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Courtesy: Highlands County Fire Rescue. The Brief An Avon Park home was destroyed by a fire that started in the kitchen, according to Highlands County Fire Rescue. Fire crews responded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday to a burning single-family home on the 400 block of W Gobourne St. The only person inside was helped out of the home by first responders. Investigators say that the fire spread after a cooking accident. The duplex unit and a camper next door were both damaged

 A 35-year-old Clermont woman was seriously injured while bicycling Saturday morning when she was sideswiped by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 8 a.m. on County Road 455 west of County Road 561 in Lake County. According to troopers, the Clermont woman was biking east on the right edge of CR-455 when the right side of a vehicle sideswiped her. The vehicle then left the scene, troopers said. The woman

Photo by: (MCSO) At least one person is dead after a crash in Martin County on Tuesday afternoon. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reported a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a truck at the intersection of Allapattah Road and Warfield Boulevard. Emergency crews, including Martin County Fire Rescue, deputies, and traffic investigators, are on scene, and the area remains heavily impacted. Authorities have confirmed that the crash resulted in at least one fatality. The names of those involved

A prisoner serving a life sentence for attempted murder is now facing another attempted murder charge after officials said he repeatedly stabbed an officer at the Dade Correctional Institution. According to an arrest report, the attack happened just after 12:30 a.m. Monday in the G-Dormitory of the prison, located at 19000 SW 377th St., south of Florida City. In the report, a Florida Department of Corrections investigator stated that the officer noticed Jarvis Fortson, 44, out of his cell and

A 29-year-old man was arrested Monday after he allegedly intentionally struck a Miami Beach police officer while riding an electric scooter. According to his arrest report, the incident happened at about 5 p.m. Monday along the Beachwalk off 71st Street and Collins Avenue. Police said the officer, who was in full uniform, saw the suspect, NA, riding the standup electric scooter on the Beachwalk, which isn’t permitted, and stood in front of A and held out his hand, motioning him to

A motorcyclist died in a Baker County crash on Monday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s crash report, the man was driving a motorcycle around 10:45 a.m. on the east end of Woodlawn Road when he failed to negotiate the curve, causing him to run off the road. He ran into a traffic sign and a concrete culvert, FHP said. The man died on the scene. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group After a Motorcycle Accident Motorcycle accidents can lead

A 39-year-old Wesley Chapel man died after an SUV hit him while he was walking along a road. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a car, possibly a Toyota 4Runner or similar, was driving around 6 p.m. Sunday on Boyette Road while heading South.  The 39-year-old man was walking on the road edge and just north of Vienna Woods Lane when the car hit him. Authorities said that after the collision, the car fled the scene while the man was suffering

A 27-year-old paramedic from North Carolina was killed on I-95 in Brevard County after stopping to help a driver who was hit and killed while exiting his vehicle after a crash, FHP says. The Gaston County EMS department identified the paramedic as Mary Jolly. Jolly is being hailed as a good Samaritan for stopping to help. The entire Gaston County EMS department is mourning her loss. Mary was more than a colleague—she was family. According to the Florida Highway Patrol,

Photo by: wsvn Rescue crews took one person to the hospital after a fire broke out inside a South Miami-Dade townhome. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at the two-story structure near Southwest 286th Street and 132nd Court, just before 10 p.m. on Monday. Firefighters were able to put out the flames. Inside the home, crews found two people. Paramedics treated one person at the scene and transported the other to a local hospital. Officials

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Monday morning in a crash that shut down the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Homestead. The crash happened at around 3:04 a.m. in the area of Mile Marker 1. “A pedestrian was walking along the paved shoulder and entered onto the roadway,” the Florida Highway Patrol said. “An oncoming vehicle collided with the pedestrian within the left travel lane.” The pedestrian died at the scene. Their name was not immediately revealed. All northbound lanes

A crash with injuries on the northbound Turnpike in Palm Beach Gardens is slowing down traffic on Tuesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Mile Marker 110 at 6:08 a.m. In the latest update at 6:09 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the crash involved injuries. Steps to Take After a Car Accident Knowing what to do after a car accident can protect your rights. First, seek medical

Three cars were damaged at The Carlton of Fort Myers apartments after a child took their mom’s car and crashed it. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, a child “borrowed” their mom’s car without asking and hit three parked vehicles in the parking lot of the apartment complex. No injuries were reported. Residents of the apartment complex said that the child took the car while their mom was making a delivery. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the