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A woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood early Friday morning before a suspect was taken into custody, police said. Miami Police officials said the female pedestrian was stuck in the area of Southwest 22nd Avenue and 8th Street. She was later pronounced dead around 1:20 a.m. The hit-and-run suspect was later found and taken into custody, and is expected to face charges, police said. Police and fire rescue were at the scene throughout

Photo by: (MCFR) A work van burst into flames on Thursday afternoon in Palm City, prompting a response from firefighters. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said that crews responded to the vehicle fire near Southwest Green Farms Lane and Southwest Martin Highway at 1:30 p.m. Officials said that the driver was the only person in the van and started to smell smoke, then pulled over. Despite the driver’s quick thinking, the front right tire of the van caught fire and

Photo by: wsvn Two families are left without a home after a fire broke out in a duplex in Lauderhill. Lauderhill Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a kitchen fire at a property located along Northwest 19th Street near Northwest 58th Terrace just before 10:00 p.m., Thursday. Officials managed to get the blaze quickly under control; however, 11 people, including six children, were forced out of their homes. One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The

he Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash involving a sheriff’s deputy. The crash occurred just after 6:15 a.m. Thursday morning on 44th Avenue East in Bradenton. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the crash involved an on-duty deputy and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was brought to a local hospital for treatment after suffering serious injuries in the crash. Fighting for Fair Compensation After a Motorcycle CrashMotorcycle accidents can lead to life-changing injuries and overwhelming expenses. At Ovadia Law Group,

An armed man was sent to the hospital after a Kissimmee officer-involved shooting on Thursday afternoon, according to the police department. In a release, police said that officers responded to the 4300 block of West Vine Street around 1:30 p.m. after receiving a call about a man in a parking lot armed with a rifle. Upon arrival, police “quickly engaged” with the man — later identified as MW, 20 — and shots were fired, the release states. Following the incident,

 A woman is accused of intentionally crashed her vehicle into another woman’s car in Port St. Lucie on Sunday. It’s unclear what the relationship between the two women is; however, the arrest report from the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) states that on the day of the incident, the victim stayed the night at the suspect’s grandfather’s house. The report continues, the victim was getting gas at the RaceTrac gas station when she noticed the suspect’s vehicle, a white

 woman has been hospitalized after she was attacked by a dog in Fort Lauderdale, police said. Fort Lauderdala Police units responded to the scene of the incident along the 700 block of Southwest 14th Terrace, at around around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Responding officers arrived to find the victim suffering from a dog bite. According to neighbors, the woman attacked was a dog handler. Paramedics with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported the patient to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening

Photo by: ucbn drone Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a deadly crash that happened on State Road 739 (Michael G. Rippe Parkway) just north of Alico Road on Thursday afternoon. According to FHP, a vehicle traveled off the roadway of SR-739, down an embankment, and collided with a chain-link fence and rocks. Troopers said the driver, a 71-year-old North Fort Myers woman, was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries and later pronounced dead. There are no roadblocks

A child riding a scooter was injured after being hit by a vehicle on Easy Street in Port Charlotte. Florida Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 5:05 p.m. According to FHP, units received reports of a crash involving a juvenile and a vehicle. FHP said the child was injured and transported to a hospital. Neighbors told Gulf Coast News a 12-year-old girl was hit by a minivan. The crash remains under investigation. This is a developing

A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Keystone Heights was taken to the hospital with critical injuries after a pickup truck hit them in Bradford County Thursday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said the truck and motorcycle were heading east on County Road 225 around 6:30 a.m. when the truck’s driver “failed to observe” the motorcycle passing on the left before making a left turn. The motorcycle then crashed into the truck’s left side. FHP added that the motorcyclist was not

 A Navarre man was arrested on domestic violence charges after the victim reportedly left a note asking for help inside a Navarre business’ bathroom on Tuesday. Santa Rosa County deputies arrested 34-year-old JW early Wednesday morning on these charges: According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were told of a “suspicious note” found inside the restroom of a local business. “The note written by the victim identified herself and indicated she was being held against her will at

 An 18-year-old man was killed Thursday morning in a crash after being thrown out of his pickup truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The man, from Lake Butler City, was traveling north on County Road 229 approaching Clet Harvey Road. He failed to negotiate the left-hand curve and travelled off the right side of the road, where his truck hit several trees before overturning. FHP said the driver was thrown out of the truck and it came to a