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Hollywood firefighters extinguished a blaze that erupted early Tuesday morning at a home in Hollywood. According to Hollywood Fire Rescue officials, the fire was reported at 3:36 a.m. at a home in the 6700 block of Harding Street. Firefighters said the home was vacant at the time and no injuries were reported. Steven Llerena, who lives next door, told Local 10 News that he and his family did whatever they could to stop the flames from reaching their home. “It

Photo: Lakeland Fire Department A fire at a Lakeland mobile home claimed the lives of one person and two dogs on Monday, officials said. Reports of a structure fire began coming in around 4 p.m., according to the Lakeland Fire Department. Firefighters said they saw flames coming from the mobile home on Bert Street as they were arriving and learned that someone might still be trapped inside. Crews immediately launched a search of the home, but it was too late,

Photo: Carlos Acevedo/News4JAX A man in his 40s died early Tuesday morning after a crash near the intersection of Flicker Avenue and Ernwill Street in the Lincoln Villas neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville, police said. Sgt. Rob Hungerford with the JSO Traffic Homicide Unit said that around 1:30 a.m., the man was in a Ford Taurus headed north on Ernwill, which is in the area of Moncrief Road West and New Kings Road. At the same time, a Chevy Colorado was

Photo: WJXT A crash involving a log truck on Monday night closed lanes at County Road 13 south and Reid Packing House Road. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash with injuries just before 9 p.m. Pictures shared online showed a truck flipped onto its side, with logs scattered across the roadway. Drivers are urged to avoid the area. Lanes will remain closed until further notice. Legal Help After a Truck Accident InjuryTruck accidents can cause devastating

Photo: Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District A garage fire was extinguished on Floyd Avenue South in Lehigh Acres Monday night. According to the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District, the fire was determined to be unintentional and caused by a failure of a lithium-ion battery while charging. Two adults and three cats are being assisted by the Red Cross for lodging, and there are no reported injuries. Legal Help After a Fire Accident InjuryFire accidents can lead

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to an incident in the western part of the county early Sunday morning. Fire Rescue said it responded at 1:16 a.m. to the 10000 block of Lee Road in Boynton Beach to reports of a car in a canal. When initial Fire Rescue units arrived at the scene, they found a single vehicle partially submerged in water. Fire Rescue crews were able to safely secure the vehicle and deploy divers into the water. One

A Clermont teen was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after crashing her vehicle into a motorcycle and a house. A deputy responded to a reckless driver, 18-year-old Jaylyn Danielle Kosmyna, near Casa de Orlando, located at 16412 Nelson Park Dr., Clermont, around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, the deputy canvassed the area and heard a loud exhaust. He then saw a silver Infiniti sedan with

A Panama City man has died in a traffic crash on State Road 22 in Gulf County on Saturday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 22 and Jarrott Daniels Road. Troopers reported that a sedan with four occupants, a 25-year-old woman, a 27-year-old woman, a 3-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, all from Lynn Haven, was traveling west on State Road 22, approaching the intersection of Jarrott

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run where the victim was found lying on Palm Bay Road, according to the police department. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A bicycle was located near the victim, but it is unclear whether the victim was using it at the time of the accident. Eastbound Palm Bay Road was closed between Babcock Street and Skippers Way due to the crash. The scene has since been cleared, and the road has

Three people were killed and four others were injured in a head-on crash Monday morning in De Leon Springs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened around 9 a.m. on State Road 40 near Lake Winona Road in Volusia County. Investigators say the crash involved a 2023 Honda CR-V and a 2021 Ford Expedition. Troopers say the Honda was traveling eastbound on SR-40 near Lake Winona Road when it crossed into the westbound lane, and crashed

A van crashed into a home near the University of Central Florida on Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on Alafaya Woods Court, where the van remains lodged in the wall of the triplex. Investigators said the driver fled the scene. “I’m glad to be alive, I look at it as a sign from God that I’m alive,” said Tyler Fahy, who was asleep in bed on the other side of the

Sarasota Police are investigating a crash involving life-threatening injuries Saturday night. Police posted about the crash on Facebook Saturday night. The crash happened at the intersection of U.S. 301 and 21st Street. Police confirmed the crash involved a vehicle and a bicyclist, who died at the scene, police confirmed May 5. John Gonzalez, who works nearby, said he came out after the crash. “It wasn’t a car crash; it was more like a pedestrian on a bike, I guess, who