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Photo by: local10 A couple says they are grateful to be alive after a hit-and-run crash sent their car into a pond in Orange County. The crash happened Saturday night near the intersection of Central Florida Parkway and West Taft Vineland Road. Mya Caetano and Sam Andrews were driving through the area when, they say, another vehicle suddenly appeared and struck them. “We shouldn’t even be talking to you right now. It’s incredible,” Caetano said. Caetano said the moments leading

Photo by: local10 Two of the three people injured in a violent crash in Fort Lauderdale remain hospitalized at Broward Health Medical Center, including one in critical condition. The crash happened around 4 a.m. Wednesday at Broward Boulevard and Seventh Avenue, leaving debris scattered across the road. Surveillance video shows a white BMW and a black Audi colliding at the intersection. The impact sent the BMW spinning into a fire truck stopped at a red light. “Whoever did that needs

Photo by: HCFR Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) brought a residential fire under control within minutes on Wednesday night. At 7:25 p.m., multiple callers reported flames and heavy smoke coming from the roof of a single-story home on Yorkshire Drive. The first arriving crew found heavy smoke and fire showing, then advanced hose lines into the structure. Firefighters had the blaze contained within 15 minutes. A search of the home confirmed there were no occupants inside. One civilian was evaluated

Photo by: Miami-Dade Fire rescue Fire rescue crews responded to an apartment fire in northwest Miami-Dade early Thursday morning. Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched to a one-story apartment building near the 15600 block of Northwest Second Avenue just after 5 a.m. Crews arrived at the scene, where they found smoke and flames coming from one of the units. Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines to extinguish the fire and checked adjacent apartments for any signs of the fire spreading,

Drivers in Miami-Dade County are facing delays Thursday morning due to multiple accidents affecting major highways. A crash on northbound Florida Turnpike near Northwest 95th Street is blocking the left lane. Motorists are advised to use U.S. 1 as an alternate route. On the westbound Palmetto Expressway just past Northwest 67th Avenue, another crash has left the left lane blocked. Traffic there is beginning to ease but delays remain. Additionally, the ramp to northbound I-95 at Northwest 81st Street is

A multi-vehicle crash is blocking the left lane on I-75 southbound at Fruitville Road. Wednesday morning rush drivers are stuck in slow traffic for over 5 miles, as crews work to clear the crash. Commuters should prepare for a delay of 25-30 minutes on I-75 south, approaching Fruitville Road. Legal Experience You Can Rely On Choosing the right car accident attorney is one of the most important decisions you can make after a crash. Ovadia Law Group brings experience, dedication,

 Officials with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office revealed new details in the stabbing incident that occurred at Walton Middle School on Tuesday morning. In a news conference, Sheriff Michael Adkinson said the suspect who is a seventh grade student was dropped off around 7:17 a.m. Tuesday. He said the school was not open at the time and the incident occurred during early drop-off. Shortly after he arrived, Adkinson said the suspect went into the bathroom and put on a mask that concealed

Photo by: (Florida Highway Patrol) One man is injured following a crash in Franklin County Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after noon on Sopchoppy Highway, FHP said. The driver’s vehicle left the road before over-correcting several times, causing the vehicle to roll over. FHP said it’s not known what caused the vehicle to leave the road. The driver, a 34-year-old man, was flown to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, according to FHP. Helping

 Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 23-year-old man is dead after a vehicle crash near Melrose Elementary School Wednesday morning. Troopers say the 23-year-old was traveling westbound on State Road 26 just after 2:30 a.m. The 23-year-old lost control of his sedan and drove off the roadway, hitting a sign and multiple trees. The sedan overturned on the westbound shoulder of State Road 26. Troopers say the man died. State Road 26 was closed in the area but has since

Photo by:  (WPEC) A person is dead after being struck by a train in West Palm Beach on Tuesday. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the incident involved a Tri-Rail and occurred at about 6:10 p.m. along Old Okeechobee Road near the Howard Community Park. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a person near the tracks who had sustained fatal injuries. The incident is under investigation, the West Palm Beach Police Department says. Legal Representation After

Courtesy: Troy Kane. The Brief  St. Petersburg police are asking for the public’s help after it determined a deadly house fire was caused by arson.  The backstory: The fire broke out at a home in the 3960 block of Neptune Drive Southeast in the Coquina Key neighborhood shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Sunday.  Four people were inside the house at the time.  Eighteen-year-old Angelina Anderson died from her injuries.  A 35-year-old woman was critically injured and is still recovering at the TGH

A man and woman, both Indian River County employees, were found shot to death in a parking lot behind a library in Vero Beach on Tuesday morning. Police responded just after 7 a.m. to the back parking lot of the Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st Street, and found both of the victims, dead at the scene. Just after 6 p.m., County Administrator John A. Titkanich, Jr. and Chairman Deryl Loar sent a statement that identified the victims as Danny