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Firefighters in South Beach rushed to a smoky situation billowing from beneath a building. Miami Beach Fire Rescue units responded to the scene in the area of Collins Avenue and 16th Street, just before 5 p.m. Thursday. Officials said the flames sparked in an underground electrical vault. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The city issued an alert urging people to avoid Collins Ave between 15th and 16th streets due to fire department activity. Crews have since brought the blaze under

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A work trimming trees became pinned between a tree and a bucket lift truck in Winter Haven, according to the Polk County Fire Rescue Department. The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. in the area of Bermuda Court in Winter Haven, which is about an hour southwest of Orlando, officials said. One person was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert. An update on the worker’s condition was not immediately known. Officials said the worker was trimming

A Central Florida family turned to Action 9 after their dishwasher purchase at Best Buy turned into a nightmare. They paid Best Buy for installation, but claim it leaked and caused thousands of dollars in damage to their home. “This is what happening. It’s just falling apart,” said Bob Abbate as he showed the Action 9 team damage on the outside of his Melbourne home. But it’s inside and underneath the home where he and his daughter Linda Bukowy claim

Gunman on the run after fight at Players Sports Bar & Grill devolves into fatal shooting in North Lauderdale NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies surrounded the Players Sports Bar & Grill early Sunday morning in North Lauderdale after a shooting killed a man and injured two other men. Witnesses said a fight in the bar devolved into a 3:40 a.m. shooting. Some of the bar’s patrons ran to the parking lot along U.S. Route 441, also known as

Oviedo police say Marvin Wagner III pretended to be a girl named “Karla” and told two girls that he would send them money on Cash App if they sent him the photos. One victim told officers she sent 15 pictures of herself over the course of a year. Officers believe Wagner knew the victims. He faces charges, including obscene communication to lure and solicit a minor. Child sex abuse is a devastating crime that can leave lasting scars on victims

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A ride malfunction was captured on cellphone video Sunday at the annual Miami-Dade County Youth Fair. The video shows the moment the ride called 1001 Nachts experienced the mechanical issue while in use as one of the ride poles was unscrewed from its place. According to North American Midway Entertainment, the Youth Fair’s ride provider, the ride operators quickly stopped the ride before things could get worse. “Today, on March 24th, 2024, during operation of the 1001

A 12-year-old girl was shot walking down the sidewalk in the 6700 block of Buffalo Avenue Thursday afternoon. The girl and her family member were walking down the street at 5 p.m. Thursday when a car drove by. The person in the car “opened fire” out the window, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The 12-year-old was struck once in the lower body. Police say the injuries were not life threatening. Police believe there was more than one person in the car.

Photo by: fox35orlando According to officials, a house fire broke out on Ventura Place in the Ventura subdivision in Orlando’s Conway neighborhood. The fire occurred at a two-story home. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, as the homeowner was not present at the time of the incident. Firefighters received the call around 9:30 p.m. and promptly responded, managing to extinguish the flames. Although the roof of the home collapsed, neighboring properties remained unharmed. While the cause of the fire remains under

A 79-year-old Quincy man is dead after driving his pickup truck the wrong way on U.S. 90 in Midway and colliding into both a box truck and a garbage truck. The accident, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, happened Thursday at 5:30 a.m. on the eastbound inside lane of U.S. 90 near Commerce Boulevard. It snarled traffic for hours as FHP investigated and cleared the scene with an assist from the Midway Police Department, the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, Midway

Photo by: NBC-2 A boat crashed into a barrier along the Sanibel Causeway Thursday afternoon, prompting an investigation by marine units with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said it received a call that the 24-foot vessel had crashed around 3:30 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed one person was on the boat and was with local EMS on land. The boater was injured and sent to the hospital. FWC said the sole

The house fire happened in the 2000 block of Powell Road Wednesday. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Two dogs were revived and other animals are dead after a St. Augustine home caught fire Wednesday, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. According to a SJCFR Facebook post, crews responded to the house fire located in the 2000 block of Powell Road. When crews arrived, SJCFR says flames were noticeable from the front of the home, as “an aggressive interior fire attack and primary search

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A North Miami man is facing two felony charges after police said he exposed himself to a 12-year-old boy on the campus of a private school and then paid him to perform a sex act on him. Authorities arrested Jermaine Garrett-Hudson, 33, on charges of human trafficking and lewd and lascivious battery Tuesday. According to an arrest report, the incident happened in December at Sheyes Learning Center & Elementary School, located at 3038 NW 48th Terrace in