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A woman is dead after her vehicle overturned during a crash in Marion County on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the incident occurred when a sedan traveled directly into the path of an SUV and collided while attempting to make a left turn onto SW 110th Avenue. This resulted in the SUV traveling off the road and overturning. The passenger, identified as a 69-year-old woman, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene by the Marion

Heavy traffic delays are expected after a multi-vehicle crash along the Palmetto Expressway heading east closed off the southbound ramp to Interstate 95. Images from Chopper 6 showed major bumper to bumper traffic early Monday morning after at least three cars were involved in the crash. At this time, drivers are urged to seek an alternate route. Car accidents can have far-reaching consequences, impacting not just the victims but also their families. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the emotional

Photo:  WFTX FOX 4 Just before 8:00 Saturday night, residents along First Street saw a bright flash and heard an explosion, shortly after it began rain in downtown Fort Myers. Because FOX 4’s journalists live in the same areas they cover day in and day out, FOX 4 had the only crew on the scene to see periodic bursts of flames and showers of sparks, as the surrounding lighting, from street lights to lights inside homes, would flash on and

Photo by: Florida Department of Transportation The northbound lanes of State Road 429 in Apopka have reopened following a crash Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred in the northbound lanes of SR-429 just north of the Yothers Road overpass, near mile marker 35. Orange County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the crash. Traffic cameras in the area of the crash show several responding law enforcement officers and an emergency medical helicopter departing the scene shortly before 2 p.m. One person

Police are investigating after dispute led to a fatal shooting at a Mexican restaurant in Fort Lauderdale early Monday morning. The incident happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at Antojitos Mexicanos located at 3943 Davie Boulevard. Fort Lauderdale Police said it appeared there had been a verbal dispute between the suspect and victim that led to the shooting. Police didn’t release the victim’s identity but his brother identified him as a 54-year-old man. Images captured by NBC6 showed investigators walking in

Florida Highway Patrol is trying to find the driver they say was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that hit and killed a pedestrian on Ocoee Apopka Road Saturday night. According to FHP, a 2020 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck traveling southbound on Ocoee Apopka Road south of Demastus Lane hit a pedestrian who was lying in the roadway. Witnesses told FHP that the truck fled the scene. The 25-year-old Ocoee man hit by the truck was pronounced dead at

A staple in the Pensacola community and a local family business is closing its doors — at least for now. Shoreline Foods International Market and Deli on Main Street was damaged by a fire Friday night. It welcomed customers with open arms for decades. The two sisters, Katerina Vatsolakis and Chrisoula Vatsolakis-Jernigan, who still run the business say they have a long road ahead of them. But they’re grateful to the community for the outpouring of love and support. Everyone

A man was arrested on Saturday night following a stabbing that left his brother injured, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the 6800 block of Cornelius Lane just before midnight, where they found a man suffering from stab wounds to the hand and chest. Deputies determined it was a fight between two brothers. The suspect, 40-year-old Edward Pettway, was taken into custody. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. Petteway is

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The Chabad of Greater Orlando headquarters caught fire early Sunday afternoon, sending smoke and flames billowing into the air. Although the building itself was heavily damaged, six sacred Torah scrolls were rescued from the flames, leaders told FOX 35 Orlando. “The fact that we were able to retrieve all the six Torahs…is absolutely an act of grace from god”, said Rabbi Sholom Dubov, the executive director of the Chabad of Greater Orlando. Rabbi Dubov said that they had just recently

Two people were hospitalized Saturday after a shooting in Spring Hill, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened at about 4 p.m. in the area of Holiday Drive and Newhope Road, deputies said. Both people involved were taken to a hospital and are expected to be OK, deputies said. Everyone has been accounted for, and deputies said they are not looking for anyone else. A section of Holiday Drive will remain closed during the investigation. No other

Orange County deputies shot and killed a man early Saturday morning after that man ran at them with a knife, according to Sheriff John Mina. Deputies responded to the Intown Suites hotel at 1951 Central Florida Parkway around 4:30 a.m. after a woman said her boyfriend, a man in his 40s, was armed with a knife and threatening to harm himself. Sheriff Mina said deputies attempted to negotiate with the man and tried to get him to come out of