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Photo by:(Orlando Fire Department) A fire at an Orlando condominium complex displaced 26 people on Sunday, according to a news release. Orlando Fire Department officials said they responded to the complex located at the 4300 block of South Kirkman Road. Crews at the scene said 10 units were affected by the fire that displaced 17 adults and 9 children. According to the release, the Red Cross has been notified to help assist those affected. No other details were listed. News 6

 A fire broke out early Sunday at a home in Lake County, according to a news release. Officials from Leesburg Fire Rescue said they responded around 3 a.m. to Margaret Drive, where the second floor of the home was fully involved. According to the release, crews from Tavares Fire Department and Lake County Fire Rescue assisted with the fire that has since been put out. “Crews were able to make a quick stop on the fire, containing it to the area

A driver was killed and another was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision early Sunday morning in Columbia County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, both vehicles were traveling west on I-10 near mile marker 304 around 4 a.m. Troopers say the driver of a sedan, a 29-year-old woman from Lake City, hit the back of an SUV driven by a 36-year-old man from Jacksonville. The collision sent the sedan into the eastbound lanes. One of the drivers was pronounced

A woman was arrested Saturday morning after Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say she attempted to hit another woman with her car. The victim told deputies that DR, 25, hit her with her vehicle, causing her to jump on the hood of the car to prevent being run over. The victim then said she held onto the windshield wiper, causing it to break off. Deputies say the victim still had the windshield wiper in her hand when they responded to the

A late-night shooting in Lake Worth Beach left a woman dead and investigators searching for answers. Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office say they responded to the 700 block of South Dixie Highway just before midnight for reports of a shooting. Authorities say they located a woman dead upon arrival from apparent gunshot wounds. Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division say the investigation is ongoing. The suspect and motive is unknown at this time. PBSO urges anyone with

Riviera Beach police identified the victims of a Saturday afternoon crash that killed one teen on a mini bike and injured another. According to a news release from the Riviera Beach Police Department (RBPD), a motorist called 911 to report a crash on the 600 block of West Blue Heron Blvd. just before 3 p.m. Officers say a 16-year-old Douglas Lundy of Riviera Beach was driving the mini bike with a 17-year-old passenger eastbound on Blue Heron Blvd. when the bike

Three people were seriously injured early Saturday morning in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 5:08 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Miami Gardens Drive, FHP Lt. Alex Camacho said. Camacho said two of the vehicles collided with the center median’s concrete barrier, blocking three travel lanes for a short time. Three occupants were taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital with serious injuries, authorities confirmed.

A 55-year-old man died Friday night after being struck by a vehicle in Miami, authorities said. The crash happened after 8:30 p.m. near Southwest 3rd Avenue and 24th Road, according to police. Responding units found the man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Miami Fire Rescue transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Police said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. The circumstances surrounding the

A motorcyclist was critically injured Sunday evening following a crash near Southwest 63rd Avenue and West Flagler Street, according to Miami police. Officers responded to the scene around 6:30 p.m. and found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Miami Fire Rescue transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he remains in critical condition. Police said the driver of the other vehicle involved stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. The cause of the crash is

Photo by: wsvn Three people have been displaced after a home went up in flames in Deerfield Beach. Approximately 35 firefighters of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue responded to the area along Southwest Second Court and Second Avenue, Sunday morning. While fire crews were able to extinguish the fire, various areas of the home were damaged by the smoke. 7News cameras captured burned parts of the exterior of the home. No injuries were reported. The American Red Cross is

Two people died and two others were airlifted to the hospital after a wrong-way crash on the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the crash occurred on the northbound lanes near Bird Road, Sunday morning . Troopers said the driver of a blue Honda was traveling in the wrong direction and crashed into a silver Toyota. The collision caused a third car, a white Toyota that was also driving in the wrong direction, to crash into

Authorities are searching for the person behind a shooting that left a 14-year-old boy injured in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of the incident near Southwest 192nd Street and 113th Place on Saturday night. Officials said the victim was walking in the neighborhood to grab dinner when he was shot in the hand by crossfire. “A male victim, juvenile, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his right hand,” said MDSO Deputy Joseph Peguero. “The