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Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has been found dead, officials said. 7Skyforce hovered over Metayer Bowen’s residence which police had surrounded on Wednesday afternoon. Coral Springs Police discovered her body while conducting a welfare check at her home located at the 800 block of NW 127th Avenue. Preliminary investigation determined that the incident was “domestic in nature,” according to officials. Metayer Bowen’s husband, Stephen Bowen, was taken into police custody. 7News cameras also captured investigators coming in and out

Two people were hospitalized after a car slammed into a United States Postal Service office in Pinecrest. The incident took place near South Dixie Highway and Killian Drive on Wednesday. Police said that the driver’s foot slipped from the brake and onto the gas, causing the car to hit the building. Two people sitting on a bench were hit, with one person and the driver taken to the hospital. Both are expected to be OK. Legal Help After a Car

Wednesday afternoon, Bay County Fire Rescue responded to reports of a house fire on Wood Valley Road. Dispatch received the call shortly before 1:15 p.m., and crews arrived on scene at 1:22 p.m. Bay County Fire Rescue responded with assistance from Panama City and Lynn Haven. While working to put out the fire, Crews face challenges such as wind speed and direction. Fire leaders applaud the response. “They were able to protect all the exposures and not let the fire

A child was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after jumping from a moving car on Highway 98 in Franklin County on Wednesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 7-year-old, who was riding in the back seat, unbuckled herself, climbed into the front passenger seat and tried to roll down the window. After her mother rolled it back up, troopers said the child opened the passenger door and jumped from the vehicle as it traveled about 55 mph, hitting the

The Florida Highway Patrol said a man died in Marion County on Wednesday evening after a pickup truck left the road and struck him while he was riding a lawnmower. FHP said the crash happened on NW 118th Street Road, near Reddick, around 6:45 p.m. when a Ford F-150, which was heading south on the roadway, “failed to negotiate” a sharp right curve. The pickup truck left the road, hit a traffic control sign, and then hit a 73-year-old man

Charlotte County fire crews battled a house fire on Orient Avenue on Wednesday morning. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, Charlotte County Fire & EMS crews responded to the home at 3:17 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in flames, with the roof already gone. Crews immediately began a defensive operation to contain the fire and protect surrounding homes. No injuries were reported in the blaze. The official cause of the fire remains undetermined, but preliminary

A child has died after being left in a vehicle in Winter Haven for an unknown amount of time, according to Winter Haven Police Department Public Information Officer (PIO) Jaime Brown. Officials said police and fire responded to a home at Ave N NW involving an infant left inside a vehicle at around 3:50 p.m. on March 31. When crews arrived, they started life-saving measures and transported the child to the hospital. The PIO later said the child had died.

A Wisconsin man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly attacked multiple individuals and attempted to throw one person off a hotel balcony in Panama City Beach. According to court documents, around 9 p.m., Will Hying, 19, forcibly entered a room at a Panama City Beach hotel. Officers with the Panama City Beach Police Department reported that as the occupants of the room attempted to make Hying leave, he refused and began attacking them. It was reported that Hying threw

P.M. rush drivers are stuck in over 8 miles of crawling traffic on I-75 southbound. Crews are working to clear a major crash at MM-184, between River Road and Sumter Blvd. Earlier live FDOT video feeds showed one vehicle completely upside down, blocking travel lanes on the interstate. North Port Fire Department Dispatch reports at least one person needing to be extricated. Currently, travel lanes blocked, with drivers passing on the right shoulder. Delays are exceeding 1 hour. Car Accident

All travel lanes of I-275 northbound are currently blocked with a major crash, at the entrance to Sunshine Skyway Bridge. At least one person was injured in the wreck, and transported to the hospital in an ambulance. As crews work to clear a the crash, drivers are forced over to the right shoulder for passing. Current delays are exceeding 30 minutes, with backups over 4 miles. Seeking Justice After a Car AccidentRecovering from a car accident injury is challenging, but

A woman in Gainesville faces felony assault charges after Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say she threatened a girl with an axe. According to the arrest report, C M, 45, forced her way into the victim’s bedroom by breaking the door handle. The victim told deputies that M said she was going to use the axe to kill her. M grabbed the girl by the throat and hit the victim with her hand many times until deputies arrived. M denied making

A 4-year-old child was flown to the hospital with a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the Okeechobee City Police Department, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office and Okeechobee Fire Rescue responded to Southeast 8th Street after receiving reports of a child suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. When law enforcement arrived, the child was found in critical condition and was airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center. The shooting remains under investigation, police said. Legal Support After a Shooting InjuryIf you