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 Gainesville police arrested M LZ, 36, just after midnight on Sunday on charges of aggravated assault against his girlfriend. According to the arrest report, LZ accused the victim of cheating on him before breaking a mirror and placing a Corona beer bottle in her mouth, forcing her to drink it. Officers say he then hit the victim on her right cheek, which was visibly red, and followed her outside the house with a knife. The victim’s brother, who lives next

Phot by: (Bradford County Fire Rescue (Facebook))  Bradford County Fire Rescue units say that a structure fire is under control after responding to the scene Sunday evening. Callers report the fire started at a building near 16000 SW 85th Lane and began to spread to a nearby home. One pet has been rescued from the residence. BCFR asks that you avoid the area if possible. How Ovadia Law Group Supports Fire Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we provide comprehensive legal support

Detectives are investigating a Sunday morning shooting in Fort Pierce that left two people hospitalized. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO), at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Patrol Operations Deputies responded to the 2000 block of N. 21st Street in Fort Pierce for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies say they located two victims with gunshot wounds and transported them to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center for treatment. Deputies say the incident appears to be isolated with no

Firefighters in northwest Miami-Dade County attacked a backyard blaze Sunday morning as smoke billowed into the air. It occurred behind a home located near the intersection of Northwest 91st Street and Third Avenue. A wooden shed that was engulfed in flames was quickly extinguished a few moments later by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews. It didn’t take an investigator much time to find the cause. “it was caused by an e-bike, a lithium battery bike,” said MDFR Capt. Eddy Pacheco. “They’re

Card Sound Road was closed in both directions after a motorcyclist crashed and died on Sunday in Miami-Dade County. Deputies closed Card Sound Road from U.S. 1 in Florida City to State Road 905 in North Key Largo, according to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office. Further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash have not been released. All lanes have since reopened. Free Consultation: Why It Matters in Car Accident CasesAfter a car accident, you may feel uncertain

 A motorcyclist died on Sunday after a crash with a pickup truck in Lauderdale Lakes. The crash was reported just after 7:30 p.m. along West Oakland Park Boulevard near Northwest 35th Avenue, according to Claudinne Caro, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Caro said BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue personnel responded to the area after the crash. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, she said. BSO traffic homicide detectives responded to investigate the cause of

Photo by: wsvn Crews battled a massive fire at a junkyard in Opa-locka that torched cars and sent thick smoke into the sky. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze along the 12800 block of Alexandria Drive, at around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday. Celphone video captured the inferno as firefighters raced to control the fire. They needed foam trucks and water tenders to knock down the flames. No injuries were reported, but the fire left cars

A 35-year-old Pensacola man was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on Sunday morning in Escambia County. Troopers say the incident occurred around 2:27 a.m. when the man was driving a pickup truck eastbound on County Road 196 when he failed to stop at a stop sign and entered the path of a southbound semi truck on US-29. The semi-truck, driven by a 54-year-old Pensacola man, collided with the front right area of the pickup truck, according to FHP.

A single-vehicle crash in Escambia County on Saturday night led to the arrest of a 30-year-old Pensacola man, according to FHP. Troopers say the incident occured on E. Olive Road near Briese Lane and they responded around 9:50 p.m. after T J’J M’s sedan veered off the road and struck a large tree. M and two children, ages 3 and 7, were in the car, none of whom were wearing seatbelts or properly secured in child safety seats, according to

 A 36-year-old Whistler woman is dead after a crash in Escambia County on Friday morning. Troopers say the incident occurred on Interstate 10 near the 6.5 mile marker, where she ran off the roadway in a sedan and collided with the tree line. Emergency medical services transported her from the scene, but she was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. No further details have been released. Understanding Your Rights After a Car AccidentMany accident

A person died after being struck by a vehicle on Sunday following gunshots at a club in Winter Haven. According to the public information officer, early Sunday morning, Winter Haven police responded to multiple shots fired into the air outside of Kulture, located at 1780 First Street N. The PIO said that no gunshot victims have been found; however, when the shots were fired, the crowd dispersed. The PIO said that during this time, one individual was struck and killed

A 48-year-old Laurell Hill woman has died following a crash in Washington County early Friday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Nissan Rogue that was traveling east on U.S. 90 near Dalton Street drifted across the double yellow center lines into the westbound inside lane and collided with a Freightliner Cascadia. The driver of the Nissan, a 48-year-old woman was declared dead on scene. FHP says the driver of the Freightliner was not injured. How Ovadia Law Group