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One person was injured after a road rage incident led to a shooting on I-75 Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the incident unfolded on I-75 southbound, north of Clark Road. There were two vehicles involved: a white Jeep SUV and a black Dodge Ram pickup. The driver of the Jeep SUV is believed to have fired at least one shot at the driver’s side window of the Dodge Ram. According to authorities, the driver and passenger side

Two people were injured and another arrested after multiple fights broke out at a youth football game Saturday. At 3:30 p.m., the Clearwater Police Department responded to the Countryside Sports Complex, located at 3060 McMullen Booth Road. At the scene, officers said they found two people who were injured. The Clearwater Police Department arrested EFW, 36, a coach from Gainesville. He was taken and booked into the Pinellas County Jail. Police have charged him with battery and disorderly conduct.  The

UPDATE: On Friday, officers with the Port St. Joe Police Department, along with a Deputy from the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office, were involved in an officer-involved shooting. According to the Port St. Joe Police Department, officers and deputies with the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 6 p.m. Port St. Joe Police said two officers discharged their service weapons during an encounter with the armed suspect. The deputy who responded did not discharge his firearm, according to

Photo by: (WJXT)  Duval County Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier shared a safety reminder after a middle school student died and another student was injured in crashes during the first week of school. “There are no words to describe the heartbreak his family, friends, and school community are experiencing,” Bernier wrote in a letter to parents. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family and the other family affected by these incidents. No family should ever endure such a tragedy.”

The Fort Myers Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire around 11:26 p.m. on Friday. A vehicle was in flames at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Fowler Street. The crew found the vehicle with flames in the engine compartment. One of the fire trucks was able to deploy the hose and put out the flames. The people inside the vehicle were able to exit safely, and no injuries were reported. Legal Help After a Fire-Related

Photo by: fox13news The Brief An SUV slammed into a Ruskin Dollar Tree Friday afternoon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.  What we know: Deputies said they responded at around 1 p.m. to the Dollar Tree located at 1420 North U.S. 41 in Ruskin. They said a gray SUV drove into the store.  No injuries have been reported by HCSO.  What we don’t know: Deputies have not said what caused the SUV to drive into the store. They also have not

A man has been charged with first degree murder in connection to Friday’s shooting at an apartment complex in DeLand. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said that JAHF, 68, was arrested and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail. He is being charged with first degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. The sheriff’s office identified the victim as 42-year-old CAW. Investigators say that HF and his girlfriend, who live together in the complex, had a brief

A St. Petersburg man was accused of putting a 1-year-old girl in danger after snatching her out of his girlfriend’s SUV on Thursday. St. Pete police said TM, 21, pulled in front of the SUV on 34th Street South, using his bicycle to prevent it from moving. He climbed into the backseat and put his hands around his girlfriend’s neck, attempting to choke her, according to an arrest report. Police said he battered one of her family members, told everyone

Photo by: wjhg  Bridge traffic was shut down Friday morning in Destin due to a boat that was caught underneath. Officials say nobody was injured, and the bridge has been reopened. The boat was being towed, and the county says it had planned to use it as a reef before getting caught in the current, according to officials. The City of Destin says the Florida Department of Transportation is on the scene assessing the bridge for damage.  NewsChannel 7 will

 A man, 58, and his female passenger, 46, died Friday morning after the pickup truck they were traveling in veered off the road and crashed into a semi-truck in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. on I-75 North. Troopers added that the semi-truck was parked on the right shoulder of the highway, facing a “northerly direction” when the front of the pickup truck hit its left rear. The driver and

An 11-year-old girl was seriously hurt after she was struck by a vehicle while walking to her bus stop in Port St. Lucie on Friday morning. The child, who was walking by herself, was hurt near the intersection of Thornhill Drive at Gemini Lane. Police said the girl was on a sidewalk and crossed the road, but wasn’t using a crosswalk. The girl safely made it across the westbound traffic of Thornhill Drive but was struck by a car heading

In a lawsuit filed against a Wawa in Ocala, a woman claims she sustained “serious injuries” after she allegedly slipped and fell on a liquid next to the checkout lane. Attorneys representing Crystal Bagley filed the lawsuit against Wawa Florida, LLC, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on August 8. According to the complaint, B was visiting the Wawa at 4025 SW College Road in Ocala on August 13, 2024. During her visit, B approached the checkout