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Photo by: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Firefighters got the upper hand on a massive fire that broke out inside of an automotive warehouse in Medley and caused a partial roof collapse, officials said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze near the 7500 block of Northwest 82nd Place, just after 1:50 p.m. on Saturday. Hours later, 7News cameras captured flames and thick black smoke billowing from the top of the warehouse. The smoke was reportedly visible from

Photo by: wsvn A person was airlifted to the hospital after a fire tore through a home in Miami Gardens. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the one-alarm blaze along the 4400 block of Northwest 204th Street, Friday night. 7News cameras captured smoke billowing from the roof. Fire crews worked quickly to extinguish the flames, but the extent of the damage to the home remains unclear. Paramedics had to airlift an adult victim as a trauma alert

 The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting that took place early Saturday morning at a home in Ensley. Deputies received a call at a home on Castlegate Drive around 4:00 a.m. where they say a man was found with a gunshot wound to the face and was transported to the hospital. His condition remains unknown. According to the ECSO, a woman present at the home stated she had been invited over by the man. During the evening, he

Someone is holding their fur baby extra tight tonight, all thanks to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Crews responded to a townhouse on Ashburn Lake Drive at around 9 a.m. on Saturday after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a car on fire in one of the garages. Firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames in the two-story home and went to work on putting out the car fire so it wouldn’t spread any further. During a search of the home,

 Two teenagers were killed and two more were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Parrish on Saturday. The crash happened at around 2:15 a.m. near the intersection of Silverleaf Ave. and US-301 in Manatee County. The Florida Highway Patrol said the vehicle, a Dodge Charger, was traveling on Silverleaf Ave. at a high speed. The car went off the road and collided with trees lining the street. The driver, a 19-year-old Parrish man, and one passenger, a 19-year-old Ellenton man,

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Robbery and Violent Crimes Unit is investigating three separate shootings that occurred early Saturday morning. All three victims are in stable condition, and investigations are ongoing. Aggravated battery at residence on Yulee Street JSO said at 9:45 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Yulee Street and found a man in his early 30s with a gunshot wound to his foot. Investigators said the victim was standing in the roadway, arguing with a man.

An Arcadia man is accused of violently shaking his two-month-old child in the parking lot of Nauti Parrot Oasis in south Fort Myers. IR, 24, was in the parking lot with the child as his friends were at the bar. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the next morning, the child began throwing up, and the baby’s mother sought medical attention. LCSO detectives then met with R. According to the sheriff’s office, R told detectives that he shook the

 A man is in custody after barricading himself inside of a home in Homosassa, according to the Citrus County sheriff. Sheriff David Vincent said law enforcement responded to a reported domestic disturbance involving gunfire on Friday. Citrus County deputies were called to a home on South Palmer Avenue at around 9 a.m., where they heard more shots fired. The sheriff’s office said a boy escaped the home and fled to a nearby residence, but a woman was believed to have

The indictment against a Camden County sergeant, which was released Friday, details four different times when he is accused of using excessive force during arrests and submitting written reports that didn’t tell the full story. Sgt. BWA, 42, has been indicted on 13 counts involving deprivation of constitutional rights and falsification of records related to multiple incidents of alleged excessive force and misconduct, according to the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia. The indictment mentions four arrests that

A northbound and southbound lane on Highway 331 S is shut down due to a traffic crash on Friday morning. According to the Walton County Fire Rescue, the crash occurred north of the Highway 331 S and Highway 20 intersection. Drivers are urged to use caution in the area as Walton County deputies and fire rescue personnel work the scene.  How Ovadia Law Group Fights Insurance CompaniesInsurance companies often try to minimize payouts after a car accident, leaving victims with unpaid

Photo by: Englewood Area Fire Control District Lightning was blamed for a fire on a pontoon boat Thursday evening in Englewood, fire officials said. The boat was parked in a storage lot off Englewood Road as strong storms rolled through the area. The Englewood Area Fire Control District said it responded to several calls related to lightning strikes Thursday. In this case, crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and keep it from spreading to neighboring boats.  Legal Support

Photo by: wsvn A plane inbound to North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines skidded off the runway after its landing gear collapsed on arrival. The aircraft was making a landing and a faulty landing gear caused the plane to topple over, losing its balance and skidding off the runway before coming to a stop on its belly, at around 10:45 a.m. on Friday. “It looks like just the gear didn’t secure the plane when he was landing, he touched down,