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A child is recovering in a South Florida hospital after being bitten by a dog several times on Wednesday. Police said the incident happened at a home near Northwest 56th Avenue in Lakeview Circle South in Margate, according to NBC affiliate WTVJ. The 7-year-old was airlifted to Broward General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials did not provide any additional details about the incident. Ovadia Law Group: Your Ally in Dog Bite Injury Cases Dog bite injuries can be traumatic and life-altering,

A son’s birthday celebration at DAER nightclub ended in tragedy after he returned to his family’s home, and his father was allegedly shot and killed by his own nephew. The Lantana Police Department (LPD) said that they were alerted to a possible homicide around 5:47 a.m. on January 12 at a home on Melody Lane. When officers arrived at the scene, they reported finding the suspect, identified as OM, 27, bleeding from the face and detained by witnesses. The probable

On the heels of an all-out brawl at a bar in Old Town early Sunday morning, TV20 received word of another fight at a different venue. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies told TV20 that as many as three women were involved in an altercation that went behind the bar during karaoke night at Mother’s Pub in Northwest Gainesville. According to Alachua County Sheriff’s Office officials, the dispute escalated after one of the women’s payment methods was unsuccessful. The incident took place

Photo by: (WCJB) Gainesville Fire Rescue crews put out a fire at an apartment complex in Gainesville late Tuesday night. According to GFR officials, crews responded to an apartment fire at Camelot Apartments just before 10:45 p.m. Fire crews arrived and found an active fire in one of the apartments. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire. There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Why You Need a Fire Accident Lawyer ImmediatelyFire

A major crash on I-95 North in Palm City is blocking lanes on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 110, Martin Highway, at 7:05 a.m. In the latest update at 7:11 a.m., officials said that the two left lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Free Consultation: What to Expect from Ovadia Law GroupAt Ovadia Law Group, we believe every car accident victim deserves access to legal help without financial barriers.

A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after he was struck by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene, Fort Lauderdale police said. According to police, the pedestrian was struck by the vehicle around 9:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Northwest 19th Street, just west of Interstate 95 near Atlantic Tech College. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found the injured victim. He was transported to Broward Health Medical Center as a trauma alert. A

Photo by: local10 A crash involving two Fort Lauderdale police vehicles is under investigation. According to police, it happened just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of W. Las Olas Boulevard. Police said two police vehicles collided with each other, causing one of the vehicles to catch fire. The other police vehicle slammed into a pole. According to police, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene and transported both officers to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

There have been four fatal motorcycle crashes in Pensacola in the last two months. The Pensacola Police Department says those numbers are above average. They’re also high across three Northwest Florida counties. Below is crash data involving motorcycles from the Florida Highway Patrol. That data indicates, in the first six months of 2025, Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties have either met the yearly total of crashes or topped numbers that haven’t been seen since 2023. As of June 18,

Three teenagers from Panama City have been transported to a local hospital after a single-vehicle collision on the Hathaway Bridge on Tuesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 8:00 P.M., a red Ford Mustang was heading westbound on U.S. 98 along the Hathaway Bridge. The vehicle lost control, spun across multiple lanes, and struck the curb, which caused the vehicle to overturn. The Mustang then collided with a tree, where it came to a final rest. Officials say

A Cape Coral man was arrested early Saturday morning after being accused of DUI and violating Florida’s ‘Move Over’ law. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers were conducting a traffic stop near 4400 Chiquita Blvd. when a truck passed right by them at a very high speed at around 2:15 a.m. The truck did not move over from the lane closest to the officers and passed within five feet of them, which violates Florida’s ‘Move Over’ law. Florida’s

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) said they responded to a garage fire in a residential home in Valrico on Tuesday evening. Firefighters said at 7:21 p.m., they received multiple calls about a fire at a home on Brilliant Cut Way in the Diamond Hill community. They encountered heavy fire conditions in the garage. Firefighters entered the home with hoses to suppress the flames and searched the premises, confirming that all occupants had evacuated

Photo by: mypahandle UPDATE AS OF 08/20/2025: The Florida Highway Patrol said that the driver and front passenger received serious injuries from the crash. The third occupant of the vehicle is in critical condition. ORIGINAL STORY:  Sometime around 8 p.m., Bay County Sheriff’s deputies, Bay County Fire and EMS and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a car crash off West 98 coming off the Hathaway Bridge. News 13 spoke to the mother of the driver, who was at the scene.