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Photo by: (WCJB) Both the Marion County Sheriff’s deputy and the suspect wounded in a deputy-involved shooting were released from the hospital on Monday morning. Sheriff’s office officials say a deputy pulled over R H, 22, around 2:30 a.m. Monday on Southeast 161st Street in Summerfield. She was arrested for driving with a suspended license, providing false ID, and drug possession. While being taken to jail in the back of the patrol car, H pulled out a small-caliber handgun she’d

ne person was transported to the hospital after a shooting at a gas station in Tampa. The Tampa Police Department responded to a call regarding a shooting at 1930 North Dale Mabry at 4:15 a.m. Officers arrived and found a 44-year-old man shot in the leg. An argument between two men resulted in the shooting, TPD said. The man was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Why Shooting Victims Need a Personal Injury Lawyer Victims

A 34-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle crash involving an ATV on Saturday evening. Troopers say the incident occurred around 6:24 p.m. when an ATV he was operating left the roadway and struck a fence on Upper Creek Road near Wolf Log Road, about four miles north of the Flomaton city limits in Escambia County. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division are continuing to investigate the crash.

Photo by: (WJXT)  A woman told News4JAX that a mobile home fire that sent her, her fiancé and their roommate to the hospital Sunday night started in the laundry room. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were called to the home on Kin Street in Interlachen Lake Estates around 9 p.m. NC said her fiancé was the most severely injured and was flown to the burn unit at UF Shands in Gainesville. “I smelled something burning, and I went

A man was detained on Sunday after he tried to drive away in a fire engine and then punched a deputy, authorities said. Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a medical call shortly after 10 a.m. in the area of Leisure Street and Pleasant Lane in Ridge Manor. A 74-year-old man, who was intoxicated, had fallen and was unable to get up, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). When paramedics arrived on the scene and began to administer

A Pinellas Park man in a wheelchair was killed in the late hours of June 21 after he was hit by a pickup truck in Manatee County, officials said. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a Ford F250 truck, driven by a 29-year-old Palmetto man, was stopped at a red light on Pearl Avenue, east of U.S. 41, just before 11 p.m. At the same time, the 64-year-old pedestrian in the wheelchair was at the northeast corner of Pearl

A 19-year-old man died early Sunday morning after he lost control of the Kawasaki motorcycle he was riding, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The New Port Richey man was going East on SR-54, East of Old County Road 54, when he lost control and hit a guardrail. Deputies said he died at the scene. Why Motorcycle Accident Victims Trust Ovadia Law Group Motorcycle accidents can be life-altering, often resulting in long-term injuries and financial stress. Ovadia Law Group

Photo by: mypanhandle The Walton County Sheriff’s Office and the Walton County Fire Rescue are on scene at Stow-Away Storage for a reported structure fire in Freeport. According to a WCFR Facebook post, multiple storage units caught fire at Business 331. Officials said crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire that caused damage to at least seven storage units. Firefighters are on scene to continue conducting overhaul operations. The State Fire Marshal has been contacted to investigate the origins of

photo by: wsvn A family escaped fierce flames after a house caught fire in a Lauderdale Lakes neighborhood. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a structure fire at the single-family home near Northwest 31st Avenue and 43rd Street, just before 5:10 a.m. on Sunday. Investigators said the residents were asleep when smoke detectors woke them up. Everyone made it out safely. Firefighters encountered thick smoke, charred walls and damage around the electrical panel. Investigators believe an electrical

A 19-year-old was killed in a crash between an ATV and a pickup truck on Saturday. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened in Lake Placid at around 12:45 a.m. The ATV, driven by a 19-year-old man with two passengers, an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old, was traveling southeast toward a stop sign on Washington Boulevard NE. At the same time, a pickup truck, driven by another 19-year-old Lake Placid man, was traveling south on Placid View Drive, approaching the

An 18-year-old motorcyclist died on Sunday morning after crashing into an SUV on Mathews Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said both vehicles were heading west on the bridge when the motorcycle, which was driving “at a high rate of speed,” struck the back of the SUV. The motorcycle’s driver died from his injuries at the scene, the agency said. The SUV’s driver and three passengers, who included two children, were not injured in the crash. The westbound

A 19-year-old was found dead Sunday after authorities located his vehicle overturned in a canal. According to a release from the City of Venice, at 6:52 a.m. Venice police, along with Venice Fire Rescue units, responded to the area of Ranch Road and Rustic Road regarding reports of a vehicle submerged in the Cow Pen Slough Canal. At the scene, VFR rescue swimmers entered the water and discovered one person inside the vehicle. However, due to environmental hazards, including fluids