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Photo by: (FDOT) One person is in the hospital after a crash involving a semi-truck and a lawn maintenance truck in Martin County. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office the crash was on I-95 North near the Martin Highway exit. Due to the seriousness of the crash it caused major delays. Photos show a Room To Go semi-truck on the grassy shoulder as an emergency vehicle with a crane works to hoist the truck. Cones were also seen blocking

A 30-year-old man was arrested for Sunday’s shooting on West Gadsden Street. Pensacola Police identified RBas the shooting suspect. He’s been charged with the following. The shooting occurred around 6 a.m. on Sunday. Officers responded to gunshots that were heard in the area of West Gadsden Street. The city’s ShotSpotter system provided deputies with an exact location. When officers arrived, they found one adult was injured. Their injuries were non-life-threatening. According to police, the victim is still in “stable condition.”

A home caught fire on Jeffcott Street in Fort Myers on Wednesday evening. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, there were no injuries after heavy flames and smoke were at the house. Fort Myers Fire said that the homeowner ran and told their neighbor that the home was on fire, and the neighbor called 911. Lee County EMS aided the occupant, who was hysterical. FMFD is at the scene. Jeffcott Street is blocked off at this time. There was

Marion County jurors recently found a 21-year-old Ocala woman guilty of choking her mother and battering her brother during an argument over a video game console. On Thursday, August 28, members of the jury deliberated for 20 minutes before finding AD guilty of domestic battery by strangulation and an additional charge of battery. The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on April 24, 2024. On that date, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an Ocala residence in reference

Police are investigating after they say a fight among two roommates in Lauderhill ended with one of them being stabbed, possibly by a machete, on Wednesday morning. Lauderhill Police officials said officers responded to the 4100 block of Northwest 21st Street around 9:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds and another male with minor injuries. Both of them were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Police were able

The Ocala Police Department arrested a woman who left her three young children unattended in her apartment. The children were later rescued after a neighboring unit caught on fire. MG, 33, is being charged with child neglect without bodily harm. Ocala Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at Laurel Park Apartments early Wednesday morning after a resident reported smoke coming from a nearby unit. Firefighters say they found smoke coming from the front second-floor window of a two-story unit

 A 55-year-old Michigan man riding a motorcycle in Ormond Beach was killed in a crash Tuesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on U.S. 1 near Pine Tree Drive, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the motorcyclist was traveling south in the inside northbound lane of U.S. 1 as a 46-year-old Palm Coast man drove a sedan northbound on U.S. 1 in the same lane. As a result, the front of

 A family has been left displaced after a house fire erupted early Wednesday morning in North Lauderdale. According to North Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, the fire erupted at a home in the 6500 block of Harbour Road. Firefighters said a blow dryer was left on a bed and the mattress caught fire. No injuries were reported, however four children and four adults were displaced due to the damage. Why You Need a Fire Accident Lawyer After an InjuryFire accidents can

Photo by: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Firefighters and deputies in Monroe County responded to a boat fire outside a residence on Camino Real Street in Marathon early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said rescue crews arrived at the scene just before 2 a.m. to find a 20-foot boat fully engulfed in flames. They said the fire spread to a small section of the front of the home. Authorities confirmed that no one was inside the home

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said one person is dead after an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday morning in Bay County. According to the BCSO, it received several phone calls regarding a man walking on Webber Street with a magazine-fed shotgun. Callers reported strange behavior from the subject near Highway 231. Law enforcement says that at around 8:30 a.m., a deputy arrived at the scene in Fountain and made contact with the subject when the subject began firing at the deputy.

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a man died on U.S. 41 after being struck by a truck on Tuesday evening. FHP said a Ford F150, driven by a 53-year-old Ruskin man, was traveling northbound on U.S. 41, south of Fourth Avenue Southeast, shortly after 8 p.m. on Sept. 2. A 58-year-old Sun City Center man was walking across the highway and entered the path of the F150, according to officials. FHP said the F-150 hit the pedestrian who suffered

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an overnight stabbing. It happened on Olive Road around 1 a.m. The sheriff’s office says a man was stabbed in the upper chest in a home near Malibu Drive. Right now, investigators say he only told them the suspect is a tall, white man. They say he’s not cooperating much past that. No word yet on the severity of his injury. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group for Stabbing Accident Cases?When facing the aftermath