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Photo by: clickorlando  As strong storms swept through Central Florida on Thursday, the wind became powerful enough to blow down the awning at a gas station in Casselberry. Fire officials said that the incident happened around 7:34 p.m. at the 7-Eleven gas station along Howell Branch Road and SR-436. News 6 reporter Treasure Roberts went to the scene on Thursday night, discovering that the awning collapsed on top of a car — and that people were inside the vehicle. While no one

 A 14-year-old boy died after his 16-year-old friend fired a gun while he was handling it “recklessly” just after midnight on Wednesday, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said around 12:16 a.m., they received a call about a young man who had been shot in Middleburg, and when they arrived, they found the 14-year-old boy with a single gunshot wound. The boy was transported to HCA Orange Park Hospital where he died, according to deputies. Deputies identified the

A 22-year-old Pensacola man is dead and three others are injured after a crash in Escambia County on Wednesday evening, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at around 5:30 p.m. at S. Fairfield Drive and Villa Drive. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 22-year-old Pensacola man, driving a silver Chevy Silverado, was traveling southbound on S. Fairfield Drive, while approaching Villa Drive. A black motorcycle was positioned on the southbound border unoccupied with passengers nearby, according to a

 The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for more victims to come forward after it says a Busch Gardens employee sexually battered an 8-year-old child.  Investigators say Douglas McGee, 34, gave the victim a cell phone and sent inappropriate messages to the child.  According to HCSO, McGee admitted to inappropriate text messages, touching, and sexual battery. Deputies say McGee was a part-time park quality supervisor in Stanleyville at Busch Gardens at the time of the incident and arrest. He has been employed with Busch

A motorcyclist was killed in a St. Pete crash late Tuesday night, according to police. According to the St. Pete Police Department, at 9 p.m., a motorcycle crashed with a vehicle at 5th Avenue North and 34th Street North. The motorcyclist, who police said was male, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The driver of the other vehicle stayed on the scene.  The entire intersection was shut down in that area until early Wednesday morning. Motorcycle accidents can result in

Photo by: Fox35Orlando A St. Cloud man died in a house fire Thursday morning, city officials said.  Crews responded shortly after 7:30 a.m. to a home on the 1300 block of 4th Street in response to a fire. Firefighters said they saw smoke coming from the home and were told there was a man inside.  They pulled the 87-year-old man from the home and began lifesaving measures, but he died on the scene.  The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

 A person has died and three others are injured after a crash in Pembroke Pines. Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue responded to the crash scene on US-27 and Pines Boulevard. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where five vehicles were involved in the crash. One of the vehicles is badly damaged. According to officials, one of the injured was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital with severe injuries. Pembroke Pines Police said Northbound US-27 will be closed down due to the crash. Drivers

Photo by: FCN An SUV drove into the Publix in the 4400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. The car drove into a pillar outside of the Publix and suffered front damage. A Publix employee told First Coast News the driver was an “older” man who hit the gas instead of the break. The employee said the man did not appear injured and no one inside was injured. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed they were on the scene but did

A pedalcyclist died early Tuesday morning when he was struck and killed while riding in Dixie County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the pedalcyclist, a 47-year-old Inglis man, the crash happened at 5:50 a.m. northeast of Cross City. The man was traveling north on Highway 351, south of NE 326th Avenue, on the right paved shoulder when a truck, driven by a 62-year-old Cross City man, hit him. The pedalcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced

An Alabama man is dead following a three-vehicle crash on State Road 285 at mile marker 13. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the man was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. Of the other two drivers only one sustained minor injuries, while the other was reported to be unharmed. Identities of those involved have not been released. State Road 285 was reopened at 7:45 pm. FHP is currently investigating the incident to determine the cause

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 19-year-old was attacked while leaving a bar named Pelican Larry’s near FGCU in south Fort Myers. Michael White said he was waiting for an Uber outside the establishment at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, when a group of strangers in a dark-colored SUV started shouting homophobic slurs at him. “I think it for sure was a hate crime. I could say just because of the way they were yelling. They had the

Photo by:  (WJXT) A JTA bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning near the intersection of Timuquana Road and Roosevelt Boulevard on Jacksonville’s Westside. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, at least four people were taken to the hospital from the crash. It appears a car slammed into the back of the bus. Traffic on Timuquana Road headed east toward Roosevelt Boulevard is bottlenecked because of the crash. News4JAX will update as we learn more about this developing story.