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PORT ORANGE, Fla. – A man has been arrested for shooting and killing another man in the Southern Pines neighborhood of Port Orange on Tuesday night, police said. Santiago Carlos Hernandez-Castrodad, 40, of Edgewater, was taken into custody on a second-degree murder charge, the Port Orange Police Department said in a news release. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers responded to Elda Lane and Spruce Creek Road regarding a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man – later identified as

Orlando police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a girl walking to school on Friday. According to the Orlando Police Department, the incident occurred between 8:40 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Friday, May 3 in the area of Summerlin Avenue and Washington Street. Police said the girl was walking along the road when an unknown approximately 6-foot-tall white male with brown hair in a blue sedan approached the victim. The suspect was allegedly unclothed and exposed

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —Three people are in the hospital after a marked Daytona Beach police car and another vehicle collided on Tuesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the patrol car — with its lights and sirens activated — was traveling eastbound on LPGA Boulevard approaching the intersection of Technology Boulevard around 1:27 p.m. FHP says a Lexus SUV was traveling eastbound on the same road and failed to observe the patrol car when attempting to make a left turn

The search is on for a driver who hit a woman and left her to die in a Northeast Miami-Dade street, police said. According to Miami-Dade Police, the victim was struck and killed in the area of Northeast Sixth Avenue and 149th Street, just before 5:25 a.m., Sunday. Investigators said the victim was attempting to cross east to west and was struck. The unknown subject fled the scene without stopping to render aid or to call 911. Paramedics pronounced the

Margaret Zenga, of Palm Beach Gardens, died from her injuries at St Mary’s Medical Center PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A 73-year-old woman died Tuesday morning after a crash involving a dump truck in Palm Beach Gardens. The accident happened at around 6:17 a.m. at Bee Line Highway and PGA Boulevard. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Margaret Zenga was driving her white Mercedes in the westbound lanes of PGA Boulevard and stopped at the intersection of Beeline Highway

A man has been taken into custody after a reported shooting in a Cape Coral neighborhood where a car was found with at least one bullet hole. “All we know is that there were reports that the suspect was shooting outside the vehicle,” said Lisa Greenberg, Cape Coral Police Department Public Affairs Officer. Cape Coral Police responded to a home on Northeast 10th Terrace in Cape Coral around 9:35 Sunday evening after receiving several calls about a black Mercedes sedan

A severe accident is causing major traffic delays in Sumter County. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, all southbound lanes and one northbound lane are currently shut down on the Florida Turnpike at mile marker 304 in Wildwood. The crash is near The Villages. Wildwood police, the Florida Highway Patrol and paramedics are all responding. Deputies say to expect major delays. Facing the aftermath of a car accident can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to go through it

The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a kitchen fire at a Sunset Boulevard home. According to the fire control and rescue, the blaze broke out around 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Crews arriving on the scene could see flames shooting through the roof. Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District stated that all the home occupants were evacuated without injury. After the fire was extinguished, Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue investigated and determined the cause was

A man was found shot in Pine Hills late Saturday night, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. At 11:53 p.m., deputies responded to the 6200 block of Bolling Drive in reference to a shooting, the sheriff’s office said. Upon arrival, they found a man in his 30s with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to the sheriff’s office. The man was taken to the hospital, and all involved parties remained on the scene, deputies said. The incident is still under

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A 19-year-old man is charged with beating a child with a belt in Okaloosa County. Brian Brown Jr. of Crestview was arrested Sunday on a charge of child abuse. According to the arrest report, Brown grabbed the child and put him in a headlock, threw him to the ground and then hit him with a belt. The report states multiple witnesses told deputies the same details. According to the report, deputies interviewed Brown, who told them

Photo by: Cbs12 An early morning crash on Interstate 95 led to lane closures and injured multiple people on Monday. The collision happened around 6:30 a.m. on I-95 near the Forest Hill Boulevard exit, closing multiple northbound lanes, according to Florida 511. The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene minutes later and reported those involved sustained injuries. Delays can be expected in the area. Dealing with the aftermath of a car accident can be a challenging and emotionally

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who fatally hit a 70-year-old man on SR-54 just after midnight on Sunday. A vehicle, which was described by a witness as a silver Nissan sedan, was headed east on SR-54 when the driver hit the Zephyrhills man who was trying to cross the street, according to troopers. The driver initially stopped, but then drove away east on SR-54, FHP said. The man died at the scene. No other details were