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Punta Gorda police are conducting an active investigation at the Good Shepherd Day School after a car drove into the playground area. According to the Punta Gorda Police Department, a car drove into the playground area, which is surrounded by a gate. No one was on the playground at the time. The Day School is at the Church of the Good Shepherd on West Henry Street. Police said they are currently trying to locate the driver. This is a developing

Photo: ocala-news A local veteran has been displaced after a fast-moving residential structure fire destroyed his mobile home in Ocala on Tuesday. Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) units were dispatched at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, following multiple 911 calls reporting smoke and flames visible in the 200 block of East Gleneagles Road. Firefighters reported seeing a large column of black smoke while still en route to the scene. Rescue 528 and Division 1 arrived at the location at

A motorcyclist has died following a traffic crash on Tuesday evening in Jackson County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. on U.S. 90 and Old U.S. Road. Troopers reported that a 67-year-old Louisiana man driving a pickup truck was attempting to turn left onto U.S. 90 from Old U.S. Road. The motorcyclist, a 38-year-old Grand Ridge man, was reported to have been traveling west on U.S. 90 when the truck turned in front

Two people were hospitalized after a water rescue in Cocoa Beach on Tuesday afternoon, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. Upon arrival, crews located four victims, including a child, in the water. Crews immediately began life-saving measures for two of the individuals. They were later transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The two victims were a 42-year-old male from Connecticut and a 34-year-old female from Ohio. “Despite the efforts of first responders and hospital staff, both

A North Port woman is facing hit-and-run charges after police say she hit and seriously injured a pedestrian April 12. According to a probable cause affidavit, shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, North Port police were called to Price Boulevard, near Purdue Street, after a 911 call reporting a crash. When police arrived, they discovered a man was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross the road. He was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators found pieces

A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Orange County Convention Center — just hours before the kickoff of Ulta Beauty World 2026. The fire was reported at approximately just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday. According to a convention center spokesperson, the fire appears to have originated from a booth in Hall E2. Orange County Fire Rescue responded and contained the fire to the area of origin. No injuries have been reported, and the official cause remains under investigation. Ulta

Three people including a child were hospitalized after a crash involving a Road Ranger and another vehicle on the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the Expressway near University Drive. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the Road Ranger was parked behind a trooper who was in the center lane with emergency lights activated assisting a disabled tractor-trailer. The trooper and Road Ranger were in the process of

A crash caused serious delays on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and traffic cameras. FHP said it was responding to a vehicle crash with injuries in the southbound lanes on I-95 before the exit for Interstate 395 and the Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836). It was not immediately clear who was injured, or what may have caused the crash. Video shows traffic almost at a complete standstill, with drivers squeezing by one

Authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on U.S. 1 in Cutler Bay early Wednesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 3:46 a.m. in the area of Southwest 184th Street. Troopers said that a man tried to cross the southbound lanes outside the crosswalk and was struck by a Kia SUV. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not released. Due to the crash, U.S. 1 was closed

Photo: MCSO A mulch-fueled inferno erupted in Palm City on Tuesday as crews battled a massive commercial truck fire. Firefighters with Martin County Fire Rescue were called to the scene near SW Long Drive around 2 p.m. following reports of a commercial truck engulfed in flames. When crews arrived, they found the vehicle ablaze, with the fire threatening to spread due to the close proximity of a large amount of landscaping mulch. The flammable nature of the mulch made containment a challenge

A U.S. Postal Service driver was ejected from a vehicle and transported to a hospital in serious condition following a crash involving a USPS vehicle and another car in Fort Lauderdale, authorities said. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the scene between Southwest 15th and 17th Streets on Fourth Avenue. According to officials, both drivers were transported to Broward Health Medical Center. Fort Lauderdale Police are still investigating the cause of the crash. Car Accident Injury? We’re Here to HelpA

The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 are shut down in central Florida after a semi truck overturned in the roadway. The crash happened at around 5 a.m. near mile-marker 335 at the Sumter-Marion County line, which is near The Villages. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver, identified as a 29-year-old man from Jacksonville, was hauling a load of pallets when he fell asleep and lost control of the truck. The driver suffered minor injuries, but did not go to