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A 68-year-old man was left hurt and hospitalized in a brutal attack as he was on his way to the dentist. OP said he has no idea why someone would target him in a random attack. Speaking to 7News on Monday afternoon, P recounted how the attack in Hollywood went down. “I was walking to my truck when someone came out, walked behind me and hit me, ‘Bang,’” he said. P said he and his brother were in their home

A British man on vacation in Polk County is facing attempted murder charges after the sheriff’s office said he tried to drown his daughter-in-law. MG, 62, of Beaconsfield, England, was vacationing with his family at the Solterra Resort in Davenport over the weekend. Sunday afternoon, while they were in the swimming pool at their rental home, an argument began between him and his 33-year-old daughter-in-law about his grandchildren. The argument turned violent when he started trying to force the victim’s

 A 14-year-old boy in Florida admitted to killing his parents during an argument, according to deputies. In a news conference, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said the parents were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds in their Middleburg home on Monday morning. The victims were identified as DL, 44, and BS, 45. The sheriff said their son, 14-year-old TL, walked to a nearby church to call 911 just after midnight Monday to report that he “just killed his parents.” The

Photo by WJXT News4JAX  A fire broke out Monday afternoon at a home in St. Augustine, prompting a swift response from crews with the St. Johns County Fire Rescue and St. Augustine Fire Department. In a social media post, SJCFR said its crews found a “heavy fire” on the roof of a large single-family home on Pantano Drive. “Thanks to a coordinated response, the fire has been brought under control, and firefighters are now conducting overhaul operations to ensure the fire

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in the chest on Monday when he attempted to break into someone’s home on the city’s Westside. According to JSO, the incident happened just after noon on Cahoon Road when the suspect attempted to burglarize a home and was confronted by the property’s owner, who is believed to have shot the suspect before informing police of the situation. Moments after officers arrived at the scene and spoke to the homeowner, they

Residents living near Airport Road and Cooper Street in Punta Gorda woke up to a terrifying scene Wednesday night: a naked woman screaming for help, as a man rode away on a bicycle. Charlotte County deputies said ATJr. broke into the woman’s home late Wednesday night. According to investigators, T stood over the victim, who had been sleeping unclothed and asked to take a shower. The victim told deputies the suspect became violent, slamming her to the ground twice, and

Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando  A crash on Interstate 75 has all southbound lanes closed in Sumter County on Monday afternoon, according to a news release. Deputies said to expect delays and for motorists to use alternate routes. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said the crash with injuries happened in the southbound lanes of the interstate near mile marker 332 north of the Wildwood exit. How Ovadia Law Group Helps Car Accident Victims in FloridaWhen you’re injured in a car accident, you need

Photo by: Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue  Two adults and a child were displaced from their Wilton Manors home Monday morning after a fire erupted inside, first responders confirmed. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, the fire was reported just after 5:45 a.m. in the 1700 block of NE 27th St. FLFR said firefighters arrived at the scene and found flames and smoke coming from the side of the home “where the power comes in through.” The family had already

Courtesy: Pasco County Fire Rescue. The Brief Three people went to the hospital after a crash that shut down a stretch of SR 52 in Pasco County on Monday morning, according to fire officials. What we know: The crash happened on SR 52 near Bellamy Brothers Blvd., according to fire officials. Pasco County Fire Rescue says two helicopters responded to the scene to help take patients to the hospital. SR 52 was shut down at one point during the investigation, but has

Two women got into an argument while riding the Metrorail, and one stabbed the other on Monday morning in Downtown Miami, according to Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The stabbing was as the two got off the Metrorail at about a.m., in the Metrorail’s Government Center station, according to Miami-Dade deputies, who recovered a knife and arrested a suspect. Miami Fire Rescue personnel also responded to the station and reported the victim’s condition was stable, but she required hospitalization. Detectives

Photo by: local10  A man said he was forced to shoot his neighbor’s aggressive dog on Monday in Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at about 11:30 a.m. to an apartment building at 5185 NW 29 Ave. “I tried for like 10 minutes to take a pitbull off my dog,” the apologetic man said. According to MDSO Detective SC, the gunman was reacting to his neighbor’s dog attacking his dog. A neighbor said she saw a man going inside

 A 57-year-old Mount Dora woman died early Saturday in a single-vehicle crash in Leesburg, police said. The fatal wreck happened around 3:40 a.m. near the intersection of Main and Mike streets. Leesburg police said a preliminary investigation shows that a 2024 Nissan was eastbound on Main Street when it left the road and struck a tree. The driver, identified as Paulakay Gupton Dubose, was taken to UF Health Leesburg, where she later died, police said. Westbound lanes of Main Street were closed