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 A 31-year-old man died after being shocked with a Taser during a struggle with Osceola County deputies early Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office said. According to a news release, around 6:30 a.m. a patrol deputy noticed a D B-R running in and out of traffic in the westbound lanes of North Main Street near Vine Street. Deputies said a fight broke out when they tried to detain B-R and the deputy shocked the man and placed him in handcuffs. According

Authorities have released the 911 calls that were recorded moments after an armed man fatally stabbed a woman who was sitting in her car and injured her friend. According to Sunrise Police, the stabbing occurred at The Retreat at Sawgrass Village, located along the 3000 block of Northwest 130th Avenue back in May. Detectives said 21-year-old JS, who lived at the complex, attacked 27-year-old H H with a knife inside the parking garage. He then went on to stab another person

Photo by: weartv A 26-year-old Jay man is critically injured after a two-vehicle crash in Santa Rosa County on Saturday. Troopers say the incident occurred at 9:58 p.m. on the intersection of Chumuckla Highway and Rolling Acres Road when a pickup truck was traveling westbound on Rolling Acres Road and failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign, causing it to collide with another pickup truck traveling northbound on Chumuckla Highway. The front left of the Jay

 A Florida day care worker was arrested Monday after detectives said she abused six babies at the facility. Ocala police officers said they were called to the All Star Learning Academy on Silver Springs Boulevard on Monday after child abuse allegations were made against 33-year-old K P-G. Detectives said they uncovered several incidents spanning from March to July involving the alleged mistreatment of six infants between the ages of 4 and 9 months old. According to an arrest affidavit, a

 A person was taken to a hospital with minor burns and four cats were killed in a Weeki Wachee house fire on Tuesday evening. The Hernando County Fire Rescue said it was called to Goldeneye Road around 7 p.m. for a house fire. While responding to the scene, crews learned that multiple pets were inside the home and a person had been possibly burned. Crews said they initiated an aggressive offensive strategy and quickly knocked down the flames. One person

Photo by:  (WJXT) An elderly woman died in a Westside two-vehicle collision on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the woman, believed to be in her 80s or 90s, was driving a SUV north on Roosevelt Boulevard near the St. Johns Avenue intersection. She attempted a left turn onto St. Johns Ave. when a man in a small pickup truck hit the SUV. Both drivers were taken to the hospital, where the woman died. The man suffered minor

A Fort Lauderdale Police officer was hospitalized after helping to rescue a dog from an apartment fire Tuesday morning. The fire broke out at a building along the 700 block of Northwest 12th Terrace around 9:20 a.m. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said firefighters and officers responded and found smoke coming from a unit. They also received a report of a dog still inside. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and the dog was found and rescued. The officer was expected

A Clermont man was arrested after allegedly attacking his girlfriend who came back from a night out and asked about his drinking problem.  A deputy responded to a domestic battery at a residence in Clermont at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The girlfriend of 28-year-old RQ stated they got into a physical altercation. She explained that the argument started when she came back from being out with friends, and Q yelled about

A 28-year-old Ocala passenger was killed on Tuesday morning after a vehicle ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of another vehicle in Marion Oaks. The fatal accident took place at the intersection of Marion Oaks Boulevard and Marion Oaks Manor at around 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man from Reddick was driving a van westbound on Marion Oaks Manor, approaching a stop sign at the

Photo by: (WPEC) A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a semi-truck on Tuesday morning on Southern Boulevard. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) said the deadly crash occured at around 9:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Southern Boulevard near Lang Road. Paramedics arriving on the scene found the motorcyclist unresponsive, according to the news release. Despite rapid intervention, the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The driver of the semi-truck declined medical treatment, and

A fatal crash is under investigation Tuesday morning in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The wreck happened around 6:15 a.m. on Marion Oaks Manor at Marion Oaks Boulevard near Ocala. Marion Oaks Manor is blocked in the area, but details about the crash have not been released. Check back for updates. What to Do After a Car Accident: Legal Tips from Ovadia Law GroupIf you’ve been in a car accident, taking the right steps immediately afterward can protect your

Photo by: wsvn Service has been interrupted at the Tri-Rail station in Pompano Beach as authorities investigate a death after a person jumped onto the train tracks. The incident reportedly happened just before 8a.m. Tuesday at the Pompano Beach station located at 3301 Northwest Eighth Avenue. According to Tri-Rail, someone jumped from the platform and onto the tracks—immediately dying from the severity of the impact. Responding deputies used crime scene tape to established a perimeter near the entrance of the