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The Brief A lightning strike ignited a fire in the attic of a Orlando home Saturday afternoon, according to the Orlando Fire Department. What we know: Crews responded to the 6700 block of Lake District Lane after reports of a structure fire caused by lightning. Firefighters contained the flames to the attic, preventing the blaze from spreading throughout the home. No one was inside the house at the time of the strike, and no injuries were reported, officials said. The

Photo by: Winter Haven Public Safety Department  According to the Winter Haven Public Safety Department, a man has been seriously injured following a crash on Sunday morning. Officials said, according to witnesses, he was “weaving in and out of traffic and speeding” in a 1968 GTO on Havendale Blvd and 16th St., when he got to a curve and lost control. Firefighters extricated him, and he was taken to Lakeland Regional Health as a trauma alert. Officials said he was

 The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said a male was killed in a home in Lutz on Sunday morning. Deputies said at around 10:27 a.m., they responded to a home on Helena Street where they found the male suffering from a gunshot wound in the upper body. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Deputies said preliminary investigation reveals the victim got into a verbal altercation with another male that led to the shooting. “In a

Photo by: (Titusville Police Department) A plane crash in Titusville left two people hospitalized, according to the police department In a release, police said they received a call around 2:13 p.m., reporting that a small plane had crashed into a wooded area just west of Space Coast Regional Airport and north of Shepard Drive. “The call was made by the occupants of the aircraft, identified as a flight instructor and a student pilot,” the release reads. First responders then responded

A man was killed and two others were hurt in a crash Friday night on U.S. 1 in Palm Coast, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. at the road’s intersection with Whiteview Parkway, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, a sedan was in the southbound left turn lane of U.S. 1 — driven by a 38-year-old Palm Coast man with a 73-year-old Palm Coast man riding as a passenger — while a

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are looking for whoever shot a man driving on Interstate 4 in Volusia County on Friday, according to a statement. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. in the area of mile marker 109, south of exits to Saxon Boulevard, an FHP spokesperson said. An unknown black SUV cut off the victim — identified as a 23-year-old man — while he was traveling in the inside eastbound lane, the statement reads. The victim then moved over into

The southbound lanes of U.S. 1 in Brevard County were temporarily closed after a 71-year-old man on an e-bike was killed in a crash on Saturday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened on US-1 north of Kings Highway around 8:17 p.m. According to an FHP report, the crash involved a 2016 Honda Accord and an e-bike. Troopers said the driver of the Accord — a 36-year-old Titusville man — was not injured and remained

 Ocala firefighters say three cats were killed after a grease fire broke out at a home on northeast 8th Street Friday afternoon. First responders say the people living there were able to escape without injury. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable in Fire Accidents Negligence is often a key factor in fire accidents. Whether it’s faulty wiring, lack of safety measures, or poor property maintenance, someone may be legally responsible for your injuries. At Ovadia Law Group, our fire accident attorneys specialize in identifying and

A Marion County woman is charged with manslaughter after an accident early Saturday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, the sedan was traveling south on State Road 35 and failed to turn during a curve. The crash happened at 2:35 a.m. The sedan ran off the roadway onto the shoulder. The car rotated and struck a wooden fence and then a large tree. The passenger, 27-year-old man was ejected out of the vehicle after it struck the tree.

A Gainesville woman was arrested after a child emailed a teacher, saying the woman beat him and his sister. JG, 40, was arrested after a 12-year-old boy that was in her care emailed a former teacher. The boy said that G punched, strangled, and threatened the two. Officers say G kept them out of school worried they would talk to cops. G was arrested on child abuse charges. How Ovadia Law Group Maximizes Your Compensation At Ovadia Law Group, we understand

Photo by: Bradford County firefighters  Bradford County firefighters put out a house fire that destroyed a family’s home in Starke. They say a 911 caller reported the fire along Clarke Street around 5 p.m. Nobody was home when that call came, and nobody was hurt. Firefighters say the home is a total loss and its residents won’t be able to move back in. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable in Fire Accidents Negligence is often a key factor in fire accidents. Whether

Three people were treated after a fire broke out at a high-rise condominium building in North Miami Beach Friday night. Video showed heavy flames shooting out of a sixth-floor unit of the 10-story building in the area of Northeast 166th Street and 35th Avenue. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said crews responded to the building around 6:45 p.m. and were able to quickly attack and extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other apartments. Three people were treated at