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 The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected murder-suicide that left a woman and man dead. According to HCSO, on Wednesday night, their Communications Center received a call regarding two possibly dead people in a parking lot at the HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital at 6001 Webb Road.  Once on the scene, deputies found two dead people, a woman with gunshot wounds and a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. HCSO reported this appears to be an isolated incident with

 A man lying on the ground was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in a deadly hit-and-run. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) the hit-and-run occurred on NW 31st Ave in Oakland Park. Deputies say at around 6:30 a.m. on Monday its communication line received a report of a possible hit-and-run with injuries. BSO deputies and Oakland Fire Rescue responded to the scene where they found Fritznel Pericles lying in the parking lot with injuries that were

A 24-year-old woman was ejected from her vehicle and killed on County Road 484 in Ocala last night after her sedan entered the roadway’s median and overturned. The fatal accident took place near the intersection of CR 484 and S Magnolia Avenue in Ocala on Wednesday, August 14 at around 5:15 p.m. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman, who was from Belleview, was traveling eastbound on CR 484 in the outside lane when, for unknown

A deadly crash that had all of the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike shut down in Orlando has now been cleared. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pedestrian was killed and two other vehicles were involved. FHP says the crash happened at 3:43 a.m. on Thursday. The turnpike was closed for many hours, reopening at mile marker 261 around 8:30 a.m. FHP says the crash involved a semi-trailer, a SUV, and a pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at

An elderly pedestrian was killed in Ocala when a golf cart crashed into him on Wednesday morning near the On Top of the World community. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 93-year-old woman from Ocala was driving a golf cart on the eastbound path on Southwest 94th Street around 6:30 a.m. The cart crashed into the back of an 84-year-old man from Ocala. He died at the scene. This developing story will be updated as more information is learned. Being

A woman is dead after she lost control of her vehicle in Marion County Wednesday evening. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 24-year-old driver was traveling east on County Road 484 in the outside lane at around 5:30 near Belleview, when for unknown reason she lost control and went into the median and into the westbound lanes. The vehicle then overturned and crashed into the nearby trees. Fire rescue crews pronounced her dead at the scene. Being involved in a

Two men were injured Wednesday night in a shooting at a McDonald’s in Orange County, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies responded around 10 p.m. to a McDonald’s in the 5200 block of Silver Star Road. “One male accidentally discharged the weapon, injuring himself and another male,” the sheriff’s office said in a release. The two men, both in their 20s, were treated for minor injuries. No other information has been released. A negligent shooting can turn your life upside down

A 24-year-old Belleview woman died Wednesday when her vehicle overturned several times in a crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened on County Road 484 near S Magnolia Avenue. According to a crash report, the woman was traveling east on CR-484 when she lost control of her vehicle and went into the median, overturning across the westbound lanes and ending up in the tree line. The woman, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and pronounced dead

Photo by: winknews The Florida State Fire Marshal was on the scene of a fire caused by lithium-ion batteries in St. James City. The Matlacha/ Pine Island Fire District responded to the scene on Harpoon Lane at around 1:28 a.m. on Thursday. The Fire Marshal was called to the scene at 2:06 a.m., where the damages were assessed from the back of a camper on the property and the front of the mobile home. According to firefighters, the rest of

Authorities are investigating after a crash caused injuries and a roadblock in Lehigh Acres. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Homestead Road North near Taylor Lane in Lehigh Acres. It is unclear how many people were injured in the crash or how many vehicles were involved. Car accidents can turn your life upside down in an instant, leaving you with injuries, mounting medical bills, and emotional distress. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the challenges you face after

 A drug raid in Okeechobee County led to the arrest of two people on child abuse charges. Two toddlers were removed from a house in Okeechobee on Tuesday, where deputies found fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia. The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said the target of the investigation was 23-year-old Antonio Bartell Jr. It started when concerned citizens reported that Bartell wasdistributing crack cocaine, cocaine, marijuana, fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics from his residence at 4026 Hwy. 441

A 34-year-old bicyclist was hit and killed in a crash Wednesday morning in Escambia County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. FHP states the bicyclist — a Pensacola man — was travellingon Chemstrand Road towardthe intersection of Breezy Acres Road around 6 a.m. He was not wearing any reflective clothing and the rear of his bike was without a red light, according to FHP. As a 24-year-old Jay man drove on Chemstrand Road in his sedan, the bicyclist was not visible