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A driver is accused of hitting electric boxes and leaving the scene at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Fowler Street in Fort Myers Tuesday morning. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, police are considering this a hit-and-run, but no one has been arrested. This happened around 2 a.m. The driver is accused of running away after the crash, according to FMPD, and the vehicle has been towed. Why You Need a Hit and Run Accident Lawyer Hit-and-run

The Brief The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in the parking lot of a Brooksville bar that hospitalized one man early on Saturday morning. What we know: Deputies responded to Tampa General Hospital in Brooksville where a man was suffering from gunshot wounds. They determined the shooting happened at Savage’s Bar & Grill, on East Jefferson St. Investigators say that the suspect took off in the victim’s white 2021 Dodge Ram Pickup truck. It has since been located. No arrests have

Photo by: (SLCSO) One person is in custody as the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office conducts a criminal traffic investigation on Monday. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO), its Paril Operations deputies are investigating near Avenue H and U.S. Highway 1. The sheriff’s office says they already have one suspect in custody. Deputies say the scene is active and that motorists should expect significant traffic delays in the area. The sheriff’s office asks that drivers use caution,

A tourist who was visiting from Chicago said he was viciously attacked and robbed by a man while walking down the sidewalk in Miami Beach, leacing to the suspect’s arrest. Security cameras outside the Sherbrooke Hotel captures a man wearing a pink hoodie and pants viciously attacking the alleged victim on Ninth Street, just east of Collins Avenue. The man’s girlfriend can be heard pleading with him to stop as he unloads several punches and kicks to the defenseless victim

Photo by: WEAR A 51-year-old Pensacola motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash early Monday morning. It happened around 4:45 a.m. at the intersection of Boone Street and Pensacola Blvd. between a Hyundai Tucson and a Harley Davidson. The Hyundai, driven by a 47-year-old Fort Walton Beach woman, was traveling west from Boone St to head south on Highway 29. FHP says the Hyundai entered the intersection into the path of the northbound Harley, driven by the 51-year-old Pensacola man,

 A bicyclist was killed in a collision with a train Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. The collision happened just after 3:30 p.m. on the CSX tracks south of U.S. 92, at the intersection of Eastside Drive in Lakeland. The area was blocked off with crime scene tape and multiple law enforcement vehicles were stationed by the tracks. Officials said the bicyclist was an “adult male” but did not provide his name or age. It’s

Fort Myers fire crews battled a fire that sparked in an apartment at a complex along Central Avenue. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, the fire was in a third-floor unit at Waterford Apartments, and crews were able to extinguish it, ensuring the fire didn’t rapidly spread. One person was being evaluated by Lee County EMS, and a fire investigator is working to determine the cause of the blaze, officials said. FMFD said it will provide updates when a

Phot by: Venice Fire Rescue A golf cart charger is being blamed for a house fire in Venice. Venice Fire Rescue and Sarasota Fire Department units were called Oct. 25 to a fire in a house in the 100 block of Medici Terrace. When firefighters arrived, they found a single-family home with heavy flames coming from the garage area. The homeowners stated they had plugged in their golf cart to charge; 10 minutes later, they smelled something burning in the

Photo by: (FDOT) A major crash on I-95 North has caused significant traffic disruptions just before Exit 71 at Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard on Monday morning. According to Florida 511, the incident, which occurred at around 11:24 a.m., resulted in the four left lanes being blocked — severely impacting northbound traffic flow. A CBS12 News viewer sent video from the scene. As of the latest update at 11:27 a.m., emergency response teams are on the scene, including a Road Ranger

Credit: Florida Highway Patrol A Hernando County man is dead after a driver swerved into oncoming traffic, hitting his car nearly head-on, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say this happened just after 6 a.m. Monday, a 24-year-old Davenport man was going northbound on U.S. 98 in Pasco County. Meanwhile, two Spring Hill men, ages 47 and 26, were driving in separate cars going southbound. FHP says the Davenport man swerved into the southbound lane and collided almost head-on

A Cutler Bay woman has been arrested on an attempted murder charge after authorities say she repeatedly stabbed a 15-year-old girl during a violent confrontation inside a home. According to the arrest report, 26-year-old LML was taken into custody after officers responded to a home in the 21000 block of SW 92nd Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities said the teenage victim was asleep in the living room when she woke up to find L going through her phone. When

Photo by: Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District Crews extinguished a car that caught fire on Pine Island on Friday. According to the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District, fire crews were dispatched to a car fire in Alden Pines in Pineland. When crews arrived, they found a car on fire. The car was emitting heavy flames that were spreading to nearby brush. The fire was quickly extinguished and prevented from spreading any further, the MPIFCD said. One person sustained minor injuries,