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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

Two pilots, Edward Murphy and Ian Frederick Hofmann, died in a private jet crash near Naples, but their quick thinking and decisive actions saved countless lives on the ground. “Lost both engines. Emergency, making an emergency landing,” said one of the pilots as they realized the dire situation. The National Transportation Safety Board released the cockpit audio transcripts, revealing the pilots’ final moments as they attempted to land the powerless jet safely. “There’s some water right there,” a pilot suggested

A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a car in DeSoto County on Saturday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at around 6:06 a.m., troopers were called to a scene at U.S. Route 17 and Heard Street after reports of a car crash. FHP says a Ford Fiesta was traveling southbound on US-17 when the vehicle hit a 66-year-old male pedestrian, who was attempting to cross US-17 at a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the

A Port Charlotte man was arrested and accused of DUI after crashing his car into another car in the pickup line at a North Port school on Friday. North Port police say that TW, 29, crashed his car into another in the student pickup line at Atwater Elementary School. Police say W told them he crashed his car and that he was too drunk to complete standard field sobriety tests. This is Williams’ third reported DUI. W was transported to

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the arrest of a 31-year-old woman from Callahan who faces child abuse charges after surveillance video captured her “aggressively” handling multiple kids at a daycare in Yulee. According to the agency, an investigation revealed that KM, 31, would fully cover some of the children under her care with blankets, would forcibly push kids’ heads into the ground, and was also seen yanking another child’s legs. The investigation began on Aug. 29 when the

A Winter Garden woman was arrested for causing a three-car crash while DUI, after which she spit and kicked at officers.  Officers responded to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Citrus Tower and North Ridge Boulevards at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, according to an arrest report from the Clermont Police Department. A detective had determined that 48-year-old SN sped through a red light and struck another vehicle. The impact caused this vehicle to roll until it hit a

A School District of Lee County bus with students on board was involved in a crash Friday morning in Bonita Springs. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the crash involving a school bus and a vehicle happened on US-41 at Pelican Landing Parkway. The school district confirmed 22 students were on board at the time of the crash when the bus was rear-ended. No injuries were reported. Legal Help for Victims of School Bus AccidentsSchool bus accidents can be

A New York man is accused throwing glass bottles inside a Palm Coast liquor store when the store clerk refused to sell more alcohol to him, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened Wednesday after 2 p.m. at Sharps Discount Liquors in Palm Coast. According to the sheriff’s office, 38-year-old JK had purchased four liquor shots before returning to the store to buy more liquor. The store clerk refused to sell him more alcohol, and K began

A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder and weapons charges after police say he opened fire on another man during a confrontation near the Miami River earlier this year. Jail records obtained by Local 10 News on Friday show YSN is facing one count each of second-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon, illegal use of a firearm while committing a felony, and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place. On May 31, officers with the Miami Police