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Photo by: (WCFR Facebook) Walton County Fire officials responded to a structure fire on Monday. It happened near County Hwy 181 in Gaskin just after 3:00 p.m. When Walton County Fire Rescue (WCFR) firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a small metal shed on fire. Fire officials said the shed was serving as a home and was destroyed. We are told that the fire started to spread into the woods nearby, but crews put the flames out and prevented

An off-duty Edgewater police officer was shot and killed at a convenience store in Ormond-by-the-Sea on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials. Deputies said they responded to a Circle K located at Ocean Shore Boulevard and Wisteria Drive around 4 p.m. in reference to the shooting. According to the sheriff’s office, a man – later identified as DJ, 45 – was located and pronounced dead at the scene. According to Interim City Manager Joe Mahoney, Officer Jewell was off-duty

A house fire on Garland Way in Rotonda West led to the rescue of a dog named Rocky by his owner’s uncle, a fire medic, after neighbors called 911. Hailiey Krause, Rocky’s owner, was not home when the fire broke out. “We’re very grateful because it could have been a lot worse. I could’ve lost them, and our plan would have been horrible. He’s like my little child,” Krause said. Laurie Johnson, a neighbor, explained how the emergency services were

Martin County sheriff’s deputies rescued two people from a car that was fully submerged in water near Martin Highway on Sept. 12. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, two people were in a car that was traveling eastbound on Martin Highway on Friday night. The car was then hit by another car, and the impact of the crash forced the car into a deep, water-filled embankment. The car became fully submerged in the water, according to MCSO. The victims

A man was arrested on child neglect charges after being accused of crashing his car with three children inside in south Fort Myers and attempting to hide them by throwing them over a fence. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, LR Jr. crashed his car into a ditch on Linda Loma Drive and San Carlos Boulevard Saturday afternoon. Deputies say R ran to a stranger’s house after the crash and threw the children over a nearly six-foot-tall fence to

Photo by: (Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue) A man was rescued from a sinking boat on Monday. According to Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue, at around 12:30 p.m., a boat began to capsize in the Jupiter Inlet about 200 yards from shore. There was one person on board who needed rescuing. Two Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue lifeguards saw the capsized vessel and responded to the scene on rescue boards, where they saved the distressed boater by securing them into

The Brief A Florida woman was arrested on a battery charge after allegedly pushing a 73-year-old woman to the ground during a remembrance event in The Villages for Charlie Kirk, the outspoken conservative political activist who was shot and killed during a speaking event last week in Utah. Members of “The Villages MAGA Club” held a vigil on Sunday for K at a local medical center in Lake Sumter Landing. According to the arrest report, CBA, 56, attended the event

The Brief A car became stuck on its side after traveling off the roadway and colliding with a tree on Sunday night in Lake Mary, troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) say. What we know: According to a crash report from the FHP, a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse was traveling east in the parking lot of the Lake Mary Centre Plaza, which is located at 1697 Lake Emma Road, Lake Mary. Troopers say the car traveled off to the right and

A 78-year-old driver has died from injuries sustained in an accident that occurred on Jog Road in August, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says. According to the crash report, on Aug. 26, Tudor Ticiu was driving southbound on Jog Road in the left turning lane, as a 2004 Chevrolet was traveling northbound on Jog Road. Ticiu began to turn left into a Publix parking lot, but failed to yield to the oncoming vehicle. The front of the Chevrolet impacted

Firefighters responded to a fire that ignited a home at 3680 20th Ave. NE in Golden Gate Estates on Monday afternoon. According to the North Collier Fire Rescue District, several crews, including Greater Naples Fire, are on the scene, and a second alarm was called at 1:45 p.m. The second alarm was called due to water supply issues as water tenders were used, and due to modifications to the home and the heat index on Monday. Fire officials said there

A woman slapped a senior working at a McDonald’s in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood after the employee accidentally touched her dress while cleaning the restaurant, according to police. Miami police arrested TE, 43, of Lauderhill, on a charge of aggravated battery on a person 65 or older on Friday afternoon after they said her slap ― and the worker’s subsequent fall ― knocked the woman out. According to an arrest report, police responded to the Golden Arches at 299 SW Eighth

Two people are dead following a crash Sunday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 6:00 p.m. an 80-year-old pick-up truck driver from Bascom was traveling down State Road 2 east of Eden Road. While attempting to turn left into a private driveway, the truck hit a motorcyclist trying to pass in the left lane. Upon impact, both riders came off the motorcycle, and the truck crashed into a fence. The truck driver sustained minor injuries. The crash is