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Incident investigated outside EPIC Theatres at Lee Vista near airport A shooting was reported late Monday outside an Orlando movie theater. The incident happened at EPIC Theatres at Lee Vista off South Semoran Boulevard, north of Orlando International Airport. Orlando police were called to the area for a shooting, but the department has not released any details, including whether anyone was injured or taken into custody. Understanding Your Rights After a Shooting Injury Shooting injuries can leave lasting impacts, and understanding your legal rights

A person is dead after an early morning shooting in West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach Police say it happened around 3:30 Tuesday morning, near the intersection of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Australian Avenue. Police say when they got to the scene, they found one person shot to death. No other details have been released, including any details on the victim, or if the suspect has been arrested or not. If you have any information about this shooting, contact

A 54-year-old Milton woman is dead after her car veered off the road and collided with a power pole in Santa Rosa County on Monday afternoon. Troopers say the incident occurred at 1 p.m. on Highway 4 near Three Notch Trail when the sedan she was driving veered off the roadway for unknown reasons. The vehicle overturned and collided with a power utility pole, according to FHP. The driver was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Crash marks eighth traffic death involving a bicyclist this year, police say The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a bicyclist died Monday night after being hit by an SUV on Jacksonville’s Southside. According to police, the cyclist, a man in his late 20s, was riding his bike near the entrance of Cape House apartments by Hodges Boulevard, when a dark-colored SUV hit him before fleeing the scene. Medical crews with the Jacksonville Fire Rescue said the cyclist died at the scene.

An 80-year-old woman was killed in a crash Monday after authorities said a driver suffered a medical emergency and began going the wrong way on US-301 in Hillsborough County. The crash happened just before noon on Monday, Oct. 20, near the intersection of US-301 and Harney Baptist Church Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a 67-year-old Riverview woman who was driving a Nissan Altima began traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of US-301 due to a medical

Imagine waiting for your child to come home from school. You receive an alert that the bus has left the school, then get a call from an unknown number stating that your child has been injured and you need to meet the bus immediately. That’s what happened to A.S last Thursday. When she met the bus, she found her son, G, holding paper towels to his head, blood running down the side of his face. “He was holding paper towels

Three people have died after a multi-vehicle crash along Burnt Store Road North near Sands Road on Monday night, Cape Coral police said. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, a truck was driving south on Burnt Store Road around 8:25 p.m. Another truck pulling a trailer was driving north, and an SUV was also heading north, directly behind the truck with the trailer. The CCPD said that as the two trucks approached each other, the southbound truck drifted across the

A teacher from Pasco County accused of killing her son on Sunday told detectives that she “snapped” before strangling the 6-year-old to death, according to an affidavit from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. Justine Mroz, 40, called 911 just before 10 a.m. on Oct. 19 and told the dispatcher she killed her son and was trying to kill herself. Officers arrived to find Mroz with cuts and blood on her arms and the boy laying on the floor unresponsive. He was transported

Police have identified the driver who crashed into a ditch inside C.B. Smith Park. It happened late Saturday afternoon along the perimeter road on the park’s southwest side. According to police, 50-year-old Y.P. was behind the wheel when his vehicle went off the perimeter road and ended up partially submerged in the water. It happened near a child’s birthday party, where witnesses saw the crash occur. “This guy came around the corner doing about 60 or 80 miles per hour”

A Riviera Beach woman was killed early Monday morning when her car slammed into a tree on President Barack Obama Boulevard. The Riviera Beach Police Department (RBPD) said that the call came in at 1:51 a.m. from someone who witnessed the crash. Riviera Beach Fire Rescue arrived at the scene and pronounced the woman — 56-year-old M.D.A — dead. Police said the road was closed for several hours while the Traffic Fatality Unit conducted an on-scene investigation. Investigators learned that

A 32-year-old woman was behind bars on Monday in Miami-Dade County after she confessed to stabbing a man, records show. A man reported he was with his girlfriend when his ex-girlfriend confronted them, and T.G, stabbed him on Saturday, in Gladeview, records show. G “pulled out a knife and began to swing the knife rapidly towards him,” the victim reported, according to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy’s arrest report. The man accused G of stabbing him during the conflict, shortly before

A lucky dog is on the road to recovery after a trailer fire almost took his life. Davie Fire Rescue officials responded to a kitchen fire early Saturday morning at the 11300 block of Southwest Ninth Court. Upon arrival, crews found a Great Dane unresponsive inside the home. Fire crews pulled him out of the home and quickly provided him oxygen Soon enough, the dog was able to regain consciousness and has now begun to recover. Officials shared photos of