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An investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot in Southwest Miami-Dade on Friday night, deputies said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies received reports of a man who was shot in the area of Southwest 109th Avenue and 216th Street. Once they arrived at the scene, they found the man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body. Fire rescue crews then took the man to the a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his

A 73-year-old woman died Friday after losing consciousness in a medical episode behind the wheel. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at around 8:30 p.m., an elderly woman from Greenacres was traveling westbound on Nautica Isles Blvd. when she approached an SUV stopped due to slow traffic. Deputies say a medical episode rendered the woman unconscious, causing her to drift slightly northwest at a slow speed, impacting the back of the SUV. The driver of the SUV

Part of Clematis Street was blocked Friday night after police say a freight train struck and killed a pedestrian. Officers with the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) responded to an incident involving a pedestrian and a train just outside the West Palm Beach Brightline Station. According to officers, the incident happened along the 500 block of Clematis Street around 9 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a stopped East Coast Railway freight train blocking traffic. An individual was also located

Photo by: Local10 A quiet Saturday morning turned chaotic in Fort Lauderdale when an SUV and a car collided, sending a black Escalade crashing through a cement barrier and into the river near South Andrews Avenue and Davie Boulevard. Mimi Mora, who was waiting at a bus stop nearby, said she witnessed the moment of impact. “The next thing you know it was a whole big smash and when it happened, I saw it right on the side,” Mora said.

A man in his 20s was injured Saturday morning after a motorcycle crash on Pembroke Road in Hollywood, authorities confirmed. Hollywood Fire Rescue said medics responded around 10:30 a.m. to the 4800 block of Pembroke Road following reports of a traffic accident. According to Hollywood police, the motorcyclist swerved to avoid another vehicle, causing him to be ejected several feet from the bike. Fire Rescue units from HFR’s Station 31 arrived within minutes to assess the victim. Authorities said the

An investigation remains active and ongoing following a fatal shooting in Broward County. A witness who asked not to be identified told Local 10 News he saw multiple men with a ski mask and a gun holding up the cashier at the 7-Eleven off Sterling Road and Southwest 11th Avenue in Dania Beach around 7 p.m. Saturday. The thieves grabbed the cash register and ran out of the store, which is when the witness said another person who saw this

Photo by: wsvn Rescue crews have taken a driver to the hospital after an SUV and a Walmart tractor-trailer collided in Hollywood, officials said. Hollywood Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along the 2600 block of Sheridan Street, at around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday. First responders had to extricate the driver of the black Honda C-RV involved in the wreck. Paramedics transported the injured driver to Memorial Rehional Hospital as a trauma alert. Their

Photo by: wsvn Police said they were forced to fire at a knife-wielding man who charged at them in North Miami Beach, sending him to the hospital. North Miami Beach Police units responded to calls of a person stabbed near the 1600 block of Northeast 164th Street, at around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday. Upon officers’ arrival, investigators said, the alleged victim was nowhere to be found. Moments later, police said, they made contact with the man, who was armed with

Photo by: marseille picture The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver who wrecked their car into a home on Marseille Drive early Saturday morning. The Escambia County Sheriff’s office said they tried to do a traffic stop on the car on Michigan Avenue, but the car fled from deputies. When the car took off, the deputy slowed down, but followed the car without emergency lights. The Sheriff’s office said the deputy then saw the car lose control

Photo by: Midway Fire District Three firefighters were injured during a mobile home fire in Holley on Saturday afternoon. The Holley-Navarre Fire District responded to the 3200 block of Bob Tolbert Road after receiving multiple calls about a mobile home on fire. According to Midway Fire District, the fire destroyed one mobile home and spread to a nearby residence. “The first home collapsed due to the intensity of the fire. Crews from Engines 41 and 45 launched an aggressive attack,

Photo by: Hernando County Fire Rescue  Two men were treated for smoke inhalation after an early-morning mobile home fire in Brooksville on Saturday, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. Crews responded to a home on Golddust Road at around 5:30 a.m. and were met with heavy smoke coming from the front bedroom of the mobile home. Firefighters were able to get the flames under control within a few hours, and HCFR said all of the home’s occupants were able to escape

Photo by: wfla Two dogs have died, and two cats remain accounted for after a house fire in Spring Hill Sunday night. The Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire around 8:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Eastpoint Court. According to crews, a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the home and called 911. HCFR arrived and found heavy smoke coming from the front of the home. “An aggressive offensive strategy was initiated, quickly knocking down the