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Photo: (WPEC) A crash at the intersection of Northlake Boulevard and Congress Avenue prompted a large police response Saturday and shut down part of Congress Avenue. A CBS12 News reporter at the scene described the crash as appearing to be serious, with numerous Palm Beach Gardens Police Department units responding to the area. Photos taken at the scene show a Toyota on its passenger side. CBS12 has reached out to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department for additional information and is awaiting a response. Drivers are urged to

Photo: (WPEC) Multiple 911 calls sent officers rushing to a Port St. Lucie neighborhood at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, where police say an argument over a key ended with two men killed in a shootout. Officers with the Port St. Lucie Police Department say the shooting happened outside a home located at 1366 SE Rivergreen Circle. According to investigators, several people called 911 reporting shots fired. Neighbor O said she was getting ready for bed when she heard several rounds of gunfire. “I

Photo: (FDOT) A major crash is blocking all lanes on I-95 northbound in Martin County on Monday afternoon near Hobe Sound. According to Florida 511, the crash was reported on I-95 North at Exit 96 in the Hobe Sound area at 12:57 p.m. Florida 511 classified the incident as a major crash. As of the latest update, all lanes remained blocked. Photos from traffic cameras show the accident blocking lanes and causing a traffic delay down to mile marker 93.5. Legal Support for Car

Photo: (SLCFD) A driver was rescued and taken to a local hospital after becoming trapped inside an overturned vehicle near a St. Lucie County intersection on Monday. The St. Lucie County Fire District said its crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of Glades Cut Off Road and Selvitz Road on July 20. When firefighter-paramedics arrived, they found the vehicle resting in a ditch with one occupant trapped inside. Rescuers worked to safely extricate the individual from the wreckage. According to the

Photo: WPLG  A public bus crashed into a building, damaged pipes, and caused a gas leak that prompted street closures and evacuations on Monday morning in Miami Beach, according to police. Miami Beach fire rescue personnel took two people who suffered respiratory difficulties after the gas leak to the Mount Sinai Medical Center, according to police. Miami Beach police officers reported responding shortly after 4:10 a.m. to the 8600 block of Harding Avenue after the Miami-Dade transit bus crashed at

Photo: WPLG A man was arrested over the weekend after he shot his own brother in Plantation, police said. According to Plantation police, the shooting was reported Saturday afternoon at an apartment complex in the 4200 block of Northwest Fifth Street. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim, whose identity was redacted from the suspect’s arrest report, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. “Witnesses at the scene immediately identified the suspected shooter, who was safely taken into

Photo: Local10 Fort Lauderdale police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered Monday morning along a roadway. According to police, the department was called at about 8:15 a.m. about a body being found along the 2600 block of West Commercial Boulevard. Detectives said they discovered the man, identified as D, 20, had been killed in a hit-and-run crash and said the vehicle involved in the crash has since been recovered, although the driver remains at large.

Photo: WSVN One man was taken to the hospital and several pets are believed to be dead after a fire tore through a home in Coconut Creek overnight. According to officials, the fire broke out at a home on Palmetto Drive, off of Northwest Ninth Street, just around the corner from Broward College, at around 4:15 a.m. on Monday. Extensive damage could be seen to both the exterior and interior of the home. The property remained taped off as firefighters

Photo: WSVN A Deerfield Beach man is facing murder charges after investigators say he tracked down another man following an argument and shot him multiple times outside a residence Sunday evening. L, 27, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm after the shooting death of M, 25. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 5100 block of East Lakes Drive at approximately 7:12 p.m. after receiving a call

Photo: WSVN A driver has been rushed to the hospital after a Brightline train collided with their van. According to Hallandale Beach Police, the driver went around the gate crossing in the area near Dixie Highway and East Hallandale Beach Boulevard on Monday and was struck by the oncoming train. 7News cameras captured the work van and the Brightline train parked on the tracks following the collision. Paramedics rushed the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Holding Negligent Parties

Two men died Sunday on A1A about a mile south of Mickler Road when the SUVs they were driving collided head-on, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said a 38-year-old driver from Ponte Vedra Beach was headed north on A1A just before 5:30 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, he crossed the center line into the southbound lane, where his SUV collided head-on with another SUV. The 20-year-old driver of the SUV that was headed south died in the crash, and

Photo: GulfCoastNews Cape Coral firefighters responded to back-to-back residential fires on Sunday night, prompting a reminder of important safety tips. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, the first fire that crews responded to was caused by a candle left burning in a bathroom at the Siesta Lakes Apartments. The fire was limited primarily to smoke damage, and firefighters were able to ventilate the apartment. No injuries were reported in the first fire, and the residents were able to remain