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Credit: Hernando County Fire Rescue Hernando County Fire crews are on the scene of a car crash after the vehicle erupted in flames.  Deputies and firefighters are at the scene on Tuesday morning at Vespa Way and U.S. 19 in Weeki Wachee. The car is in the exit lane of Weeki Wachee High School, and drivers should expect traffic delays in the area. Pictures from officials show the front of the car destroyed, and heavy flames and smoke coming from

The Brief A 23-year-old Florida smoke shop worker has been arrested after he allegedly kidnapped and beat several teens who are accused of previously burglarizing the store.  3 teens allegedly kidnapped, beaten in Orange County What we know: Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) responded to references of a kidnapping on the night of Jan. 16 at an Orlando home.  Officials said the complainant’s son’s friend, a 15-year-old boy, had been forcibly taken into a white, four-door sedan. The complainant believed the

Two lanes on Interstate 595 were closed Tuesday morning after a semi-truck lost control and spilled fuel on the roadway, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The semi-truck lost control while going eastbound on the wet roadway, just east of Florida’s Turnpike, and jackknifed, FHP said. No one was hurt, but about 100 gallons of fuel spilled onto the right shoulder due to a ruptured fuel tank. Two right lanes were blocked along with the exit ramp for State Road 84-Marina

Two pedestrians died after being hit by a train in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood on Monday night, according to police. It happened along North Miami Avenue, just north of 71st Street, just before 10:45 p.m. Miami police said the pedestrians, “a male and a female,” were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have not released their names or ages. Authorities did not say what type of train hit the pair or why they were on the tracks. Why You Need

A West Palm Beach police officer was shot early Tuesday morning while responding to an altercation inside a home, authorities confirmed. According to WPBPD spokesperson Rachel Leitao, officers responded to the scene of the altercation along the 300 block of Baker Drive around 2 a.m. Leitao said the officers were shot at as they arrived and one officer was struck by at least one bullet. “Responding officers came under gunfire from an individual inside the home. The officers did return

One person is dead after a crash on East Hanna Avenue, Monday night. According to the Tampa Police Department, East Hannah Avenue was closed from 22nd Street North to 30th Street North as officers were conducting a fatal crash investigation. The crash occurred around 9:16 p.m., and the East Hanna Avenue reopened around 2:47 a.m. TPD confirmed one person died in the crash. The Importance of Medical Documentation in Car Accident Cases Medical documentation is key to a successful car

A motorcyclist died Monday night after their bike crashed with a semi-truck on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said the crash took place at the intersection of Normandy Boulevard and Verna Boulevard around 8:21 p.m. The motorcyclist was headed west on Normandy Boulevard while the semi was heading east on the same roadway. The semi was in the center lane, the motorcycle was driving in the inside lane, JSO said. Police said the vehicles crashed

A sheriff’s office SUV appears to be involved in a crash causing delays on I-275 northbound, at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Live feeds from Florida Department of Transportation cameras Monday afternoon shows what appears to be a sheriff’s office SUV that struck the guardrail between north and southbound. The crash is on the Manatee County side of Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in the northbound lanes. While crews clean up the crash, only one lane is open. Northbound traffic is backed up

A family in Orange County is demanding changes to slow down drivers after a car slammed into their home late at night, sending a 77-year-old man back to the hospital just an hour after he had returned home. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened shortly after 2:20 a.m. on Blair Drive, near Dorscher Road. Investigators said the driver lost control after turning onto the street, sped through the yard and crashed into the house. The impact

Three people were shot and injured Monday afternoon in what Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey described as an “ambush.” Deputies said the shooting was reported in the area of Clearlake Road and Rosetine Street in Cocoa. According to Sheriff Wayne Ivey, deputies as well as Cocoa Police Department and Brevard County Fire Rescue responded to reports of shots fired and “multiple gunshot victims” around 4:30 p.m. “It appears that this was an ambush that took place,” Sheriff Ivey said, describing the shooting

A 43-year-old Deltona man was killed Monday night when his Tesla, which was stopped on Interstate 4 in Seminole County, was struck from behind by a semitrailer, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal crash happened around 9:25 p.m. on I-4 east near Lake Mary Boulevard. The FHP said a 2020 Tesla Model 3 was stopped in the center lane of I-4 east when it was rear-ended despite the driver of a semi trying to avoid the car. The semi

A high schooler is recovering at home after getting brutally beaten by a group of students at a Miami high school. Miami-Dade Schools Police responded to a fight at Miami Northwestern Senior High School at around 8 a.m. AS said she was exchanging words with a group of girls in the bathroom when she was suddenly attacked. “I was gushing blood,” said S. “Every time I blink, blood would be coming in my mouth. Blood would be running down my