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A Vice Principal and teacher at a Tampa middle school were arrested in connection to a child abuse investigation after a video showed the teacher put a child in a chokehold, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. On Jan. 18, officials said 39-year-old Bennie Leverett, a teacher at Progress Village Middle School, put a student in a chokehold, “restricting the student’s ability to breathe.” The Vice Principal, 41-year-old Tashiska Fabian, reportedly met with Leverett and the student after she

An accident on Back Beach Road caused traffic near Duplin Winery on Friday. According to the Bay County Traffic Management Center, the accident occurred in the eastbound lane on Panama City Beach Parkway @ North Glades Trail. The westbound lanes are blocked at Moylan Road and eastbound traffic is blocked at R Jackson Blvd. Emergence personnel is on the scene, officials said. Protecting Your Rights After a Car Accident After a car accident, navigating the legal system can be stressful

A double-shooting that killed one man and left another injured is under investigation in unincorporated Lake Worth. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said on Thursday at 9:45 p.m., deputies responded to several reports of shots fired near the intersection of Melaleuca Lane and Davis Road. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg along Davis Road. Following more leads, the sheriff’s office said deputies then came across the

Photo by: local10 City of Miami firefighters responded to an apartment building Friday morning after flames erupted inside a unit. According to Lt. Pete Sanchez, the fire was reported just after 10 a.m. at 8450 NE Miami Ct. “On arrival, crews found a two-story residential garden style apartment complex with heavy smoke and flames showing from the first floor,” Sanchez said in an email to Local 10 News. “Immediately, the incident was upgraded to a Code 1 working fire dispatching

A deadly crash shut down a portion of the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens late Friday morning into the afternoon hours. According to MDFR dispatch records, units responded to the scene, near Northwest 15th Avenue, just after 11:30 a.m. Authorities soon shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway just west of the Golden Glades interchange. Video from Sky 10 shows the Honda Accord sedan with side damage and a yellow tarp, along with Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Miami

Photo by: winknews A crash with injuries involving three vehicles, one of which was an oil tanker, has been cleared in Cape Coral. The crash was reported at around 9:30 a.m. on Friday and was located near Northeast 10th Place and Northeast Pine Island Road. Cape Coral Police Department said that they believe no serious injuries were involved. Initial reporting of the scene showed two vehicles with damage on the driver’s and front portions of the vehicles. According to the Florida Department

A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting in Orlando on Thursday evening, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.  The shooting happened at around 7:20 p.m. in the 1800 block of Americana Boulevard.  When deputies arrived, they found a 17-year-old who had been shot. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.  The investigation remains active and ongoing.  No other details have been released at this time.  This is a developing story.  Legal Representation for

Photo by: local10  A driver was involved in a rollover accident Friday morning after authorities said he crashed a pickup truck into the side of a house in northeast Miami-Dade. It happened near the intersection of Northeast Sixth Street and Northeast 157th Terrace, near the Golden Glades area. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed the single-vehicle crash occurred when a man lost control, causing the pickup truck to roll over after crashing into the home. The man sustained minor head lacerations but

 A bus driver and 14 students were involved in a serious crash Friday morning after a woman ran a stop sign, causing a collision in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 68-year-old Bushnell woman in a Ford Escort Wagon was traveling eastbound on CR-222 in Wildwood around 8:35 a.m. At the same time, a Sumter County school bus, operated by a 50-year-old Wildwood woman, was traveling south on CR-223. Troopers said the driver of the Ford ran

A motorcycle rider is out of the ICU days after police say he was left in the street to die after a hit-and-run in West Melbourne.  The accident happened over the weekend, and police arrested 24-year-old Rebekah Tate on Wednesday.  They also released a new photo on Thursday, showing what police say is the biker’s motorcycle lodged under the suspect’s car. Friends tell FOX 35 News that the victim is 34-year-old John Powell, who’s recovering at the hospital. He was

A 68-year-old Melbourne man was killed Thursday night in a Brevard County crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 7:50 p.m. on W King Street near Cox Road. According to a crash report, the man entered a crosswalk and was walking across W King Street in the path of an oncoming 2004 Cadillac CTS. The front of the vehicle hit the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said they are still determining what traffic

A Treasure Coast community is stepping up to help a family who lost three loved ones in a fire, including a 7-year-old child. “So, I start hollering and calling the kids name, and I’ll be damned. Two of them came out, and the rest of them passed away.,” said Joe Hamilton, who was living in the home at the time of the fire. Hamilton was able to make it out as well, but his girlfriend, her daughter, and her son