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Fort Walton Beach police say they are investigating after a motorcyclist was reportedly killed in a crash on Saturday. Officers said around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Beal Parkway and Garnett Ave NE, a motorcycle and pickup truck crashed. They said the motorcyclist had been driving north on Beal Parkway, about to go through the intersection, as the pickup truck turned left off of Garnett Ave onto Beal Parkway. Fort Walton Beach police officers said when emergency medical personnel

Police have identified the man who shot and killed the mother of their three children before shooting himself while the children were home in northwest Miami-Dade on Saturday morning. Marcos Antonio Gonzalez, 40, has been identified as the shooter who took the life of Raiza Cajuso, 39. The two had been in a relationship, but had separated and were not living together at the time of the shooting, police confirmed. The fatal shots were fired at around 8:34 a.m., after Gonzalez showed

A fight over an attempted dog adoption escalated to an aggravated assault investigation, according to the Tampa Police Department. According to TPD, during an attempted dog adoption on Meadowbrook Avenue around noon on Saturday, two women got into an altercation, leading to one woman pulling a gun. Investigators said the two women gave conflicting statements about events leading up to the incident and that the firearm on the scene was seized as evidence. “As with all cases, the Tampa Police

An Amazon delivery driver was arrested for a hit-and-run in Northeast Miami-Dade that left a mother and her fourth month-old son hospitalized on Thursday. Miami-Dade Police said they arrested Sarahy Naybeth Parra-Ovalles, 45, on Friday and she is currently facing two counts of leaving the scene of a crash with bodily injury. After making it more than halfway into the intersection, Parra-Ovalles turned onto 7th from 191st in the opposite lanes of traffic and hit the woman and stroller, arrest documents said.

Photo by: FDOT A major crash on I-95 North in West Palm Beach caused traffic delays on Sunday morning. UPDATE: The crash has been cleared, and all lanes have been reopened. Florida 511 reported a crash on I-95 North, just before Exit 68, US-98 and Southern Boulevard, occurred at 10:17 a.m. No injuries have been reported at this time. After a car accident, you may be dealing with injuries, vehicle damage, and mounting medical bills. At Ovadia Law Group, we

A 32-year-old Mississippi man was seriously injured after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County on Sunday, according to FHP. FHP says he was traveling on the inside lane of westbound Interstate 10, in the area of the 34-mile marker when he lost control of his motorcycle, resulting in a crash. He was transported from the scene by helicopter, according to FHP. Motorcycle accidents often result in severe injuries and significant financial strain due to medical expenses

Photo by: WEAR/ ECSO Deputies responded to shots fired into a residence on Lloyd and North S Street in Escambia County on Saturday, according to ECSO. Deputies began pursuing the suspect’s vehicle and used a pit maneuver around 6 p.m. The driver lost control and the car flipped, then crashed at the corner of Jackson and Lynch Street, according to deputies. Deputies had to pull the people inside the car out from the wreckage, according to ECSO. Two people have

A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after a stabbing incident onTalledega Trail near a known drug house Sunday morning, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say deputies initially responded to a shots fired call Sunday morning. But investigators found two victims with stab wounds. According to the sheriff’s office, the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Deputies say the Narcotics Unit has responded to overdoses and served narcotics warrants for

A man was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident in front of the Walmart on Creighton Road Sunday night, according to Pensacola Police. Police say once they arrived around 8:20 p.m., the car involved had fled the scene. Witnesses described the hit-and-run vehicle as a white Toyota Sedan, which should have front-end damage, according to police. If anyone has any information regarding this crash, you are urged to contact the Pensacola Police at 850-435-1945 or CrimeStoppers at 850-433-7867. No further

A man was found shot dead in a Broward County driveway late Saturday morning. Just before 12 p.m., the Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fire Rescue were called out to a shooting near 2100 NW 28th St. in Oakland Park. When deputies arrived, they found Ammon Watson, 18, who had been shot dead in the driveway, BSO told CBS News Miami. Deputies quickly set a perimeter as BSO’s Crime Scene and Homicide Units investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Three men are facing federal charges for a drive-by shooting that happened nearly one year ago in St. Johns, Florida, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg said Nathaniel Thomas Hatcher, III, 28, and James Toney, 20, both from Jacksonville, participated in a drive-by shooting that occurred on I-95 on October 17, 2023. Both men are facing charges of committing a drive-by shooting and discharging a firearm in connection with a crime of violence. Hatcher also faces

Detectives said an argument over social media posts preceded an 18-year-old man’s decision to shoot his 17-year-old girlfriend’s 44-year-old father in Broward County. Lawan Jones was accused of shooting Keith B. Poole, shortly before 4:45 p.m., Monday, outside of the Poole’s family home at 1585 NE 28 St., in Pompano Beach’s Cresthaven neighborhood. Jones, who turns 19 in September, ran away with his girlfriend, Jessie Poole. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel took Keith Poole to Broward Health North, where a