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Photo: WEAR A fire that started in a garage near a water heater damaged a home in Escambia County on Sunday afternoon. Officials say the fire occurred on the 9700 block of Creek Bridge Circle, and no one was hurt. Escambia County Emergency Communications received a 911 call at about 12:39 p.m. for a residential structure fire at the address. Escambia County Fire Rescue responded and arrived by about 12:47 p.m., then extinguished the fire by about 1:29 p.m., according

Photo: ALEA  A two-vessel crash in Baldwin County on Saturday left a 46-year-old Mobile woman dead and sent several others to the hospital, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Officials say the crash happened at about 8:10 p.m. in the Intracoastal Waterway near Wolf Bay. A 27-foot 2024 Albury Brothers vessel collided with a 23-foot 2013 Key West vessel, according to officials. Officials say K was a passenger on the Albury Brothers boat and was critically injured in the

Photo: WJXT A woman died and a St. Johns County deputy was seriously injured Saturday night in a crash on State Road 16, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. At about 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, a 68-year-old woman from St. Augustine was turning left onto State Road 16 eastbound from the Stratton Boulevard intersection. According to the report from the Florida Highway Patrol, she pulled out in front of the deputy, who was traveling west on State Road

Photo: GulfCoastNews A road rage confrontation in Fort Myers escalated into gunfire early Sunday morning, leading to the arrests of two men after police say a passenger fired multiple shots at a food delivery driver during a chase through city streets. According to a Fort Myers Police Department arrest report, officers responded around 1:18 a.m. after receiving a report that someone had fired at a silver Mercedes near Colonial Boulevard. Officers soon located a black Nissan Pathfinder matching the description

Photo: GulfCoastNews A child was injured in a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in North Naples Sunday night. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at around 9:28 p.m. and closed all lanes of Vanderbilt Beach Road at Airport Pulling Road at the time. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the child was struck by the car after walking into the intersection, ignoring the pedestrian traffic control signal. The crash remains under investigation. Understanding Your

Photo: GulfCoastNews One person was seriously injured in a crash involving a Cape Coral police vehicle late Sunday night. The crash happened around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Barbara Boulevard and Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral. Florida Highway Patrol said the officer involved in the crash had minor injuries. The driver of the second vehicle suffered serious injuries. The front of the patrol vehicle was destroyed, and the other car suffered significant damage. FHP said the crash remains

A 30-year-old New Port Richey man died after a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning in Pasco County, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of Trouble Creek Road and Whitetail Lane, according to a news release. Investigators said a Kia Sorento driven by a 61-year-old New Port Richey woman was stopped at a stop sign on Whitetail Lane before attempting to cross Trouble Creek Road through a median break. FHP said the

A 3-year-old girl died Friday night after being struck by a pickup truck in a southeast Winter Haven neighborhood, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Deputies said the crash happened around 11:08 p.m. in the Savanna Pointe subdivision near County Road 653 and Eloise Loop Road. Multiple 911 callers reported the child had been hit by a Ford pickup truck, according to a news release. The sheriff’s office, Winter Haven Police Department and Winter Haven Fire Department responded,

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers arrested a motorcyclist early Sunday morning after a fiery pursuit on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County, according to a news release. The incident began around 12:08 a.m. near mile marker 247 when a trooper saw a Hillsborough County deputy run back to his patrol vehicle during a traffic stop. Dispatch advised that two motorcycles had crashed on northbound I-75, FHP said. As the trooper arrived, the operator of one of the

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol An 85-year-old man died after losing control of his pickup truck and crashing into a retention pond in Pinellas County on Sunday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the man from Tarpon Springs was driving a Chevy Silverado westbound on County Road 296 west of Belcher Road around 1 p.m. The driver lost control of the truck. The vehicle rotated, left the roadway, and entered a nearby retention pond. The driver was recovered from

Photo: (PSLPD) Two impaired drivers were arrested in separate incidents in Port St. Lucie over the past several days, including one driver accused of battering a police officer during a DUI investigation. The Port St. Lucie Police Department said officers first arrested 25-year-old M after he was seen weaving between lanes after leaving a local establishment. During the investigation, officers determined M had been drinking alcohol before getting behind the wheel. M was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. Authorities said he later

A 26-year-old man has died from injuries he suffered after being struck by an SUV in Belle Glade while walking on a rural roadway last week. According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, J was walking in the inside southbound lane near the 2200 block of North Main Street around 11:40 p.m. on July 9 when he was hit. Investigators said a Ford Expedition was traveling southbound on the same roadway when it struck J head-on.