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photo by: (MCFR) A tractor-trailer on I-95 South in Martin County that erupted in flames on Thursday night continued to block traffic on Friday morning. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said that they responded to the fire at around 10:48 p.m. near Mile Marker 93 in Hobe Sound. According to MCFR, the trailer was hauling dry food when it became fully engulfed in flames. Officials said thankfully, the cab was detached before the flames spread. In an update at 4:41

Police are investigating a double shooting in West Palm Beach that claimed one person’s life and left another hospitalized on Thursday night. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) said that officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 1400 block of 13th Street, near Gaines Park, at around 11:20 p.m. Upon their arrival, police reported finding two people with gunshot wounds. According to WPBPD, one of the victims was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, and the

The Citrus County community is grieving after a Citrus High School senior died in a car crash. The accident happened around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, along East Gospel Island Road near South Van Buck Drive in Inverness. This is the second CHS student to die in two weeks. 8 On Your Side spoke with the man who lives where the crash happened. He said he and his wife are still numb after what they saw. “We heard it; it shook

A suspect is in custody after a shooting at a Middleburg Walmart Neighborhood Market on Thursday night. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to the store at 2570 County Road 220. No injuries were reported, but the sheriff’s office said someone was in custody. No further details were provided about the shooting. The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be provided as it becomes available. Legal Support for Shooting Accident Victims Shooting accidents can cause life-altering injuries and emotional

A person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after falling from a Jeep in an East Naples neighborhood, prompting an investigation by deputies. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at 8:23 p.m. near Horseshoe Drive North and Airport-Pulling Road North. Deputies were in the area when they say a person fell from a moving Jeep. They were transported to the hospital as a trauma alert. The driver of the Jeep was inititally detained and the

A Gainesville woman is being charged with child abuse after hitting a toddler multiple times. JS, 26, is being charged with child abuse after an anonymous video was shared with the Gainesville Police Department. In the video, the victim was shown crying while getting her hair done by S. The toddler was then smacked five times in the back of the head and face and then thrown off the couch they were sitting on. S states that she did smack

Marion County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of severely abusing a child. GB, 36, was arrested on the charge of aggravated child abuse on Wednesday. According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a home on reports of a young child convulsing. In the home, they found B holding a CPAP machine mask up to the girl’s mouth as she struggled to breathe. The unresponsive girl was bloody with visible bruises. When questioned about the child’s injuries, B told

 Aldi workers sprang into action when a fire broke out at a Crystal River store on Wednesday afternoon. The Crystal River Fire Department said it was called to the Aldi at 1651 Southeast Highway 19 just before 3 p.m. for a reported structure fire. CRFD crews said they arrived at the store within three minutes and saw that Aldi workers were evacuating it. Firefighters found smoke inside a walk-in cooler from an extinguished fire. They said quick-thinking workers used a

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) said crews are currently working a three-alarm scrapyard fire in Tampa. HCFR said 911 dispatch received calls about the blaze at Liberty Recycle, located at 5207 St. Paul Street, just before 9:30 a.m. A firefighter was injured and transported from the scene, and he is listed in stable condition, according to officials. The first arriving crews faced heavy flames and quickly escalated the response to a second and then

Gulfport police responded to a school bus crash Thursday morning near a local high school. According to the Gulfport Police Department, the crash happened around 57th Street South and 11th Avenue South near the Boca Ciega High School bus loop. A GPD release said a Nissan Altima with three passengers was illegally parked in front of a no-parking sign on 11th Avenue South. As a student opened the rear driver’s side door, it ended up hitting a school bus carrying

A driver slammed into the side of a hotel in Hollywood on Thursday morning. It happened around 5 a.m. at the Curtis Inn and Suites at 1501 S. Federal Highway. Hollywood police and fire rescue crews responded. “The driver was stuck behind the wheel and our crews were able to cut the entire left door side area off to remove (him) from the car,” a Hollywood Fire Rescue spokesperson said. Officials said the driver was conscious and taken to Memorial

A Leesburg man has been arrested for DUI manslaughter after fatally hitting a pedestrian with his truck.  KEC, 37, was driving a 2012 Toyota Tacoma northbound on Radio Road toward Patrick Drive at 9:10 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. At the same time, a 75-year-old man from Leesburg was walking on Radio Road. C hit the pedestrian, and he was taken to UF Health Leesburg Hospital, located at 600 E Dixie Ave., where