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The Brief A bicyclist was rushed to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after colliding with a vehicle in Clearwater, officials said.  First responders said the crash happened after 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Court Street and Lincoln Avenue. They said a man on a bicycle collided with the vehicle.  The bicyclist was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg as a trauma alert with possible life-threatening injuries, according to Clearwater officials.  The westbound lanes of Court Street are closed

Courtesy: Citrus County Fire Rescue. The Brief A home in Floral City was destroyed after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning, according to Citrus County Fire Rescue. Crews responded to South Great Oaks Drive at 6:22 a.m. where they found the home fully engulfed in flames. The woman resident told fire crews that she woke up to a burning electrical smell and saw an orange glow. That’s when she took her child and left the house as another person tried to

A fire broke out in the laundry room of a Miami Beach condominium on Tuesday morning, sending three people to the hospital, authorities said. Miami Beach Fire Rescue responded at approximately 9:59 a.m. to the high-rise at 5005 Collins Ave., where crews quickly arrived and contained the flames, officials said. Authorities said three individuals were transported for medical treatment — one to Mount Sinai Medical Center and two others to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Their ages, genders or

A 48-year-old Miami man is facing charges after police say he assaulted his cousin and wounded another man in a dispute that stemmed from an argument over an air fryer last month. According to the Miami Police Department, the incident happened on May 6 at an undisclosed location. Officers said AJ became angry after confronting his cousin about an air fryer he didn’t have. J’s cousin told police he had been hanging out on a patio when Johnson approached him

A 62-year-old Escambia County woman has died from injuries sustained in an Alabama crash in mid-May. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says Mary Burt, of Walnut Hill, passed away last Friday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. The crash happened the evening of May 15 on Monroe County 45 near Matheny Road in Monroe County, Alabama. ALEA says Burt was initially critically injured when the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan she was driving left the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned. She was

(Bradenton Police Department) Three people are facing charges after a road rage incident about a turn signal ended in a shooting and crash, the Bradenton Police Department announced. On Monday, around 3:20 p.m., RP, 33, was waiting in a Jeep Compass to turn left out of the parking lot at 101 Riverfront Boulevard when A W, 20, was driving a Buick sedan east on Riverfront Boulevard and turned left into the parking lot. W parked his vehicle when Poole backed

Two people have been arrested for a deadly stabbing near Plant Bamboo on Saturday night. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) told CBS12 News on Tuesday morning that they have two people in custody and are expected to release more information on the suspects later in the day. According to MCSO, they received a 911 call from the victim on Saturday night stating he had been stabbed, and he collapsed along County Road 714, also known as Southwest Martin Highway. Deputies said

Photo by: St. Lucie County Fire District The St. Lucie County Fire District is responding to a commercial fire in Port St. Lucie Tuesday morning. One firefighter and another person were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters arrived at the fire at South East Pools and Spas just after 5:30 a.m. Pictures show the business located in the 7300 block of U.S. Highway 1 engulfed in flames. Officials said upon arrival, the building was about 50% consumed.

A crash has shut down the eastbound side of SR-528 in Christmas, the Florida Highway Patrol says. According to the FHP, the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday near the SR-520 exit. Eastbound traffic is slowly getting by in the left lane but drivers traveling eastbound on SR-528 should expect major delays. FHP says people were injured in the crash. This is a developing story. Experienced Car Accident Attorneys on Your SideWhen you’re injured in a car accident, having

A man riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle died at the scene of a crash in Sumter County. The 22-year-old Dade City man was traveling northbound on County Road 476B at a high rate of speed at 5 p.m. Monday when he struck the rear of a tractor-trailer truck, driven by a 67-year-old Bushnell man, which was traveling northbound on County Road 476B and was stopped in traffic, awaiting the opportunity to turn onto County Road 631, according to an accident report

The Brief An Ocala woman is recovering from injuries after being bitten in the face by a dog while distributing food to the homeless over the weekend. What we know: NB of Ocala was bitten in the face by a dog over the weekend while distributing food to the homeless with her husband, Willie.  The incident left her with facial injuries requiring multiple stitches and a rabies vaccination series. The dog is believed to belong to a homeless person in

A man was shot late Monday in Orlando, but few details are known. The shooting happened just before midnight on Willie Mays Parkway near L B McLeod Road. Orlando police said the man was taken to a hospital, but no other information has been released. Check back for updates. Holding Negligent Property Owners AccountableMany shooting accidents occur in places where safety should be a priority—apartment complexes, shopping centers, nightclubs, or parking lots. When property owners fail to provide adequate security,