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 A 30-year-old woman and three children were injured in a crash Thursday night in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, the crash happened around 11:19 p.m. on County Road 25A, near NW Bell Street. FHP said the woman was driving an SUV southbound on CR 25A before it drove off to the west shoulder. Officials said she then tried to get back on the lane, but “overcorrected,” causing the SUV to overturn. The woman and

Four Marion County Fire Rescue employees have been arrested following a violent hazing incident that allegedly occurred at a local fire station. On Sunday, November 16, the male victim was working at MCFR Station 21, which is located at 7884 SW 90th Street in Ocala, when several of his co-workers began “hazing” him, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. MCSO stated that the victim tried to ignore the other employees while focusing on his duties at the fire station.

Police in Fort Pierce are looking for a gunman after two people were hurt in a fiery crash overnight. According to a Facebook post by the Fort Pierce Police Department, officers at about 2:30 a.m. responded to the 1600 block of U.S. Highway 1 after receiving reports of a crash. Officers arrived and found a vehicle that had struck a concrete power pole and was engulfed in flames. Police said the occupants were able to exit the vehicle before the fire

On one of the busiest travel days of the year, four people were killed in separate crashes across Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, leading state troopers to investigate the incidents and urge caution on the roads. In Punta Gorda, a pickup truck hit and killed a 73-year-old woman who was crossing the street on Riverside Drive near Fairfield Avenue at sunset. The road is narrow, with trees and homes lining both sides. Troopers cleared

A fatal crash on Riverside Drive in Charlotte County Wednesday afternoon resulted in the death of a 73-year-old woman, prompting local residents to express their condolences and concerns about road safety. “There was a cop sitting here, multiple cops,” Erika Mercer, a resident, said. “It was taped off. I saw the body lying on the road.” Mercer encountered the scene as she was driving home from work around 5 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a 57-year-old man was driving down

he Fort Myers Police Department said they are investigating after one person was shot at the STARS Complex on Edison Avenue on Thanksgiving evening. They said the person shot has minor injuries. A reporter on scene saw a car being towed away. Police have not said if anyone is in custody. Why Ovadia Law Group is Your Advocate After a Shooting Accident Personal injuries caused by shooting accidents can be devastating, leaving victims with physical, emotional, and financial challenges. At

A 27-year-old woman was killed while two other adults and a child were hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash on Douglas Lane near Harold Avenue in Lehigh Acres early Friday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, three adults and a child were hit while walking by a 2014 Toyota sedan at 12:13 a.m. The driver is accused of driving on Douglas Lane at high speeds and hitting them. Another 27-year-old woman as well as a 31-year-old man and a 2-year-old,

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue  Marion County Fire Rescue successfully contained a shed fire in Silver Springs this week that threatened adjacent property and animals. The incident was reported on Monday, November 24, at approximately 4:47 p.m. Fire crews were dispatched to the 16900 block of SE 8th Place in reference to a shed fire. Crews from Battalion 2 and Engine 4 arrived on the scene just three minutes later, finding a 10 x 20 foot shed fully involved

A Leesburg woman was arrested after allegedly threatening her housemate with a baseball bat and stealing her things when she fled their residence.  Dispatchers got a call from a woman hiding in a bedroom at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. MM, 42, lived on the other side of their shared home but was armed with a baseball bat, upset about the housemate having a conversation with her boyfriend.

 Deputies took a woman into custody after, they said, she was caught on video stabbing another woman who refused to give her money at a restaurant in Northwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office units responded to reports of stabbing at in the area of Northwest 119th Street and 11th Avenue, at around 2:20 p.m., Wednesday. Surveillance video from inside the Fritanga Pinolandia captured the frightening encounter. Several customers could be seen standing on the far side of the restaurant. Some shielded

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said it arrested a man for shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the abdomen. Deputies said a local hospital notified them a pregnant woman was dropped off at the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the abdomen shortly after 5 a.m. on Nov. 22. Hospital staff reported a man fled immediately after bringing her to the hospital, per the report. Deputies said they identified the man as 44-year-old EP, who has been previously convicted

A man died after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Titusville, according to police. The crash occurred around 9:22 p.m. on South Washington Avenue (U.S. 1), near Columbia Boulevard (State Road 405), the Titusville Police Department said on social media. Bryan Jones, 68, of Titusville, was driving a 2011 Nissan northbound on S Washington Avenue when he rear-ended a 2005 Honda driven by a 57-year-old Cocoa man, the post states. Jones died from his injuries after the crash, police said. Preliminary