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Police are investigating an alleged case of animal abuse after a video showed a man striking a dog multiple times. According to the video posted to social media account Only in Dade on Sunday, the incident happened on 288th Street off 167th Avenue. In the video, a man is seen holding a dog by its collar and slapping it multiple times with such force it can be heard. The dog cowers as the man then walks away. Urgent Dogs of

An investigation is underway in Opa-locka after a 15-year-old was injured when shots were fired. Opa-locka Police and police from several agencies arrived at the scene at 14000 NW 37th Ave., Monday afternoon. 7News camera captured a police presence focused on an apartment building on Sharazad Boulevard and Ali Baba Avenue. A police chopper was also assisting with the investigation. Police cruisers were seen heading south on Northwest 27th Avenue. A 15-year-old boy was in the backseat of a car

The Delray Beach Police Department announced Monday afternoon that it was investigating a deadly traffic crash that occurred Monday morning. The police department said at 8:40 a.m., a collision between a motorcycle and a small Toyota sedan took place in the 5300 block of West Atlantic Avenue. Early reports into the crash revealed a 25-year-old motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed when the motorcycle collided with a turning vehicle at the intersection of West Atlantic Avenue and

I-4 westbound lanes are back open being shut down for almost an hour following a traffic crash at Sand Lake Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 9:16 p.m., and it involved a Hyundai Sedan and BMW, FHP told WESH 2. There was one driver that was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, FHP added. It’s unclear which driver of the vehicles involved was the one transported to the hospital. The roadblock was

 A St. Petersburg man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint over the weekend after meeting her online, according to officers.  Javon Bellamy, 42, was arrested by the St. Pete Police Department on sexual battery, false imprisonment and tampering charges related to the incident.  Investigators said in an arrest report that Bellamy and the victim met online before he invited her over to a home on 20th Avenue South on Saturday. When she arrived, police said he met her behind the house

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol The southbound lanes of US-19 were closed at Curlew Road after a tractor-trailer crashed into a construction area on Monday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say the tractor-trailer was transporting palm oil around 9:45 a.m. A 64-year-old Bristol man fell asleep while driving, according to law enforcement. Authorities say the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to FHP, crews are working to remove the obstruction and motorists should

A 2-year-old child drowned in a pool in Spring Hill on Monday, according to authorities. According to Hernando County Fire Rescue, crews responded to a home on Lydia Court in Spring Hill for a reported drowning. They took the 2-year-old child to a local hospital. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office confirmed early Tuesday morning that the child died.  Losing a loved one due to someone else’s negligence is devastating. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the profound impact of wrongful death on

Photo by:  NBC Miami A major Memorial Day crash in Broward County left a high-end SUV destroyed and traffic disruptions on I-95. Video shows the aftermath of the bad crash on I-95 southbound on Monday morning. The crash happened at Griffin Road involving at least two cars — a black Lamborghini SUV, that crashed into the guardrail, and then another car that appears to be a red Mustang. Following the crash, the exit ramp to Griffin Road off of I-95

A bicyclist is dead after being hit by a car in Osceola early Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Troopers are investigating the cause of the collision at Florence Villa Road and Westside Boulevard. Preliminary evidence indicates the bicyclist was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to a press release. A roadblock is currently in place at this intersection, FHP said. The crash remains under investigation. Bicycle accidents can lead to serious

A woman is suing Walt Disney Parks after she said she lost consciousness and suffered a brain injury after riding a slide at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, according to a lawsuit filed in Orange County earlier this week.  Laura Reyes-Merino visited the park on May 11 and rode Humunga Kowabunga, a 60-degree angle, 214-foot, downhill and enclosed body slide, according to the lawsuit.  She said she went unconscious after “banging inside the side,” the lawsuit said. Merino added that

One man is dead following an early morning crash in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. in the area of Orange Blossom Trail and Jones Avenue, according to officials. Investigators said the 42-year-old man was driving the wrong way along Orange Blossom Trail before crashing head-on into a woman driving an SUV.  The man was taken to an area hospital where he later died, according to officials. The woman and her

 A tanker truck overturned across the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in southwest Miami-Dade early Friday evening. The crash happened at around 5 p.m. near the Kendall Drive offramp. Video from Sky 10 also showed two crashed SUVs. All northbound lanes were blocked, causing a traffic mess during rush hour. Several hours after the crash, authorities used a crane to get the tanker truck upright before it was eventually towed away. It’s not clear if anyone was injured or killed.