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Photo by: Orlando Fire Department A dog died and several other animals and people were rescued Friday morning in a fire at an Orlando apartment complex, officials said. Units responded to the 1800 block of South Semoran Boulevard where at least two apartments were impacted, according to the Orlando Fire Department. Firefighters rescued an adult and a baby who were both treated at the scene, the department said on social media. Though the post states a dog died due to the

Photo by: NBC2 Ramsey Boulevard in Cape Coral has been reduced to one lane after a cyclist was reportedly struck by a FedEx truck Friday afternoon. Cape Coral police responded to the scene at the Ramsey Blvd and Gator Circle intersection. NBC2 crews on the scene say they saw CCPD officers walk into an orange house near the scene. The extent of the cyclist’s injuries is unknown at this time. Officers are investigating what led up to the crash. You

Photo by: The Fort Myers Police Department A man has been transported to the hospital after reportedly crashing into an unoccupied building in Fort Myers. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the driver crashed into a building at Fowler Street Friday morning. They said it seemed he mistook the gas for the brake. The driver is currently in the hospital. The extent of his injuries remains unknown. Car accidents can turn your life upside down, causing physical injuries, emotional distress, and

Photo by: wtsp Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for three people who ran off from a serious hit-and-run crash Sunday on Interstate 4 near Disney World. The crash happened around 11 a.m. Sunday on westbound I-4 near mile marker 67, FHP said in a news release. In the dashcam video of the incident, a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro can be seen traveling in the center lane with a 2016 Hyundai Tucson right in front of it. The driver of the

Photo by: wsvn A fatal hit-and-run accident has led to road closures on Northwest Seventh Avenue between Northwest 14th Street and Northwest 13th Street. City of Miami Police responded to the scene after being alerted about a hit-and-run involving a crash with injuries, police say. 7Skyforce showed aerial footage of the scene where a body is covered with a tarp and a scooter further down the street. An investigation is underway to determine what caused the crash. A hit-and-run accident

Photo by: WINK News The Cape Coral Police Department arrested one person for DUI after a fatal crash occurred on Pine Island Road. The crash was reported to police early Friday at the intersection of Pine Island Road from Andalusia Boulevard to Cultural Park Boulevard, temporarily closing the east and westbound lanes. Traffic has resumed on the westbound lanes; however, eastbound lanes are still blocked while crews work the scene. According to the CCPD, the three-vehicle crash was caused by a driver

Burglars were caught on camera ramming their vehicle into a CVS Pharmacy in an attempted robbery in Manatee County, according to police. Around 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, surveillance footage outside the CVS located at 945 8th Avenue West in Palmetto captured a silver Mitsubishi SUV back into the front doors of the store. The impact shattered the glass, allowing the passenger in the SUV to enter the store. Palmetto police said the passenger used a cable to wrap it around

A Seminole County inmate died Thursday morning after he got into a physical altercation at the jail days prior, deputies said.  On Tuesday, Matthew Wilson, 30, allegedly had a verbal altercation with another inmate that turned physical around 7 p.m. While the two were fighting, Wilson struck his head on the ground. Detectives said there was no report of the altercation happening and Wilson did not seek medical attention immediately after the fight.  About two hours later, Wilson told deputies

A woman was able to put out a mobile home fire with water hoses, buckets of water and help from neighbors, hours after having major surgery. A mobile home located at 12000 Block of Ninth Street in West Miami-Dade was engulfed in flames around 4:30 a.m., Thursday. “Be advised the house next door also received a 214 female screaming,” said a dispatcher over Broadcastify Police scanner. The homeowner, Miladis Garcia, was asleep inside the home due to pain medication following

Photo by: nbcmiami A tractor-trailer driver was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in Miami-Dade Thursday evening. The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-75 near Miami Gardens Drive when the tractor-trailer went off the roadway, hitting a guardrail before slamming into two structural pillars of the overpass, Florida Highway Patrol officials said. The tractor-trailer caught fire but the driver, who wasn’t able to get out, was killed at the scene, FHP officials said. The driver’s identity

The U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, along with Collier County deputies, arrested a former Texas priest in Ave Maria Tuesday for possession of child pornography. Father Anthony Odiong, 55, is also the subject of a sexual assault investigation. In March 2024, police in Waco, Texas, report a woman came forward to tell them about a sexual assault that occurred in 2012. It was during this investigation that detectives found the child pornography leading to Odiong’s arrest warrant. People living in

Photo by: northescambia Two people were injured in a crash before daybreak Wednesday in Beulah. The crash happened at the intersection of Beulah Road and West Nine Mile Road at 3:07 a.m. Authorities said two vehicles were involved in the head-on crash. One patient was extricated from their vehicle. Two people were transported by Escambia County EMS to area hospitals. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. Escambia County Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded. Car accidents