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Photo by: Greater Naples Fire Rescue District A fire sparked at a home along 44th Street Southwest in Golden Gate on Wednesday. According to the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, the homeowners were not home at the time, but firefighters found their dog named Harley inside. Officials said Harley was rescued from the home and reunited with a neighbor as crews quickly contained and extinguished the fire. Greater Naples Fire said the cause of the fire is unknown and is under

A Port Charlotte man is accused of violently attacking a woman with a metal Stanley cup. Around 3 a.m. Monday, Charlotte County deputies said MR knocked a woman to the ground, got on top of her and beat her head with a metal Stanley cup multiple time. The woman was bleeding. This happened in a driveway off Laurel Avenue. SJ was awakened by frantic banging on her front door and her doorbell ringing nonstop. “That’s a first for me,” she

The Brief A Texas man was arrested after allegedly firing multiple rounds at another vehicle on I-4 near Daytona Beach on Tuesday night. First Report The backstory: On June 17, 2025, around 6:40 p.m., officials at the Sanford Regional Communications Center received a phone call reporting a reckless driver on Insterstate 4 near Mile Marker 125 in Volusia County. The vehicle, which was described as a white BMW, was traveling westbound, and reportedly was driving recklessly at high speeds, running

A hazardous situation at PortMiami on Wednesday prompted a swift response by rescue crews. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, there was smoke coming from a container. Chopper 6 hovered above the scene, where crews sprayed water on the container. No injuries have been reported, and Hazmat units are on their way. This is a developing story. Legal Help After a Fire Truck Accident Fire truck accidents can be especially dangerous due to the size and speed of these emergency vehicles.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who died and another who was critically injured after they said both individuals were found inside a trailer at a southwest Miami-Dade nursery earlier this month. According to investigators, AV, 38, died from “carbon monoxide toxicity.” MDSO officials said a second man, RCG, 49, was transported to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition, where he remains hospitalized as of Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. on June 5 at L.

Photo by: wsvn  A fatal accident in Homestead has led to the closure of an exit ramp off the Turnpike, at or near the exit to Campbell Drive. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, they were dispatched to the southbound lanes of Campbell Drive and Southwest 312th Street just after 9a.m. Wednesday in reference to a traffic accident where a vehicle reportedly struck a tree. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene, where a white sedan went off road as a result of

A 40-year-old male bicyclist from Niceville is dead after a crash in Escambia County on Tuesday night. Troopers say the incident occurred at 9:45 p.m. on Bauer Road when a 60-year-old woman driving a Ford Pickup was traveling north and collided with the bicyclist, who was also heading north in the travel lane. The impact of the collision caused both the truck and the bicycle to come to rest on the shoulder of the road, according to FHP. The bicyclist

 A child is dead in what’s being described as a personal watercraft incident near the Putnam-Alachua County line. A spokesperson for the Putnam County Sheriff’s office says rescue crews were called to Star Lake Drive in Hawthorne Tuesday afternoon. Three children were on a tube being pulled by a Sea-Doo jet ski when it hit something, causing the children to be thrown off. The ages of the children are 8, 10, and 11. Two of the children were taken to

A crash near the Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach is blocking lanes on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash on Southern Boulevard East, beyond Congress Avenue, at 7:30 a.m. In the latest update at 7:41 a.m., officials said that the two right lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time.  How Ovadia Law Group Builds Strong Car Accident CasesAt Ovadia Law Group, we take a strategic and thorough approach to every car

The Brief Deputies have arrested a man they say pointed a gun at his former employer’s head and pulled the trigger during a dispute over unpaid wages.  The backstory: Deputies say on June 14, RG, 34, confronted his former employer at a construction site on Versailles Drive in Tampa about an ongoing money dispute.  During the encounter, investigators say G pulled out a handgun, pressed it into the victim’s forehead, threatened to kill him, and fired a round that narrowly

The Brief Home surveillance video captured the moments three suspects ran from the scene of a crash after allegedly slamming a stolen car into an Amazon delivery truck in a Seminole County neighborhood. What we know: Three suspects are facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a home in Sanford’s Lake Forest neighborhood and crashing it into an Amazon truck. The suspects reportedly broke into the home, stole car keys, and fled the scene in the stolen vehicle.

UPDATE: The crash is no longer blocking. Sarasota County Sheriff is currently assisting with a crash involving an overturned car on 17th at Country Meadows Boulevard near Honore Avenue. Live FDOT camera footage shows what appears to be a knocked over palm tree, dragged across the roadway, possibly involved in the crash. One lane of 17th Street eastbound is currently closed, with brief delays. Fruitville Road is an alternate. Common Injuries in Car Accidents and How We HelpCar accidents can