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The husband of a doctor who allegedly died from an allergic reaction after eating at a Walt Disney World Resort restaurant is suing the resort and the eatery. Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, a 42-year-old from New York, ate at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant with her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, and his mother last October. The restaurant is in Disney Springs, which is part of the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The family’s lawsuit, filed Thursday, says they decided

22 years after the death of his wife, a doting man, was arrested in connection with her murder. News Channel Seven’s Austin mater tells us how one Panhandle County is involved in the history of the case. In December of 2001, then 49 year old Sharon Mills went missing from south Alabama. A month later, her body was found across state lines in Holmes County. February 1320, we respond to a call for reference to the prison road. Crew had

Two are dead and a road has been temporarily shut down after a traffic crash in Ebro. On Monday evening, four cars collided near Strickland Road on State Road 20, causing both the east and westbound lanes to be closed. First responders are on scene, delays are expected, and drivers are urged to use caution. We’ll continue to update as we learn more about the incident. When the unexpected occurs on the road, Ovadia Law Group becomes your steadfast support

A missing Florida man with dementia was found lying on train tracks, authorities said. On Friday around midnight, the aviation unit of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was called to help find a missing and endangered elderly man with dementia in Brandon, Florida. The man had been missing for five hours but was quickly located after aviation arrived. He was found lying in the middle of railroad tracks “in distress,” authorities said. Deputies were guided to his location, and he was

A hospice nurse was on her way to work Sunday morning when investigators report a driver ran a red light, killing her. Ann Marie Rotkowski was 59-years-old and loved serving people during their final moments. “I wished it was me instead of her,” said Robert Hayes, the victim’s stepfather. Hayes received an alarming call Sunday morning saying the victim hadn’t shown up to work. “They said Ann Marie hasn’t shown up and you’re on her emergency contact, I said well

Photo by: wptv A fatal crash caused heavy traffic delays Monday on eastbound Okeechobee Boulevard at Sansbury Way in West Palm Beach. Police said the two-vehicle crash, involving a pickup truck and a Mazda SUV, occurred just after 9:30 a.m. Investigators said the wreck caused the truck to roll over and trapped the driver inside. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. On Monday night, spokesman Mike Jachles identified the pickup driver as William Kuebler III, 59, of

A girl was airlifted to the hospital Monday morning after she was bitten by a dog in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, authorities confirmed. It happened in a gated community along the 5400 block of Northwest 184th Street. Sky 10 flew over the home around 10:15 a.m. where the child was being transported from a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck to a helicopter. An adult who was believed to be related to the child was seen walking with a medical crew to

A man has died while another was critically injured after a crash between a moped and ATV on Eucalyptus Boulevard in LaBelle. The crash was reported to the Florida Highway Patrol at around 2:23 p.m., on Sunday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the ATV was traveling on the north shoulder of Eucalyptus Boulevard, west of Rainbow Circle. The moped was traveling in the same direction as the ATV, said FHP. The ATV then attempted to cross Eucalyptus Boulevard from

Photo by: news4jax Two people died in a head-on crash Saturday morning on State Road 16, east of San Giacomo Road, in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP report, a 20-year-old man from St. Augustine was traveling eastbound on SR 16 when, for some reason, he traveled into the westbound lane and collided head-on with an SUV traveling in that direction. The 20-year-old driver died at the scene. He was the only occupant

A 56-year-old Fort Myers man was killed on Feb. 20 after he was hit by a pickup truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The Dodge Ram pickup, driven by a 37-year-old man from Dade City, was traveling west on State Road 52. East of Paradise Pointe Way, the Fort Myers man was walking across the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital, where he later died from injuries suffered during the crash.

Photo by: Martin County Sheriff’s Office A crash involving a Martin County public transportation bus injured multiple people and shut down an intersection on Friday morning. In a social media post just before 8 a.m., the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the “serious injury crash” between a bus and red sedan happened at Southeast Indian Street and Southeast Dixie Highway near Stuart. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 50-year-old man driving a red Ford Mustang was driving southbound on Southeast

Photo by: news4jax A person driving a Honda Accord died early Saturday following a crash that ended with the car catching fire on Interstate 295 northbound in Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP incident report, the driver of the Accord was traveling on I-295 northbound, approaching State Road 9B, around 2:20 a.m. At the same time, a white Nissan Altima was traveling directly to the left of the Accord. Troopers said the cars collided after