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What should have been a routine Tuesday at a Miami-Dade barbershop quickly turned violent, according to the shop’s owner, Samuel Wilson. Wilson, who owns Square Cutz in Perrine, said a longtime customer became upset during a haircut and began arguing with him about his hairline. Video from inside the barbershop shows the dispute escalating. The customer briefly left the shop. Moments later, the video shows him returning with a gun, pointing it at Wilson as two children watched nearby and

Photo by: WEAR  A fire in Escambia County led to the destruction of a shed and car, while a nearby house sustained minor damage on Saturday. Battalion Chief Dan Brask reported that the incident occurred at 1:30 p.m. and involved five units. No injuries were reported. A segment of Mobile Highway was shut down for about an hour and a half as crews worked to manage the situation. No further details have been released. Why Ovadia Law Group is Your

A dryer fire prompted an emergency response Tuesday evening at a home on Marcus Street, according to Charlotte County Fire & EMS. Crews were dispatched at 7:46 p.m. and arrived to find an active fire inside the dryer. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and prevented the fire from spreading further. All residents had evacuated the home before responders arrived, officials said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Contact Ovadia Law Group Today When it

Photo by: (wwsb) Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue along with other crews responded to a residential house fire call at 1:01 p.m. They reported that while no people were injured in the blaze, two dogs were killed. The fire took place at a 4000 square-foot home on Magellan Drive in Sarasota. The fire took over an hour to contain before being considered under control by authorities. Images and video show heavy smoke pouring from the home as multiple firetrucks worked to

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue Marion County Fire Rescue said there were no injuries after a large mobile home fire in Ocklawaha on Friday. According to MCFR, firefighters were called out to the 18000 block of SE 105th Lane, Ocklawaha, for a residential structure fire around 7:20 p.m. Friday. Multiple 911 callers said a house and a shed had caught fire. Firefighters got to the scene about 10 minutes later to find heavy fire in both structures. Additional firefighters

A multi-unit structure fire at a Fort Myers townhome left one woman injured. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, this was an electrical fire at a townhome on Washington Avenue with three units. Crews say that the fire started in the middle unit at about 4:50 this morning. “We just woke up to a fire, and it was so heavy with smoke, couldn’t even see. My face got burnt. I take my fiancé to the hospital. The ambulance took

Fort Myers police have confirmed that a shooting on Dunbar Street and Wright Street is connected to a vehicle pursuit on Cleveland Avenue. Officers responded to a shooting on Dunbar Avenue late Friday night. Florida Highway Patrol said they assisted FMPD with an attempted traffic stop on Friday around 8 p.m. The vehicle eventually stopped. The driver and passenger ran on foot. FMPD said three people have been arrested, including Devon Rivero, Tylaesia Jordan and Breanna Pearson. There are no

 A 21-year-old man is facing jail time and hefty fines after leading state troopers on a high-speed chase Thanksgiving Day, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, troopers attempted to stop a reckless driver on eastbound Daniels Parkway, near Treeline Avenue, in Fort Myers. The Toyota Camry accelerated, clocked at speeds of 107 mph in a posted 45 mph zone, investigators said. The car was allegedly weaving across travel lanes, traveling the wrong way and caused damage

A woman claims she slipped and fell over broken eggs at a Sam’s Club in Ocala, causing her “permanent physical injury.” ACS filed the lawsuit against Sam’s East, Inc., in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on November 18. According to the complaint, S was visiting the Sam’s Club located at 3921 SW College Road in Ocala on July 24, 2024. During her visit, S claims that while she was walking, she came in contact with a “slippery

Photo by Dave Miller Credit: Dave Miller A fire alarm led to the discovery of a concealed fire within a business in downtown Ocala on Thanksgiving afternoon. Ocala Fire Rescue crews responded to an active fire alarm at 20 South Magnolia Avenue at approximately 2:04 p.m. on Thursday, 27. Ladder 3, Engine 1, and two Battalion Chiefs were initially dispatched and the call was briefly downgraded after no signs of fire were evident on arrival. As firefighters went through the 18 South

 Three boats were damaged by fire at a Madeira Beach marina on Thanksgiving Day, local fire officials said. The fire sent a large plume of smoke into the air above the boat slips along Gulf Boulevard. Madeira Beach Deputy Fire Chief John Mortillite told ABC7 that two boats were “fully involved” when units arrived on the scene shortly before 2 p.m. Those two boats were totally destroyed; a third boat nearby also caught fire but it was unclear how much

A 72-year-old man was killed in a crash in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 27 south of Ruby Red Boulevard. According to an FHP crash report, a driver of a 2015 Jeep Wrangler, a 72-year-old man from Winter Haven, was traveling southbound on U.S. 27 when he “may have suffered a medical episode”. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which ran off the roadway to the right.