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A lucky dog is on the road to recovery after a trailer fire almost took his life. Davie Fire Rescue officials responded to a kitchen fire early Saturday morning at the 11300 block of Southwest Ninth Court. Upon arrival, crews found a Great Dane unresponsive inside the home. Fire crews pulled him out of the home and quickly provided him oxygen Soon enough, the dog was able to regain consciousness and has now begun to recover. Officials shared photos of

Two Flomaton residents are seriously injured after a crash involving two pickup trucks in Escambia County on Monday morning. Troopers say the crash occurred on Tedder Road around 5:45 a.m. when a westbound pickup truck, driven by a 50-year-old Flomaton man, failed to maintain a single lane and collided with an eastbound pickup truck. The second pickup truck was driven by a 37-year-old Flomaton woman. The impact caused the first vehicle to overturn and come to rest on its passenger

A dog owner was stabbed by another dog owner Sunday morning after their dogs got into a fight, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said they received a 911 call around 7:15 a.m. reporting that someone was stabbed at a dog park at the Solé at Brandon apartments. According to investigators, a dog fight led to one of the owners stabbing the other owner. The owner who was stabbed is in “stable condition.” No one has been arrested as

A multi-vehicle crash on westbound I-4 in Hillsborough County is causing a severe slowdown for drivers in the area. The “major” crash was first reported at around 2 p.m. on Monday, according to data from the Florida Department of Transportation. The crash site is before the I-75 and I-4 interchange near mile marker nine. Traffic cameras show a large first responder presence blocking three right lanes and directing cars around the scene. Legal Help After a Car Accident InjuryCar accidents

Miami police said they were investigating a call about a man shot in the area of Northwest 15th Avenue and 61st Street. A man was shot and rushed to the hospital in critical condition in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood on Monday, authorities said. Miami police said they were investigating a call about a man shot in the area of Northwest 15th Avenue and 61st Street. Miami Fire Rescue confirmed that one person was found suffering from “several gunshot wounds.” He

Deputies say impairment led to a deadly Sunday night crash after a 30-year-old Palm Beach Gardens woman slammed into a traffic signal pole on Old Dixie Highway. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at around 8 p.m. Sunday, 30-year-old Nicole Currivan was driving northbound on Old Dixie Highway when her car veered and struck a concrete curb at the intersection of Northlake Boulevard in Lake Park. Deputies say the car continued northbound through the intersection and collided

 Authorities are investigating after an Okeechobee man was found shot dead in his car at Debbie Park Trailer Park. Deputies with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) say that at 3 a.m. Sunday dispatch received a 911 call reporting an unresponsive man in a car suffering a possible gunshot wound. Law enforcement reportedly responded to Debbie Park Trailer Park, at the 400 block of NE 31st Terrace, and located Santos Gaucin, 40, dead in his car. Initial reports indicated that

A St. Petersburg man was charged with a felony over the weekend after crashing his car into a home in Clearwater and then attempting to flee the scene, Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened just after midnight on Saturday, when 31-year-old AE M-J was traveling south on Keene Road in an Acura. Police didn’t say how fast the driver was going, but he went off the roadway near Hunt Lane and slammed through a fence at 1433 South Keene

A 42-year-old Pensacola woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter and other offenses following a fatal collision with a bicyclist on Sunday. Troopers say the incident occurred around 12:05 a.m. on Lillian Hwy near Stafford Lane when HMWs, driving a 2015 maroon Honda sedan, allegedly failed to maintain her lane and collided with a 51-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. W fled the scene, leaving behind a piece of her vehicle’s bumper, which helped authorities identify her, according to FHP. Troopers

A 7-year-old girl died Sunday evening after she and two other children were hit by a truck on a Tampa road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said a Chevy Silverado driver from Hialeah was traveling southbound on North 56th Street near the intersection of Society Park Boulevard just before 8 p.m. when three children ran across the road. An 11-year-old girl, an 8-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl were hit by the truck, investigators said. All three children were

Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando A tractor-trailer carrying tomatoes caught fire Monday on southbound I-75 near mile marker 333 in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the fire started around 2:30 a.m. due to a mechanical issue with the vehicle. The driver worked quickly to disconnect the tractor from the trailer, which prevented the fire from spreading to the tractor. The trailer became fully engulfed in flames, troopers said. Crews responded to the scene to manage the fire and

A 24-year-old man was killed in a fiery, head-on crash with a semi-truck on SR-50 in Groveland, FHP says. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 24-year-old driver was traveling eastbound on SR-50 just before 10:30 on Sunday night when he missed a curve near Sloans Ridge Rd. Troopers say the car then crossed into the westbound lanes, directly into the path of an oncoming semi-truck. The two vehicles collided head-on, causing the 24-year-old man’s car to become partially engulfed