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Florida Highway Patrol needs help in locating a truck driver, who’s suspected of hitting a parked vehicle in a Pensacola neighborhood Friday morning. Around 1:38 a.m. on Friday, FHP says a white, crew cab pickup truck with a white camper top was traveling southbound on Sarah Drive. FHP says the driver hit a black Cadillac CTS that was parked nearby before driving into the front yard of a home. A doorbell camera captured the driver leaving the scene. The public

Photo by: Hernando County Fire Rescue  At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, two vehicles collided on Mariner Blvd in Spring Hill, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. Less than 12 hours later, it happened again, on the same street. The first crash occurred near the intersection with Springwood Road and involved a Dodge Charger and a Chevrolet truck. Crews arrived to find the truck rolled on its side with the occupant stuck in the cab. First responders stabilized the vehicle and were

Three men were hospitalized with serious injuries after a car going 100 mph slid off the road into a tree, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, a 25-year-old Tampa man was traveling southbound on I-75 in a Dodge Charger. Police said his car’s tires were bald and he was speeding while the highway was wet after heavy rainstorms across Tampa Bay. The driver lost control of the Charger, spun out and off the highway, struck

A man was killed in Bradenton early Sunday morning, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a residence on 60th Avenue Drive East at around 2 a.m. and found two injured men. One was suffering multiple stab wounds and the other had a laceration to his head. The men were transported to separate hospitals for treatment, and despite life-saving efforts, the 40-year-old with stab wounds was pronounced dead a few hours later. He was later identified by MCSO

A homicide investigation was launched Sunday after a man was shot while in his car with a toddler also inside, the St. Petersburg Police Department said. Police said they were initially dispatched to a call regarding a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car at an auto shop on Emerson Avenue South. The crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7. When first responders arrived, they said they discovered the driver of the crashed vehicle, TH, 21,

 A Cape San Blas staple caught fire early Sunday morning. Gulf County Fire Rescue officials were called to the Cape Tradin’ Post at around 6:45 Sunday morning, Mike Barrett, South Gulf County Fire Rescue fire chief, told NewsChannel 7. “Upon arrival, I found three-fourths of the front building on fire already into the roof,” Barrett said. Karah Bradley grew up going to the trading post, she told NewsChannel 7. “I actually turned the road at the stump hole and saw

Charlotte County Fire and EMS put out a house fire caused by an electrical accident in the garage on Sunday morning. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, fire crews were dispatched to a home on Mindanao Lane in Punta Gorda at around 10:03 a.m. after the homeowner heard multiple loud bangs and discovered smoke and flames coming from the garage. CCF and EMS arrived on the scene and quickly went to work, fighting the fire and ventilating the structure through

The Brief The man accused of shooting his coworker in the neck in Volusia County was arrested on Saturday after turning himself in, deputies with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) say.  AHG, 45, was arrested on a felony warrant for attempted homicide following the incident. What led to the shooting? The backstory: Officials said deputies responded around 6:20 p.m. to 653 Glenhaven Ave., where they found a man conscious and alert with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was seated in the driver’s

A Texas man was arrested for drunk driving on Saturday in Pinellas County after hitting and killing a man on an electric bike, authorities said. At about 3:05 a.m., a Chevy Silverado, driven by RC Self, 36, of Texas, was traveling eastbound on Gandy Boulevard, a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report stated. At the intersection of 4th Street North, the Self overtook and hit a 43-year-old St. Petersburg man traveling eastbound on an electric cycle.  The cyclist was taken to an

A bar tab dispute at a local establishment ended in violence on Aug. 31, leaving the owner shaken and one man facing attempted murder charges. Police say JR was arrested after allegedly stabbing another man during an argument outside Grumpy’s Underground. Investigators said the fight began when friends of the victim believed they were overcharged for drinks. Although a manager resolved the tab issue, R allegedly continued shouting at the victim, challenging him to fight. Amanda Fields, the bar’s owner,

A man was killed and another suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Friday night in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 10 p.m. on County Road 439 near Live Oak Ranch Road, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, a sedan with two occupants — a 28-year-old Belleview man driving and a 29-year-old Crestview man riding as a passenger — was traveling northbound on C.R. 439 at a high rate of speed,

Photo by: (MCFR)  Marion County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Fire Rescue was received multiple calls to 25900 block of SE Highway 42 around 6:42 a.m. Firefighters arrived on scene at 6:51 a.m. to find the home 50% engulfed in flames and a nearby shed fully ablaze. Crews battled the flames and had the fire under control at 7:45 a.m. There were no occupants inside the home or injuries reported. The cause and