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A Marion County man claims he sustained significant personal injuries after he tripped over an aisle cap while switching aisles. Attorneys representing JH have filed a lawsuit against Holiday CVS, LLC, (which does business as CVS Drug Store #5231), in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on September 4. According to the complaint, H, who is identified as a Marion County resident, was visiting the CVS located 7563 SE Maricamp Road in Ocala on February 5, 2025, at

A major crash on I-4 near downtown Orlando is causing delays for westbound drivers. Police responded to the crash around 7 a.m. on Thursday. Three of the right lanes are blocked off near the Kaley Street exit. Drivers should expect delays moving through downtown Orlando near Colonial Drive on the westbound side. The I-4 westbound express lanes are the fastest way around the crash. Drivers need to enter those in downtown Orlando before they get on I-4 westbound or near

A 20-year-old man is dead after being hit and killed while riding his bike on Colonial Drive in Orange County, FHP says. According to state troopers, the crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Colonial Drive near St. Catherine Avenue in Christmas. They say an 18-year-old girl was driving eastbound on Colonial Drive in the inside lane. Troopers say the 20-year-old man riding the bike was just ahead of her in the travel lane, but did not have any

Photo by: Local10 A Pembroke Pines police patrol car was involved in a crash Thursday morning with two other vehicles, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. According to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue, the crash occurred at Southwest 96th Avenue and Pines Boulevard. First responders said there was moderate damage to all three vehicles. One person was evaluated at the scene and declined to be transported to the hospital, while the officer was transported to Memorial Hospital West with a

Photo by: (Jesse Hanson/News4JAX) A man who was asleep in bed Wednesday night was shot in the leg when police say a gunman in an SUV stopped outside the home and fired more than 10 shots at the house. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported around 11:30 p.m. on Lauder Avenue in the Riverview area of Northwest Jacksonville. The man, who is in his 20s, was taken to a hospital and is expected to be OK.

One woman was killed and another person was taken to their hospital following a violent rollover crash that shut down all southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway in Hialeah Gardens for hours, authorities said A traffic camera captured southbound traffic at a standstill near the West Okeechobee Road, just after 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday. The crash took place south of the Northwest 103rd Street exit and has also led to westbound lane closures of the Gratigny Parkway. According to the

Photo by: local10 A driver was taken into custody after he battered an officer, struck three vehicles and took off on foot while attempting to flee a traffic stop in North Miami Beach, police said. According to North Miami Beach Police, an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Northeast 172nd Street and 19th Avenue, at around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The driver, identified as 22-year-old JR, allegedly battered the officer and fled northbound, striking three

 A previously missing 13-year-old Mobile, Alabama, teen faces criminal charges after crashing her grandparents’ vehicle in Escambia County on Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol says the teen’s grandparents reported her missing to Mobile Police after they woke up in the morning to find her and their vehicle gone. The teen was found to have crashed her grandparent’s vehicle into a ditch on Pine Forest Road, according to FHP. FHP says she was treated for minor injuries at the Pediatric Unit at

Photo by: Escambia County Fire Rescue Emergency crews responded to a house fire in Escambia County on Wednesday afternoon. The fire happened at a two-story home on Indiana Avenue in Bellview around 2:40 p.m. A WEAR News crew saw Escambia County Fire Rescue (ECFR) on scene working to get the situation under control. All residents were out of the home when fire crews arrived said ECFR. “Fire crews are working to extinguish any hotspots,” the county said. According to ECFR,

Photo by WJXT News4JAX  The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a crash with injuries on I-295 North near Normandy Blvd. Wednesday afternoon. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, a child was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening condition. An image from the scene showed a light-colored SUV on the side of the highway in the trees. A Department of Transportation camera in the area showed heavy backups near Herlong Road around 6:20 p.m. This is a developing

One person was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a fire was reported at Fort King Middle School in Ocala on Wednesday. Ocala Fire Rescue crews say they responded to a structure fire at the school just before noon. The fire was already extinguished when firefighters arrived. Marion County Public Schools officials confirm the fire alarm was triggered by a smoking electronic soap dispenser. One building was temporarily evacuated. A student was hurt during the evacuation and taken to

One person is dead after a crash involving a vehicle and a tractor trailer near Canal Point, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue says. At around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, PBCFR responded to an accident on U.S. Highway 441 between Hole in the Wall Road and Morning Star Farms Road. A tractor trailer that had been carrying roughly 7,800 gallons on milk was on its side against the embankment, and milk was leaking onto a nearby field. There was no fuel spill.