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irefighters in Apopka confirmed lightning strikes from severe storms caused four house fires Sunday evening. Crews spent hours battling lightning fires from Alexandria Place to Rock Hill Loop. The first call came in around 9 p.m. for two house fires on the 100 block of Alexandria Place. Less than an hour later, another lightning strike hit a home in the 900 block of Offaly Court. The third call came in at 11:09 p.m. when lightning struck again in the 4000

Two people were hospitalized Sunday night when their personal watercraft collided with another off Lido Key, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission said. FWC spokeswoman Hailee Seely told ABC7 that investigators believe two personal watercraft, each carrying two people, collided head-on. All four occupants were thrown into the water and assisted to shore by good Samaritans. Two people aboard one of the watercraft received minor injuries. The operator and passenger of the first vessel sustained minor injuries. The two

Two people were killed and two others were shot in Little Haiti early Monday, according to Miami police. The shots were fired at around 12:12 a.m. at Northwest 62nd Street and Northwest 2nd Avenue, police said. At the scene, authorities found a man who had been shot. They took him to Ryder Trauma Center. A second person was found shot at Northwest 2nd Avenue and Northwest 56th Street. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Two more victims took themselves

Photo by:(WPEC) A collision between a Brightline train and a car in Lantana left one person hospitalized on Sunday. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR), at 2:55 p.m., crews responded to a report of a Brightline train crash near Lantana Road and Dixie Highway. PBCFR said that the 911 caller said a northbound Brightline train struck a four-door passenger car. When PBCFR arrived, they reported finding the car with heavy damage. Officials said that one person had to

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) charged a Frostproof man with second-degree murder after his brother was shot and killed on June 13 when he attacked a deputy with a block of wood, authorities said. PG, 43, of 123 W. Frostproof Baptist Church Road in Frostproof, was additionally charged with resisting arrest with violence, resisting arrest without violence, escape, and petit theft, for his role in the death of his brother, G-V, 52, of the same address. P had a

 A motorcyclist was killed in a St. Petersburg crash after an SUV turned into his path, officials said. A Kawasaki Motorcycle driven by MD, 19, was traveling northbound on Park Street North, approaching 28th Ave, Northbound. According to a St. Petersburg Police Department report, a Mazda SUV was traveling westbound on 28th Avenue North and then turned southbound onto Park Street North and into the path of the motorcycle, causing the crash. D was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront, where

A large police presence has been spotted in the area of North Lane near North Pine Hills Road in Orlando. Orlando Police Department responded to a call for a shooting at 6:30 p.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found a person with a gunshot wound at Kwik Stop, OPD said. The victim was taken to the hospital for medical care, officials said. Detectives have cleared the area. WESH 2 was on the scene when the crime scene tape

A man is in custody after a shooting Friday afternoon at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission, marking what the shelter said is its first shooting in its 77-year history. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. as two men were checking into the shelter and going through metal detectors. Witnesses say an argument between the men quickly escalated into a physical fight, then gunfire. “I heard the shots and I ran. I got outta there, man,” said SH, who was nearby

A 30-year-old Hollywood man was killed after running onto the Florida Turnpike in Orange County and being struck by two vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday in the area of mile marker 251 (State Road 417), troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the man had begun running east from the wood line and entered the southbound lanes of the Turnpike when he was struck by two southbound vehicles which he

One person was killed after a hit-and-run crash off I-75 near Williston Road Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. State troopers say witnesses saw a black semi truck hit a pedestrian who was walking near an exit ramp. The driver left after the collision. The pedestrian died from injuries suffered in the crash. Legal Help for Pedestrian Accident VictimsPedestrian accidents often result in serious, life-altering injuries. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the devastating impact these incidents can have

A man was arrested on Sunday after being accused of shooting his father in Miami, police said. AG, 25, was charged with attempted murder with a firearm. According to Miami Police, officers responded to a home Saturday night after receiving a domestic call involving a son who shot his father. Police said G’s father was located and fire rescue took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. G was then found and taken into custody at 60 Avenue and

 A DUI driver crashed into a Port St. Lucie detective and another vehicle late Thursday, per police. According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD), KF attempted to make a right turn on Port St. Lucie Blvd. when she lost control of her vehicle. Officers say F struck a detective in an unmarked vehicle, pushing the detective into a civilian’s car. All three vehicles were totaled as a result of the incident, and F was found to be under