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Photo by: (American Red Cross) A house fire broke out Sunday on Via Hacienda near Woodbine apartments in Riviera Beach. The fire affected two adult residents, who later received assistance from the Red Cross. Photos of the burnt home show substantial damage to the home’s garage, which appears soot-covered and singed. The photos from the scene also show that the homeowner’s vehicles were badly damaged as a result of the blaze. The Red Cross says it’s providing emergency aid, health

A Jupiter dog owner is speaking out after his dog was brutally attacked by a pit bull in their own neighborhood. It happened at the Egret Landing community located off I-95 near Leslie Street. It was supposed to be just another morning walk for longtime Egret Landing resident RR and his 3-year-old miniature Bernadoodle Gracie, but that all took a turn on May 18th when they came face-to-face with a pit bull seemingly on the prowl. R said the loose

Detectives were investigating a man’s death after a shooting on Sunday morning in Lauderhill, police said. According to Lt. A G, a spokesman for the Lauderhill Police Department, the shooting was outside of a house along Northwest Seventh Street. Lauderhill Fire Rescue personnel also responded and pronounced the man dead, near Northwest 39 Avenue, according to G. The shooter called 911 and was cooperating with detectives, according to G. Dispatch records show the call for service was shortly after 3:50

An argument in a West Miami-Dade neighborhood ended with a 14-year-old boy shot, authorities said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the altercation took place in the area of Northwest 82nd Avenue and Seventh Street, just before 5:50 p.m. on Saturday. Detectives said the subject pulled out a firearm and shot the victim before fleeing in an unknown direction. Friends of the victim drive him to Jackson West Medical Center, but he later needed to be transported to Ryder Trauma

Photo by: wsvn A house fire in Miami left a big family burned out of their home. City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze on Southwest First Street and 24th Avenue, just after 3:20 p.m. on Saturday. Fire officials shared pictures of the damage after crews put out flames that, they said, spread through the attic and behind the walls. After cutting a hole in the roof, firefighters were able to knock down the

A man who punched a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy in a West Park neighborhood was taken to the hospital after, authorities said, one deputy was forced to open fire. Witnesses who spoke with 7News on Sunday afternoon described what unfolded in their neighborhood with one word. “Chaos, and it happened so fast. It happened, like, in an instant,” said an area resident who identified herself as M. BSO deputies responded to a report of a suspicious incident involving a weapon

Photo by: WEAR  A car crashed, rolled over and caught fire early Sunday morning in Escambia County. It happened at the intersection of Mobile Highway and Pine Forest Road. The car hit several power lines in the crash. Officials say the three people inside made it out of the car safely, but were hospitalized afterwards. There is no word yet on what led to the crash. An investigation is ongoing. More than 700 people in the area were briefly without

Photo by: wfla One person died after their recreational vehicle (RV) caught fire on Saturday, the Polk County Fire Rescue said. Around noon, firefighters said crews were called to an RV fire on Combee Road. Crews said they found the RV fully engulfed in flames, with someone trapped inside. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, but could not save the person inside. The person who died was not identified. No one else was hurt in the fire. The fire is being

A major crash blocked the right lanes of northbound I-275 in Tampa early Sunday morning. The crash happened near SR 60, and there was heavy damage that needed to be cleared from the road. Traffic camera feed showed a large police presence in the area, and authorities said at least three vehicles were involved. Paramedics were also on scene, and one trauma alert was called, though no additional information about injuries has been provided. Authorities also said the crash may

A woman is facing charges for attempted first-degree murder after Pinellas County deputies said she shot her father in the back during a child custody exchange. The victim and his estranged wife arrived at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office administration building around 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 1 for the custody exchange, deputies said. The victim showed up with his sister and his estranged wife was accompanied by their four children, along with one of her friends. Detectives said they

There was a large law enforcement presence in a Brandon neighborhood Sunday following a deadly shooting. One person was killed, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday night deputies were still searching for the suspected shooter. The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 700 block of Providence Trace Circle, according to authorities. Detectives said the suspect and victim got into an argument in the breezeway of an apartment building. The suspect then took

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a man in his late 30s was hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting late Saturday night. Upon arrival, officers found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck and transported him to a local hospital. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim and the suspect were playing video games when an argument broke out. During the argument, one of the men pulled out a handgun, which led to the shooting. The