene shows major damage to the front of the ambulance. SLCFD said the driver of the ambulance and a

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened at a Fort Myers apartment complex. This occurred at the Sunterra Apartments on Evans Ave. at 10:42 p.m. Sunday. The adult male victim was transported but succumbed to injuries at the hospital. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the incident appears isolated. They have not made an arrest but seek any tips to be called into the department or Crime Stoppers.  The details of this incident are currently unknown. This is

Photo by: ocala-news A multi-vehicle accident on I-75 in Marion County is causing major congestion along the highway, with the state reporting that traffic is backed up for over 10 miles in the northbound lanes. According to FL511.com, the multi-vehicle crash took place around mile marker 354 in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 just before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. “Left shoulder blocked. Last updated at 06:17 PM. Road Ranger Ahead. Move Over or Slow Down,” reads a statement from

Photo by: ocala-news Interstate 75 in Marion County had heavy traffic this morning after two separate incidents required responses from emergency personnel, with one incident shutting down northbound lanes temporarily. According to Fl511.com, a vehicle caught fire on I-75 north, near the ramp from State Road 326 at around 6:54 a.m. on Monday, October 7. As crews extinguished the fire, lanes were temporarily closed. As a result, traffic reportedly backed up to mile marker 354 for approximately 30 minutes. As

One person was detained after a juvenile was fatally shot in the Hogan’s Creek neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said at 3:56 p.m., they received a report of someone shot on the 700 block of Venus Mars Court. JSO found the juvenile suffering from at least one gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital by the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department where he died. Detectives detained one person and said they don’t know the

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash in Washington County on Sunday. Troopers said the incident happened at 4:21 a.m. on Clayton Road near Gainer Road. According to a news release, a 20-year-old Chipley man was driving west on Clayton Rd when he drifted across the eastbound lane and then off the shoulder. The truck then swerved back onto the roadway drifted across both lanes and began to overturn. Troopers confirmed the driver was not wearing a seat