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A woman was shot Monday evening in North Lauderdale, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.  The victim, whose name has not been released, was shot at around 6:44 p.m. in the 1000 block of Southwest 76th Avenue. Details on her condition were not provided.  “The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment,” the sheriff’s office said.  Crime scene and homicide detectives could be seen investigating for several hours after the shooting.   This is a developing story. Negligent shootings

 A 77-year-old homeless man was arrested for Saturday afternoon’s incident in Milton where he allegedly fired nine rounds at Santa Rosa County SWAT, according to the sheriff’s office. Clifford Whennen of Pensacola is charged with: The incident happened around 1:40 p.m. on Glover Lane. According to the arrest report, a Milton Police officer located Whennen’s vehicle in a business parking spot on the 4900 block of Glover Lane following a reckless driving complaint. The report states the officer observed Whennen “slumped back”

Photo by: Suncoast animal league  A Pasco County animal rescue group stepped in to save 16 puppies allegedly found dumped at a gas station as other larger Bay Area shelters continue to suspend intakes due to canine influenza.  Pasco Animal Services has been on lockdown since early June when all its dogs were believed to be exposed to the highly contagious virus.  On Thursday, someone arrived at the facility with two large crates containing 16 puppies in the bed of their pickup

Photo by: Phill Attinger An intersection recently modified to improve safety saw a crash again on Monday. At least one person was transported, but no one was killed, according to information from the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, via dispatch reports. The crash did, however, bottleneck northbound traffic on U.S. 27 at Whisper Circle from the time of the crash — just before 9:42 a.m. — until a Florida Highway Patrol trooper finished the initial investigation and towing services cleared the

An investigation continues into a fatal Friday crash in the eastbound lanes of State Road 528 on Merritt Island. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said Saturday that a 20-year-old Merritt Island woman died in the 5:54 p.m. accident, which involved a 2005 Infinti G35 and a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer, both traveling in the left lane. The driver of the Infiniti, which was behind the tractor-trailer, lost control of his vehicle just east of Courtenay Parkway, troopers said, running left off the

The mother of a 4-year-old girl was arrested Monday and accused of aggravated child neglect after the child accidentally shot herself last week. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene at 2410 Clover Ave. in Middleburg on Wednesday. The preliminary investigation by CCSO detectives revealed that the child accessed the parent’s handgun and accidentally discharged it. After an in-depth investigation with the State Attorney’s Office and the Department of Children and Families, CCSO investigators

Photo by: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue A construction worker is hospitalized after falling while working on the US 1 Bridge in Jupiter. Officials have not yet identified the equipment the worker was on, but confirmed that they landed on concrete. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the construction site around 11 p.m. Monday. Crews used one of the cranes on scene to lift the worker from the area. Work-related injuries can disrupt your life, leaving you with

One man is dead in Alachua County after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper says he drove off the road and crashed into a ditch. Troopers say a 70-year-old man was driving a pickup truck near Northwest 218th Street in Alachua around 5:00 Monday evening when he started drifting into oncoming traffic. Troopers say he drove into a ditch and collided with a wooden fence. He was taken to UF Shands Hospital where he was pronounced dead. At Ovadia Law Group,

A 67-year-old Milton woman was killed in a crash Monday in Santa Rosa County. It happened on State Road 87 just north of State Road 89 around 1 p.m. According to FHP, a 65-year-old Milton woman drove her Honda Odyssey van off State Road 87, colliding into garbage cans, and continuing toward an embankment. The van became airborne, collided with the ground, and rolled over. The 67-year-old woman was ejected from the front passenger seat and flown to a local

Photo by: wsvn A child and a driver were transported to the hospital after they drove off Interstate 595 in Dania Beach. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the scene near 3201 SW 26th St., Monday afternoon. “[Truck] fell off the highway, going to be a vehicle that fell off I-595,” said a dispatcher over Broadcastify police scanner. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene, where the pickup truck involved landed on its roof. FLFR said the driver of the Ford

 A Bradenton man was hit and killed by a car while riding his bicycle near Cortez Road and 24th Street West Monday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened after 4:15 p.m. According to officials, a 23-year-old Sarasota man was driving a Chevy sedan in the center lane of Cortez Road, approaching a crosswalk.  The 45-year-old Bradenton man was riding his bike northbound crossing the crosswalk from the median, but troopers said the driver of the Chevy didn’t see the

A man is facing a manslaughter charge nearly two weeks after a fight at a bar led to the death of another man who was working security, according to the Hillsborourgh County Sheriff’s Office. HCSO said Joshua Valdibieso, who was 26 at the time and has since turned 27, was among a group of patrons involved in a fight with security on July 2 at Tally Ho Bar, Lounge & Grille off 56th St. north of Sligh Ave. Kenneth Washington, 50, intervened