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Phot by: Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Firefighters reported rescuing children from a “heavy fire” on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale. The fire shortly before midnight was at the children’s home near the intersection of Northwest 15 Court and 46 Street, according to fire rescue personnel. A family of eight was homeless and in need of help, according to the American Red Cross. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel were investigating the cause of the fire on Sunday. Ovadia Law Group understands

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue Four students and a driver were taken to a hospital after a school bus collided with a minivan on Friday. According to Marion County Fire Rescue, several 911 calls came in at about 2:21 p.m. regarding a collision between the bus and a car in the 12400 block of Northeast Highway 315. Rescue crews arrived minutes later and set up triage to evaluate all of the students who were on the school bus. Four

A 68-year-old Brandon man died at a local hospital after crashing his motorcycle early on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP says the motorcyclist was riding a Harley-Davidson north on US-301 around 2:44 a.m. As he was approaching Stannum Street, the man failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway and hit a utility light pole, according to officials. Authorities say the motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Ovadia Law Group recognizes

A 30-year-old Holiday woman died after a crash in Citrus County on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a Kia Sorento that was being driven by a 70-year-old Lecanto man exited onto US-19 from a private driveway north of Cardinal Street just after 12:30 p.m. According to FHP, he turned into the path of the Suzuki motorcycle the 30-year-old woman was riding. Authorities say she was headed north on US-19. The motorcyclist hit the left side of the Kia,

Two people riding a motorcycle were fatally injured in a collision on Interstate 4 on Friday evening. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to the incident around 7 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-4 in Maitland. The crash resulted in a complete blockage of the westbound lanes for over an hour. Troopers said the crash involved a motorcycle and an SUV. While the SUV driver did not require transportation to the hospital, both the motorcycle’s driver and

A 40-year-old Ocala woman was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death after she hit a bicycle and scooter in a Silver Springs Shores neighborhood, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Here’s what we know: When did the crash happen? Saturday at about 10:56 p.m. Where did the crash happen? On Spring Road near its intersection with Spring Place. The FHP report According to the report, a 49-year-old Ocala man was riding a bicycle

A motorcyclist was killed early Saturday morning after colliding with a curb in Orange County, Florida Highway Patrol said.  Around 12:12 a.m., a male motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Princeton Road approaching Silver Star Road.  The man reportedly failed to negotiate a left-hand curve before running off the roadway and colliding with a curb.  According to FHP, he was propelled off the bike and pronounced deceased at the scene.  No other details about the crash have been released. Motorcycle accidents

Two teens are hospitalized following a boat crash in St. Petersburg on Sunday evening. The boat crashed into a dock near 4039 Bayshore Boulevard Northeast. The two victims are both 15-year-olds. One is in critical but stable condition. A bystander found the second victim in the water, who is in critical, but unstable condition. According to the authorities, neighbors ran to help the teens following the collision. The teens were on a Key West 18-foot center console with a single

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Firefighters rescued two cats from a house fire early Monday morning in Lutz. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) said they got a call around 3:15 a.m. from the family inside the home on Blount Road. The callers said there was “smoke and flames coming from inside their house and that animals were trapped inside,” according to a news release from HCFR. The first crews that got to the scene reported a “heavy fire” coming from the

Photo by: wink A semi-truck has crashed into power lines on US-41 in North Fort Myers, causing temporary power outages for nearby Lee County residents. The crash was reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at around 5:45 a.m. on Monday at the northbound lanes of US-41 near Lakeville Drive. The Lee County Electric Company reported nearly 1,200 electrical outages, but the affected customers were restored at 6:20 a.m. The truck appears to have been transporting trash, the contents of