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Update: As of 5:03 p.m., all westbound lanes on I-4 appear to be back open as traffic begins to clear. A fatal crash is blocking one of the westbound lanes of I-4 in Dover, causing a serious slowdown on the way into Tampa. The crash was first reported at around 10:50 a.m. on Saturday near the ramp from Branch Forbes Road. All lanes were blocked for around two hours before all but the right lane were reopened. The Florida Highway

One man is dead and another is in critical condition following a late-night shooting Friday on Jacksonville’s Northside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Just after 10 p.m., JSO responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of West 23rd Street. When they arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. JSO said both victims were transported to a nearby hospital where one of the men later died from his injuries. The second victim remains in critical but

Photo by: wsvn A crash involving two vehicles shut down some eastbound lanes of State Road 826 near Northwest 17th Avenue in Miami Gardens, Friday afternoon. Just after 3:45 p.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol arrived at the scene. One person was trapped inside a vehicle but was safely removed by crews. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, one adult was transported to a local hospital following the crash. As emergency crews clear the scene, two eastbound side of

The Orlando Police Department arrested two sisters accused of assaulting a Frontier Airlines gate agent at Orlando International Airport, May 15. The sisters were ejected from the New Jersey-bound flight for intoxication and causing a disturbance before takeoff. The Orlando Police Department’s bodycam footage shows the aftermath of the alleged assault on the jet bridge. In the footage, the airline employee told police that the younger sister, K L, shouted expletives before shoving her, causing the elder sister to engage

A closed rollercoaster at Universal Studios caught on fire Friday morning. According to NBC affiliate WESH, the fire happened on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit coaster. The Orlando Fire Department said it was a small fire on the coasater’s tracks. The Rip Ride Rockit coaster first opened on Aug. 19, 2009, but was officially shut down on Aug. 17, 2025. It then began undergoing a demolition process. It is not known what caused the fire at this time. How Ovadia Law

 Phot by: (FL 511)  Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash on I-95 North in St. Johns County Friday afternoon. The crash happened between County Road 210 and Race Track Road. As of 2 p.m., the left lane was blocked. Lanes reopened around 5 p.m. There was also a separate crash on I-95 South at Mile Marker 331 before the rest stop, which was also causing backups in the area. What to Do After a Car Accident in

Photo by: FHP A man who was driving a black Toyota died after a car crash on the Palmetto Expressway, also known as State Road 826, on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the three-vehicle crash was on the southbound lanes of the Palmetto’s exit ramp to Sunset Drive, also known as Southwest 72nd Street. FHP troopers reported the Toyota crashed into a white Mazda sedan and a blue Ford sports utility vehicle, and collided

Credit: Citrus County Fire Rescue Multiple vehicles caught fire in a small lot in Citrus County on Thursday. At 7:02 p.m., Citrus County Fire Rescue were dispatched to reports of a vehicle fire in a small lot containing several parked cars that was located near a building on N. Florida Avenue and W. Biloxi Place in Dunnellon. At the scene, responders said they found the vehicles fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines and were able to prevent

Sheriff T.K. Waters said an officer attempted to talk to the woman about her running car, but the woman “escalated the verbal conversation to physical violence.” n a press conference Friday afternoon, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced the arrest of a woman accused of punching and biting an officer outside of an IDEA charter school on Tuesday. EM, 39, has been arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and operating a motor

A man is facing charges after cameras captured a wild brawl broke out at a Miami-Dade Publix on Thursday, authorities said. The chaos erupted inside the grocery store along Southwest 163rd Street and Southwest 95th Avenue. According to an arrest report, the store’s security guard said two groups were involved in a verbal altercation that quickly escalated to a fight. The suspect, 20-year-old CM, grabbed a metal shelf from a display and started beating three people with it, the report

Photo by: (FDOT)  A crash on the northbound Turnpike in West Palm Beach is delaying traffic on Friday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Mile Marker 105 at 8:23 a.m. In the latest update at 8:32 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked and traffic has been backed up to Mile Marker 103. No injuries have been reported at this time. Why You Need a Lawyer After a Car Accident Car accidents often involve complex

Photo by: local10 Two people were injured after a car crash on Friday morning in Coral Springs, according to police. Fire rescue personnel found the two injured at Sample Road and Woodside Drive and took them to Broward Health North. The condition of one of the injured was critical, according to the Coral Springs Police Department. Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mariana Ortiz contributed to this report. Experienced Legal Help After a Car Accident A car accident can leave you