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 Fort Lauderdale police officers said they arrested a woman at a hospital after she assaulted a staff member. According to police, an off-duty officer responded to a call from Broward Health Medical Center staff after a patient had locked herself in a bathroom. Police said an officer escorted the patient, who has been identified as 24-year-old AS, back to her room. Once in the room, a doctor arrived to inform her she was being Baker Acted, and police said that’s

Police arrested a Coral Springs man on an attempted murder charge Sunday after they said he tried to beat his 82-year-old mother to death with a frying pan and smother her. An arrest report states that KEW, 53, said he “intended to kill his mother due to her early dementia and need for constant assistance.” Court records show W lives in the 10300 block of Northwest 29th Street, though the incident location is redacted from the report. Investigators said the

 A driver was injured after a small plane crash-landed on I-95 Monday evening, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the plane, which had two people onboard, struck a vehicle as it was making an emergency landing on the interstate. The crash happened near King Street in Brevard County. Photos showed a vehicle with heavy damage to its rear bumper, roof and back windows. The plane could be seen resting on top of a barrier separating the south and northbound

There is an active investigation into a deadly shooting on Abscott Street in Port Charlotte Monday night. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they are investigating. Deputies said it was an isolated incident and everyone is accounted for. Gulf Coast News is at the scene. There are multiple CCSO vehicles there, and crime scene tape can be seen in the area. Neighbors told Gulf Coast News they heard more than five shots, and that one of them performed CPR before

 A 61-year-old Tampa man is recovering from injuries after officials say he had a medical emergency before crashing a commercial truck he was driving on I-75. The Florida Highway Patrol says this happened just before 8 a.m. Monday, when the man was driving the truck on I-75 southbound, near Big Bend Road. Troopers say the driver lost control of the truck after suffering a medical emergency, causing him to enter the median, hit a guardrail and overturn back into the

A Plantation High School student was hospitalized on Monday after he was shot near the school, Broward School Board officials said. According to Plantation Police, officers responded to the area of Northwest 70th Avenue and 16th Street after receiving reports of a shooting. Police said the incident appeared to have started with a fight involving two juveniles that ended with one of them being shot. The juvenile who was shot was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Cell

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an Ocala rehabilitation center and related management entities, alleging financial exploitation, neglect, and chronic understaffing that impacted the quality of care provided to a deceased mother. The complaint was filed on November 24 by the Estate of DJR, represented by Executor de son Tort Jessica Ann Gahan. The lawsuit names Marion House Rehabilitation Center, Southern Healthcare Management, LLC, and Christina Brancato (as to Ocala Oaks Rehabilitation Center) as defendants. According to the lawsuit, DJR

Photo by: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office  The Brief A small plane made an emergency landing on Monday afternoon at the intersection of Plymouth Avenue and Jacobs Road near DeLand High School, sending two people to the hospital, authorities said. The aircraft came down around 2 p.m., leaving visible skid marks in the dirt and the plane resting on its side with a door hanging open, according to video from the scene.  What we know: Police said both people on board

The Brief The St. Cloud Police Department said a man on a scooter has died after he was hit by multiple vehicles on Saturday. None of those vehicles stopped after the collisions, authorities said. Police are now asking for the public’s help with anyone who had details on what happened, and who may have struck the man. What we know: Police identified the man as 48-year-old Angel Sanchez. Sanchez was on a “Razor-type scooter on or near Old Canoe Creek

A teen and a young adult were shot while trying to sell vape pens on Sunday, according to the Casselberry Police Department. Multiple agencies responded to the area near Howell Branch Road and Lake Ann Lane around 8:20 a.m. regarding an aggravated battery involving a weapon. Upon arriving, Casselberry police officers made contact with two victims who were injured. A 19-year-old victim was taken to a hospital with injuries to the chest and left arm. A 17-year-old was treated by

Orange County deputies arrested a man in connection with the stabbing death of 45-year-old DeGwendolyn “Gwen” Floyd in her Pine Hills home. Deputies found Floyd around 11 p.m. on Nov. 28 while responding to a stabbing reported out of the 2800 block of Rockingham Circle, the sheriff’s office said. She was then taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. TDJ, 33, was taken into custody on Friday after detectives identified Jones through video surveillance and phone records showing he communicated

A woman was arrested Sunday on DUI charges after a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday evening to a hit-and-run crash. Deputies said the victim’s vehicle was struck by a white sedan, driven by SM, at a “low rate of speed.” M reversed and then struck the victim’s vehicle again before driving down I-95 at 30 mph, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies located M and