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Authorities responded to reports of a shooting that involved multiple police officers in North Miami Wednesday afternoon, following what witnesses described as a police chase that ended in gunfire. It happened in a residential neighborhood near the 500 block of Northeast 137th Street. 6 p.m. report: According to police, it was around 4:15 p.m. when a stolen car was spotted at an apartment parking lot in North Miami, along the 400 block of 137th Street. Miami-Dade deputies were called in

 A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a car while riding on his scooter. Dash camera video captured the crash, which happened early Wednesday evening in Pembroke Park. Video shows the driver turning left off West Hallandale Beach Boulevard into a shopping center when a person riding a scooter collides with the side of the car. Authorities said the man was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital as a trauma alert due to a leg injury. It is not

Photo by: NorthEscambia.com A small single-engine plane crashed in Bluff Springs on Wednesday night, according to NorthEscambia.com. A witness says they saw the plane try to attempt an emergency landing and crash around 6:45 p.m. The plane flipped upside down. The incident happened just north of Bluff Springs and Byrneville Roads. The pilot and passenger were able to walk away from the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration was notified of the crash and is investigating. Ovadia Law Group: Legal Help After

Flames engulfed a couple’s home on Amber Avenue in North Fort Myers Tuesday night, leaving behind significant devastation and resulting in the hospitalization of a woman named Vicki. PT, who lives three doors down, said, “It was around 9:30, I believe. We heard a boom and felt it. We thought at first something hit the roof and my wife said, something’s going on.” Concerned about the proximity of the fire, T quickly advised his wife to prepare to leave. V

Crews battled a fire that fully engulfed a home in Immokalee Wednesday evening. According to the Immokalee Fire Control District, firefighters were on the scene of the fire near Immokalee Drive and North 15th Street. A Gulf Coast News crew was at the scene. Firefighters said they searched the house, and no one was inside. According to the fire chief, no one has lived in the home for five years. Ovadia Law Group: Legal Help After a Fire AccidentA fire accident can leave

A man was hospitalized after a shooting was reported in Orlando early Wednesday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the shooting around 12:30 a.m. at the 1600 block of Leeway Avenue. The victim was described as a man in his 40s. He was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition, according to deputies. Everyone involved in the shooting remained on scene. At this time, there is no threat to the community. Details about

Photo by: (WPLG) A 46-year-old woman is recovering after being shot while driving to work Wednesday morning in Oakland Park, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened just before 10 a.m. near the intersection of Northwest Fifth Avenue and Prospect Road. Deputies said the woman was behind the wheel when someone pulled up alongside her and opened fire. “She’s still alive so we’re happy about it,” said BSO Chaplain John Mohorne Jr., who identified the victim as his

Photo by: City of DeFuniak Springs Fire Department  A single-vehicle rollover accident on Bob Sikes Road in DeFuniak Springs led to a power outage and road blockage Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 9:22 a.m. when the vehicle veered off the road, struck a power pole, and overturned, coming to rest on its roof, according to the City of DeFuniak Springs Fire Department. Emergency crews executed extrication procedures to assist those involved. Emergency utility crews from Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc.,

Photo by: (Nassau County Sheriff’s Office) Two people were seriously injured Wednesday in a crash involving an overturned camper on I-95 South in Nassau County, near the Duval County line. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, a truck pulling a camper flipped over the bridge near Mile Marker 370. FHP said the truck hydroplaned, causing it to drive off the road. Both the truck and trailer overturned on the shore of the river, under the overpass, FHP said, and the

Photo by: (WPEC) A car crashed near the popular Okeechobee Steakhouse in West Palm Beach on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash at Okeechobee Boulevard East and Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard at 10:27 a.m. According to the latest update at 10:28 a.m., officials said the two right lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Ovadia Law Group: Your Car Accident Legal TeamIf you’ve been injured in a car accident, you need a legal team that understands

Photo by: wfla A woman was arrested Tuesday after she crashed her car, hid in mangroves near the Courtney Campbell Causeway and later bit an officer who tried to help her, according to the Clearwater Police Department. Police reported that the incident began around 5:30 p.m., when officers started receiving calls about a woman, later identified as Kelsi Cole, who abandoned her car in the westbound lanes of the causeway. Witnesses told officers that Cole was seen running up to

A Lehigh Acres man was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of choking and tying up his friend and using their bank account during a planned sale of a PlayStation 5. NF, 32, was arrested and faces charges of kidnapping, robbery with a weapon and possession of a controlled substance, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. LCSO said F and the victim met on Monday at F’ house as his friend intended to buy a PlayStation 5. Instead, F