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The Gainesville Police Department is investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant in northeast Gainesville Friday morning. Officers say an altercation led to shots being fired at David’s BBQ on Northeast 23rd Avenue. Fleeing vehicles crashed. One person remained on the scene when the officers arrived. Two others who initially left the scene later went to the Gainesville Police Department Headquarters to file a report. Detectives say they are working to piece together the facts of the case. Compassionate

A motorcyclist died after a crash Friday morning near Osteen that left State Road 415 shut down in the area, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and Volusia Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred on S.R. 415 at its intersection with Fort Smith Boulevard, troopers said. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead upon their arrival, according to FHP. Lanes are shut down in both directions of S.R. 415 as investigators work the scene, with northbound

Photo by: mypanhandle UPDATE: The fire started at approximately 9:40 a.m. Firefighters said they observed smoke emanating from the front right corner of the establishment. All individuals inside the restaurant had successfully evacuated before the arrival of emergency crews. Firefighting personnel worked diligently for over 45 minutes to contain and extinguish the fire. Walton County Fire Rescue and several other agencies are on the scene of a structure fire at Burger King located at 1628 US Hwy 331 South in the

A routine shift turned violent for one store employee in Miramar Beach on Wednesday which led two suspects in custody. Just after 10 p.m., Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies said they responded to the Circle K on Scenic Gulf Drive after a caller reported her coworker had been attacked in the parking lot. According to a news release, deputies arrived to find the victim, a store employee with visible injuries. Deputies said there was a deep laceration above his eye

 A teacher at Seminole High School is accused of punching a student with autism in the ribs and arm area, according to an arrest report. Jeffrey Alexander Jung, 27, was arrested Monday. Seminole County Public Schools said Jung was a substitute teacher at the school and is no longer with the district. He had been a long-term substitute teacher since August 2024. According to the Sanford Police Department, staff members at the school saw Jung enter a classroom and yell

A routine voyage turned into a dramatic rescue after a good Samaritan’s vessel collided with an unlit, disabled boat carrying 11 migrants off the coast of Port Everglades. The incident unfolded early Monday morning, after the U.S. Coast Guard said when the good Samaritan reported the collision. A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale arrived to find the vessel and its occupants, who were later taken aboard for processing and care. “Our highest priorities are maritime border security

Photo by: (DBFR) Two animals were killed, and a man was rescued following a house fire in Delray Beach on Thursday. According to Delray Beach Fire Rescue (DBFR), at about 6:30 p.m. firefighters responded to a house fire near NE 11th Street. DBFR says the man was rescued and airlifted to a local hospital. There were two pets inside the home that perished in the fire. Firefighters did not say what kind of animals they were. At this time, the

Photo by: (WPEC) Traffic is currently impacted in West Palm Beach due to a single-vehicle crash that also struck power lines, per officials. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene at the intersection of Jog Road and Okeechobee Boulevard. Deputies are blocking the southbound lanes leading onto Jog Road, causing delays for drivers in the area. No injuries have been reported at this time. Car Accident? Ovadia Law Group Is Here to HelpA car accident can leave

A woman became the victim of an alarming attack outside a grocery store in Miami Beach, and police said her attacker was no stranger. Disturbing surveillance video captured CR’s blood-curdling screams in broad daylight, April 24. According to Miami Beach Police, the 44-year-old victim was being stabbed at a bus stop, right in front of the Sabor Tropical Supermarket at 969 Normandy Drive. Some of the witnesses to the alarming attack instinctively rushed to that woman’s aid and also tried

A Lakeland man was accused of setting his house on fire while his roommates were home. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the man’s roommates were in bed when he set the home ablaze that night. The sheriff’s office did not name the man, but said he has “an extensive criminal history” that included a 17-year prison sentence for a 1986 murder. He was charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder and arson. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is

A man is facing child abuse charges after he was arrested for attacking a 13-year-old boy at Millennium Apartments on April 26. The boy said he was walking along the sidewalk playing with Play-Doh on Three Oaks Parkway when he accidentally tossed it into the road, hitting a passing car. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the two victims noticed the vehicle turn around and head toward them, and they ran to the apartment complex. LCSO deputies said that’s when JG, 19,

 An employee at a Checkers in Osceola County fatally shot a customer on Wednesday during an argument over his food order, according to the sheriff’s office. EM, 23, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of WR, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. at the restaurant, located at 5780 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, the release states. M and R were involved in a verbal dispute regarding