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Courtesy: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.  The Brief Two dogs were rescued from a mobile home fire in Dover Thursday evening, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.  What we know: Firefighters said they responded to the fire just before 8 p.m. to a mobile home along Start Road 60 in Dover after receiving multiple 911 calls about a fire. Once they arrived at the scene, firefighters said they found heavy smoke coming from the home.  Crews said they were able to bring the

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue The Brief  A fire that tore through a manufactured home in Ruskin Thursday night is under investigation. According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, multiple people called 911 around 11 p.m. to report a manufactured home on fire at 18th Avenue SE in Ruskin. When firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames. The structure collapsed shortly after crews arrived, so they had to access remaining hot spots beneath the metal roof by air. HCFR says one person who

A deadly crash has shut down a portion of Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 7 a.m. on Friday morning near Hilda Street. Drivers should avoid that part of OBT and can use John Young Parkway as a detour. This is a developing story. How Ovadia Law Group Handles Complex Car Accident Cases Some car accident cases involve multiple parties, commercial vehicles, or disputed liability. At Ovadia Law Group, we

A five month old baby was seriously injured after it got caught in the middle of a domestic dispute that turned physical. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) says on Thursday, at about 10:56 a.m. they were notified by a detective from the Fort Pierce Police Department that a five month old infant was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Deputies say the medical evaluation revealed the baby was found to have a fractured skull, along with bruising

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting Friday that left two people dead. The victims’ bodies were found in the parking lot of a Walgreens on Northwest 95th Street and Seventh Avenue at about 2 a.m. after MDSO received a ShotSpotter alert. Deputies said they arrived at the scene and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. One was inside a vehicle and the other was lying on the ground. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel then responded to

 A 68-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Milton Thursday morning. It happened around 9:45 a.m. on Highway 90 near Anna Simpson Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck driven by a 71-year-old Milton man was stopped in traffic in the left turn lane on Highway 90 at the intersection of Anna Simpson Rd. The 68-year-old Milton man was traveling in the opposite direction on his motorcycle in the inside lane of Highway 90 approaching Anna

While Osceola County Fire Rescue was fighting a fire at a scrap yard on Thursday, they were called out to another fire about five minutes down the road. It was a shed fire in the area of Orange Vista Boulevard. “We came out here and saw nothing but smoke coming from the back,” said Thomas Peters, who lives in the neighborhood. Osceola County Fire Rescue said it was a shed fire and they were able to get it out quickly.

A girl was hit by a Pasco County Sheriff’s vehicle while riding her bicycle in Hudson Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The incident happened just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Little Road and Fivay Road, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said one of its deputies was turning onto Little Road from Fivay Road when the deputy hit a girl riding her bicycle. First responders spoke with witnesses at the scene, and assessed the girl

According to the Florida Highway Patrol. A rear-end crash caused a car to go through the fence of a Loves Travel Stop and hit three parked vehicles on Thursday. FHP said the crash happened on US 231 / SR 75NB. Allegedly, the driver was on his phone when he hit the car in front of him and crossed the median before coming to a stop in the southbound lanes facing west. All parties were taken to the hospital for injuries

Jacksonville police continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a teenage boy that occurred Tuesday night in a neighborhood near South Riverside and Lakewood. The shooting took place on Caljon Road, just off St. Augustine Road and south of Emerson Road. While the exact circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear, evidence shows the teen was shot at a home and then walked across the street before collapsing on the ground. Neighbors say they did not hear the gunshot but

A pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run incident on Southeast 16th Place near Southeast 21st Terrace in Cape Coral on Sunday. The driver reportedly confessed to police after initially fleeing the scene. RL, who recently moved to Cape Coral from Miami, expressed his concern about the driving habits in the area. “It’s like Fast and Furious out here. It’s crazy out here,” L said. “Everybody driving fast and in such a hurry. I don’t know what’s going on here. And

A Leesburg man was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly crashing into a ditch and walking into the woods, leaving his cell phone behind.  An officer responded to the intersection of County Road 561 and South Duncan Drive regarding a silver Honda Accord, later found to be driven by 50-year-old JWK, crashed in a ditch around 10:45 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Tavares Police Department. No one was in the vehicle when