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Photo by: Martin County Fire Rescue Firefighters responded to a distressing scene on Tuesday morning after a bulldozer reportedly struck a man. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said at around 11 a.m., crews responded to SW 35th Street, off SW Deroe Avenue to help extricate the man. Upon arrival, emergency crews worked swiftly to free the injured man from the machinery. Once out, he was airlifted by helicopter to a trauma center in serious condition, MCFR said. The circumstances surrounding

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Four people died in a house fire in Plant City early Wednesday morning. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was called to a home on County Line Road by a person who said they were one of three people trapped inside. Firefighters arrived eight minutes later to find flames and smoke throughout the mobile home. Crews found three people inside and pulled them out through a bedroom window, but they did not survive. A fourth person

Photo by: Fox13news A man died after he was electrocuted at a work site on Tuesday, according to Tampa police. TPD said officers responded around 2 p.m. along Nedro Road, not far from Rowlett Park. One man was found dead at the scene while a second man also suffered an electric shock and went to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. OSHA is investigating. Electrocution accidents can cause severe injuries, leaving victims with lasting physical and emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law

Miami-Dade police investigated a shooting Tuesday morning that left one person injured. It happened at around 10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Northeast 117th Street, just south of North Miami. The victim, described by police as a male, was shot in the leg and taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, police said. Police didn’t specify his age. A Miami-Dade Police Department spokesperson said he was uncooperative. Authorities have not yet said whether they’ve identified a suspect or a motive.

Miami Beach police arrested a man on a DUI manslaughter charge Monday after they said he drove at nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed his Mercedes-Benz SUV into a palm tree in mid-July, killing his passenger. According to an arrest report, the crash happened just before 3 a.m. on July 10 at the curve of West 63rd Street and Alton Road. Police said North Beach resident Hakeem Jerrod Smith, 27, was driving a black Mercedes-Benz GLE350 above

 The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said two people have been shot at a restaurant in Brooksville. Deputies said the shooting happened on the 31000 block of Cortez Boulevard. The sheriff’s office said that an adult female died in the shooting, and an adult man had non-life-threatening injuries. HCSO says that they have arrested Donald Jamison, 21. He was charged with First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder, and Robbery. Deputies asked anyone with information on the shooting to contact Hernando

A Flagler County mom is facing a felony child neglect charge after her 3-year-old child was found playing in a kiddle pool while unsupervised.  A neighbor first discovered the toddler alone in the small pool at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday and contacted the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office after 20 minutes of unsuccessful attempts at knocking on the front door.  Flagler County deputies arrived, and that’s when the child’s mother – identified as 25-year-old Kassidy Wren – walked out of

A Florida woman is accused of stealing approximately $22,000 worth of jewelry from a woman she was providing home care for. Tiffany Mason, 34, was booked into a Sumter County jail on a felony larceny charge on Tuesday, according to an arrest report. The charge stems from a theft report the victim filed with deputies on June 19. When deputies arrived at the victim’s The Villages home, she told them she was missing five expensive rings, including an engagement ring

A Florida man is behind bars after deputies said he left his young daughter on the side of a road in Osceola County and took off overnight. Hector Serrano, Jr., 30, was arrested and booked into the Osceola County jail on a child neglect charge, jail records show. Shortly after midnight, Serrano was driving with his 10-year-old daughter when the two got into an argument, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez told FOX 35 News. Lopez said Serrano became upset with her and

 A victim Sarasota police described as “a juvenile” was hospitalized after a shooting early Tuesday morning. The shooting happened near the 1800 block of 29th street, according to a release from the Sarasota Police Department. The juvenile suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. Police did not release their gender or age. There is no word yet on what led up to the shooting. Experiencing a negligent shooting can be a traumatic and life-altering event. At Ovadia

What started as a reported road rage incident in Dunnellon spiraled into a chaotic arrest involving a man, his pit bull, a naked child, over $15,000 in discarded bills and enough fentanyl to kill over 4,000 people, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.  Josue Hernandez, 38, is facing several charges after the incident that unfolded in the area of 17000 SW Highway 484 on Saturday evening:  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a possible fight in the road stemming from a

Photo by: NBC2 Naples Fire Rescue says nine people are injured, and seven were taken to local hospitals, after a structural collapse at La Trattoria on 5th Avenue South in Naples around 6:44 p.m. Sunday. The Battalion Chief requested a Level 1 Mass Casualty Incident be dispatched. The restaurant was evacuated. Fire and EMS units checked the building for hazards. Ginanna Morris of Naples said, “We were going to come eat here, and I’m just glad we ended up doing other