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Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard Station Mayport The U.S. Coast Guard Station Mayport duty crew on Sunday night answered a rescue call for a boat located far from shore. Two people and one dog were stranded 75 nautical miles (or 86 land miles) in the Atlantic on the “Spirited” motor vessel after it experienced an electrical failure. Advertisement After 13 hours of towing, the CG 45644 reached shore at 9:50 a.m. this morning. The U.S. Coast Guard Station Mayport celebrated

Photo by: wpbf Four people were killed, including a 7-year-old boy, and 6 were hospitalized in an overnight crash in Indian River County Monday. The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95. A 37-year-old woman from Miami was driving a Toyota Camry behind a Suzuki Vitara, when she struck it. Both of the vehicles were then disabled in the middle of the road. A 40-year-old woman driving a Dodge Journey northbound approached the scene. The

Photo by: wtsp-tv A 29-year-old woman crashed her car into a home in Hernando County, resulting in thousands of dollars in damages, according to Florida Highway Patrol Troopers. Ann Estevez lost control after claiming another vehicle pulled in front of her while she was driving eastbound on Spring Hill Drive. She crashed her Toyoda sedan into the front of a two-person residence. After refusing field and breath tests, she was arrested on a DUI charge. Estevez later admitted to drinking earlier in

A North Miami mother was arrested over the weekend after police said she beat her son with a wooden stick and threw him to the floor. The incident was reported around 7 p.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of Sole Mia Way. According to the woman’s arrest report, her daughter witnessed the beating and ran to a security guard before police were called. North Miami police said the victim told responding officers that his mother, Carolina Barco, 33, was upset

Sunrise Police are investigating a crash that killed four people, including a child, on Sunday. Two cars crashed at the intersection of West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 64th Avenue around 6:40 a.m., according to police. A witness told NBC6 that one of the cars was making a U-turn when another slammed into it. “I would say like 100 miles, not less, as soon as he hit the car, the car just swerved,” the witness said. The witness was one

Photo by: WCJB Five Gainesville residents are out of their home after a house fire in the Historic Porters neighborhood. According to Gainesville Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to calls to a home on Southwest 4th Avenue that was on fire just after 2:30 Monday morning. Firefighters were able to maneuverer through the building despite low visibility and the multiplex nature of the building and put out the fire. There were no injuries reported, and firefighters rescued a cat. District Chief

A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to sell a golf cart that he stole through social media. Zachary David Muller, 27, was apprehended on Friday by the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office while attempting to sell the stolen golf cart on social media, according to police. Deputies reported that in collaboration with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, IRCSO set up a meeting with Muller, who was already wanted for crimes in three counties, by posing as a buyer for

A 60-year-old Pensacola man has died and two US Navy Sailors are seriously injured after a crash on Gulf Beach Highway and Navy Boulevard Saturday morning. The man was driving for Uber in a Subaru sedan with two US Navy Sailors, a 28-year-old New York man, and a 22-year-old Iowa man as passengers around 4:05 a.m., according to FHP. The release states he was headed Southbound through the intersection of Navy Boulevard and Gulf Beach Hwy with a green light.

A woman died after she was hit by a car Saturday night on Pace Blvd and Gadsden Street. Police say officers responded to a call around 11:40 p.m. regarding the woman who had been hit. When they arrived, she was taken to the local hospital where she died from her injuries. The driver stayed on the scene. The intersection was closed for a period but has since been reopened. The cause of the crash is still under investigation to see

A man was arrested after he fatally shot his estranged girlfriend near a Haines City restaurant on Sunday morning, the police department said. Haines City officers said they were called to a shooting near La Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant around 10:55 a.m., where a 29-year-old woman was reportedly shot. Officers said they received several 911 calls, including one from the victim who described the suspect as the father of her children and estranged boyfriend of seven years, Rolando Guevara Zarate. Police

A multi-vehicle crash involving a Sunny Isles Police cruiser on the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway led to a man being hospitalized, officials said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just after 6 a.m. on the southbound lanes of State Road 826, in the area of NW 25 Street. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the crash involved five cars including one Sunny Isles Police Ford SUV. A man was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital as a

Photo by: UC Breaking News. A 59-year-old Naples woman died after a collision on Oil Well Road Thursday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an unmarked Collier County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and a Toyota Rav 4, owned by the 59-year-old woman, were the two involved in the fatal wreck. The woman’s identity was not released. A Collier County deputy involved in the crash sustained minor injuries and transported to a local hospital for treatment. The deputy’s condition remains unknown.