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 Deputies are investigating after a Hobe Sound disturbance turned violent Saturday, leaving one with a stab wound and both hospitalized. What began as a domestic argument in a Hobe Sound mobile home park ended with a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital, deputies say. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Criminal Investigations Division says they were dispatched to a Hobe Sound Mobile Home Village for reports of a stabbing. MCSO’s investigation revealed that the incident began as a

Shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, Miami Fire Rescue responded to a fire near Southwest 12th Avenue. Crews said they found a three-story residential apartment complex with smoke coming from the second floor. Firefighters went up and found an apartment on fire. Crews said they quickly contained the blaze. The resident of the apartment had self-evacuated and was treated for smoke inhalation, according to fire rescue. Fire rescue said her kittens were also given oxygen and taken by friends to an

Photo by: wsvn Fire crews came to the rescue of two pets when they encountered a smoky situation in Southwest Ranches this weekend. Davie Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a house fire in the area of Southwest 55th Street and 178th Avenue, just before 9:10 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the fire. Crews rescued two dogs while fighting the flames. No injuries were reported. Officials are attempting to determine the cause of the

 The eastbound lanes of the Rickenbacker Causeway have reopened to traffic one day after, police said, a crash involving a dirt bike and a bicycle left a man dead and sent a minor to the hospital. City of Miami Police responded to the scene of the crash, involving a bicyclist and two minors riding on an electric dirt bike, along the William Powell Bridge section of the causeway, Friday night. Investigators said the bicyclist was rising his bike on the eastbound lanes

 A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man who had injured himself in a Cooper City parking lot after the man went on the attack, authorities said. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to a call reporting a man had shot himself in the parking lot of a McDonald’s near Griffin Road and North Palm Avenue, early Saturday afternoon. Employees at the McDonald’s said the injured man was outside with his mother in

A 22-year-old man is charged with attempted homicide for stabbing his cousin seven times at Pensacola Beach, according to an arrest report. Deputies arrested CW on Tuesday. He’s being held in Escambia County Jail without bond. The incident happened the night of July 11 at the “Mommy Beach” area of Pensacola Beach. According to the report, the victim was with his family under a pavilion facing the water when W walked up behind him and stabbed him several times before

 An 8-month-old baby boy was killed in a crash involving a DUI driver, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At around 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, 32-year-old AMB, of Clearwater, was driving a Chevy Silverado on US-19 in Pasco County. B attempted to overtake an Audi, driven by a 27-year-old G man, who had his 8-month-old baby with him. The baby was in a car seat in the back of the Audi, FHP said. The Audi was approaching the intersection of US-19

One person was injured after a road rage incident led to a shooting on I-75 Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the incident unfolded on I-75 southbound, north of Clark Road. There were two vehicles involved: a white Jeep SUV and a black Dodge Ram pickup. The driver of the Jeep SUV is believed to have fired at least one shot at the driver’s side window of the Dodge Ram. According to authorities, the driver and passenger side

Two people were injured and another arrested after multiple fights broke out at a youth football game Saturday. At 3:30 p.m., the Clearwater Police Department responded to the Countryside Sports Complex, located at 3060 McMullen Booth Road. At the scene, officers said they found two people who were injured. The Clearwater Police Department arrested EFW, 36, a coach from Gainesville. He was taken and booked into the Pinellas County Jail. Police have charged him with battery and disorderly conduct.  The

UPDATE: On Friday, officers with the Port St. Joe Police Department, along with a Deputy from the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office, were involved in an officer-involved shooting. According to the Port St. Joe Police Department, officers and deputies with the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 6 p.m. Port St. Joe Police said two officers discharged their service weapons during an encounter with the armed suspect. The deputy who responded did not discharge his firearm, according to

Photo by: (WJXT)  Duval County Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier shared a safety reminder after a middle school student died and another student was injured in crashes during the first week of school. “There are no words to describe the heartbreak his family, friends, and school community are experiencing,” Bernier wrote in a letter to parents. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family and the other family affected by these incidents. No family should ever endure such a tragedy.”

The Fort Myers Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire around 11:26 p.m. on Friday. A vehicle was in flames at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Fowler Street. The crew found the vehicle with flames in the engine compartment. One of the fire trucks was able to deploy the hose and put out the flames. The people inside the vehicle were able to exit safely, and no injuries were reported. Legal Help After a Fire-Related