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Photo by: wsvn It was a chaotic night for a Hollywood neighborhood after lightning hit a home’s transformer, knocking down a power line and setting the home on fire. Hollywood Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the scene of the house fire along the 6800 block of Tyler Street, at around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Hollywood Police said a home caught on fire after lightning struck a transformer, causing the power line to fall on the home. Jessica Stanco, her

Photo by: Richard and Karen Richards An off-duty Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy died when a pickup truck he was driving and a flatbed tractor-trailer truck crashed on U.S. 301 Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the F-150 collided with the tractor-trailer south of McIntosh Road. The deputy driving the pickup died at the scene from their injuries. FHP said the driver of the tractor-trailer truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries. All lanes of U.S. 301 have been closed for the investigation,

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Saturday night after a shooting outside a restaurant, according to Lady Lake police. FOX 35 News is not naming the teen suspect because they are a minor. Police said officers arrested the teen after a short chase with help from the Fruitland Park Police Department.  “The officers handled it very professionally, and the gentleman was taken into custody without incident,” Police Chief Steven Hunt said. The shooting happened around 11 p.m., which is 2 hours

Port St. Lucie police are investigating a crash involving a school bus and a pickup truck Thursday morning. Six Morningside Elementary School students were on board at the time of the crash and a child was treated on scene for wrist injuries. The crash happened on the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 1 at the intersection of Southeast Crosstown Parkway at 8:14 a.m. There were no other injuries reported. Dedicated Legal Support for School Bus Accident VictimsSchool bus accidents can

Jacksonville police on Wednesday arrested a man facing a capital murder charge in the shooting of his uncle, a police news release states. Officers around 2 a.m. responded to a report of a person shot at 409 Smart St. and located Timotheus Danzy, 41, sitting outside the residence and Lawrence Arnold shot multiple times inside, the release states. Arnold, whose age was not given in the release, died of his wounds at the scene, the release states. Danzy was held

A 22-year-old Florida man has been charged with the shooting death of another man who tried to intervene in a fight involving a group of girls in Florida City. Miami-Dade Police said the shooting took place at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and that 47-year-old Johnny Lewis Stevenson Jr. had tried to break up a fight that involved his daughter. WTVJ reported. Kentarian Cross pulled out a gun and shot Stevenson, police said. Stevenson was hit in the stomach and taken

Photo by: WCJB Firefighters put out a fire on Dock Street in Cedar Key Thursday morning. At around 5:15 a.m., the Rusty Hook Bait Shop and Duncan’s on the Gulf Restaurant caught fire. Firefighters put out the fire, but the extent of the damages is unknown at this time. —Firefighters put out a fire This is a developing story, and will update when we have more information. Expert Legal Assistance for Fire Accident ClaimsFire accidents can cause devastating losses, from

Two women are accused of crashing a hotel room and trying to hit one of its employees with a car as they made their escape. According to the Sebastian Police Department, an investigating officer responded Monday to Capt Hirams, located at 1580 U.S. Highway 1, regarding a past burglary. The arrest affidavit says the investigator met with the front desk receptionist who explained that after clocking into work she noticed a hotel charge for two movies in room 107, one

Acrash on Interstate 95 near the Duval County-St. Johns County line Thursday morning has caused all northbound lanes on the interstate in the area to close, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. St. Johns County Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post that a semi-truck overturned on I-95 at mile marker 331, which is just north of County Road 210. “Command is reporting no injuries,” the post states. Drivers can get off at the CR-210 exit, travel up to State Road

Photo by: msn Two men in their 20s were involved in a crash early Thursday morning on Pinebrook Drive South, just west of Whitehouse. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene just before 4 a.m. Police said the red Ford truck they were riding in left the road, jumped a culvert, ran through a ditch, rolled over a fence and into a tree. One man was partially ejected and crushed by the truck. The other man was taken

A man was shot and killed Wednesday night at a Seminole County apartment complex, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies responded around 11:20 p.m. to 497 Sun Lake Circle in unincorporated Lake Mary, where they found the man dead inside an apartment. “A suspect, who has a connection to the victim, was quickly located by our Alert helicopter and apprehended after a traffic stop was executed on his vehicle. Authorities believe the incident is isolated and not random in nature,” the

Photo by: wsvn She complained to her landlord about leaks for years. They patched them but never fixed the problem, and then one day, the ceiling collapsed on her young daughter. What happens now? Tonight’s Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser. Diana chose to rent this house for a reason I have never heard. Diana Girald: “It was a main street, and it’s close to the Turnpike.” Lots of traffic flowing by. One thing Diana didn’t know when she moved