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The Brief One person is in the hospital after crews battled a fire at a Sarasota home, according to fire officials. What we know: The Sarasota County Fire Department says firefighters were called just before midnight Sunday to a home in the 1600 block of Floyd St. Crews found a fire inside the home and took an adult to the hospital, according to officials. What we don’t know: No further details on the identity or condition of the victim, or the cause

A homeless woman was arrested for battery after attacking a fellow patient as she slept at LifeStream Behavioral Center.  An officer responded to LifeStream Behavioral Center, located at 2020 Tally Rd., regarding a battery at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Dispatch advised that 21-year-old DL and another patient were in an altercation. The other patient was being taken to UF Health Leesburg Hospital, and she was being loaded into an ambulance when

A Leesburg man was arrested after hitting his girlfriend’s friend in the head with a blunt wooden object for interfering with an argument.  An officer responded to UF Health Leesburg Hospital, located at 600 E Dixie Ave., at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. A friend of 51-year-old WJD’s girlfriend had been struck in the head with a blunt wooden object. Upon arrival, the officer met with the friend who stated she had

A Leesburg woman was arrested for battery after allegedly hitting her boyfriend on the head with a golf club over claims of cheating.  Officers responded to a battery at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon arrival, they met with the boyfriend of 36-year-old ITB. He advised that he had been dating B for five years, and she lived with him. He did not want to talk about

Credit: Ocala Fire Rescue A train derailed in southeast Ocala on Friday morning, leaving several of its cars lying on their sides. Ocala Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a train derailment behind the Cypresside Townhomes at 2223 SE 14th Avenue on Friday, July 25, at around 11:16 a.m. Upon arrival, crews encountered multiple Florida Northern freight cars that had derailed from the track. According to OFR, the train consisted of two engines and eight cars, all of which had

A 44-year-old man was arrested at a mobile home park in Marion County after he allegedly struck another man with a baseball bat during an argument over $250. On Sunday, July 20, at around 10:40 a.m., a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a mobile home park in Reddick in reference to a battery that had just occurred. The male victim advised that a man, identified as ADS, had hit him with a baseball bat, according to the arrest

Phot by: (FL511) A rollover crash on the Florida Turnpike South at the Southern Boulevard exit has narrowed traffic to one lane. According to FL511, the crash happened around 1:47 p.m. Fire trucks, an ambulance, and the Florida Highway Patrol arrived on scene to clear the incident. Traffic cameras show that the vehicle is on its side and blocking the left lane, with first responders blocking the second lane. The nature of the incident and the condition of the victim

Photo by: Local10 The U.S. Coast Guard rescued nearly a dozen people in Key Largo on Saturday after they said a 24-foot boat struck mangroves near Sunset Point and began to sink. Authorities confirmed that 10 people were on board at the time of the incident. No major injuries were reported. They said efforts are underway to recover the vessel. Injured in a Boat Accident? Ovadia Law Group Can HelpBoat accidents can lead to serious personal injuries, including head trauma,

Photo by: wsvn  A crash in Sunny Isles Beach sent a Tesla into a canal. Sunny Isles Beach Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident in the area of Bayview Drive, near Collins Avenue, Sunday evening. According to MDFR, the electric vehicle went into the water as a result of a crash. Cellphone video shows the Tesla almost fully submerged before sinking out of sight. Police said everyone in the car made it out

 Firefighters have contained a massive fire that broke out at the Miccosukee Reservation in West Miami-Dade. Video shared with 7News showcased an aerial view of the blaze that first broke out at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday in the area of Southwest Eighth Street. Over 25 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the three-alarm blaze, locating three structures fully engulfed by flames with a possible extension to nearby vehicles. Crews quickly began a fire attack to extinguish

Photo by: Courtesy of Kimberly Stathas A speed boat caught fire on Sunday afternoon near the Three Mile Bridge in Pensacola. Escambia County officials say the incident occurred around 12:28 p.m., at Wayside Park. Emergency crews arrived promptly to extinguish the blaze within minutes using a deck gun. The boat’s owner and operator, who was the sole occupant, was rescued by a passing pontoon boat and reported no injuries. Escambia County officials say the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

 Three people died on Sunday after separate shootings in Okeechobee that authorities say were related. According to NBC affiliate WPTV, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the Brindaban Forest community around 1:30 p.m. At the scene, deputies said they encountered a man wearing all black and armed with what appeared to be a rifle or long gun. Deputies told reporters that the suspect began firing shots at them, which led to the death of the suspect. Two