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LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. (WSVN) – Rescue crews airlifted a man to the hospital after he suffered serious burns in a boat fire that ignited in a Lauderdale Lakes driveway, officials said. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a boat on fire outside a home along the 3500 block of Northwest 33rd Street, just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crews arrived to discover a 20-foot vessel fully engulfed in flames. Neighbors rushed out of their homes as smoke

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — One person is dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting took place at a Lakeland convenience store Friday. At 4:52 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the Fast Stop convenience store located at 820 E. Memorial Boulevard. At the scene, officers located Ricardo Zelidon, 59, who was behind his vehicle with his hands up. They also discovered Jessie Woullard, 45, who was inside his vehicle, suffering from

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A woman was found shot to death in a Venice neighborhood Wednesday night, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office says at about 11:36 p.m. deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 300 block of Cowry Road. Once at the residence, deputies found the body of a woman identified as Leanna M. Leach. Experienced Shooting Incident AttorneysWith years of experience in handling shooting cases, Ovadia Law Group has the expertise needed to manage

INDIANTOWN, Fla. (CBS12) — A fire engulfed an RV in Indiantown on Thursday, leaving nothing but burnt remains behind. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said at 11:33 a.m., units were dispatched to a vehicle fire involving an RV near 20000 SW Warfield Boulevard, north of SW Fox Brown Road. Crews quickly responded, and MCFR said crews were able to contain the flames. Although the fire has died down, Fire Rescue is asking motorists to use caution in the area as operations

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 90-year-old woman is recovering after being attacked in apartment at HarborChase of Dr. Phillips. Investigators say someone broke into her apartment tried to suffocate her, but she was able to fight him off. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says it happened between 7-8 p.m. Tuesday. Detectives are now trying to identify the intruder. They are asking other residents for ant doorbell camera video that might help track down whoever who did this. A friend of the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bicyclist riding an e-bike was killed in a crash involving a tow truck Thursday morning at the intersection of Blanding Boulevard and San Juan Avenue, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. According toJSO Sergeant Robert Hungerford, around 10:35 a.m., a female bicyclist and a tow truck driver were traveling southbound on Blanding Blvd. And, as the tow truck made a right turn onto westbound San Juan Ave., the bicycle and the tow truck collided. The bicyclist, who

Florida troopers investigate wreck west of Oak Hill VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A rollover crash Thursday morning prompted the closure of I-95 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened around 11 a.m. on I-95 south, west of Oak Hill. The FHP said preliminary evidence shows that a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox ran off the road, but no other details have been released. Southbound lanes of I-95 were blocked in the area while a helicopter landed to transport a

Incident investigated at HarborChase in Orange County R. PHILLIPS, Fla. – An elderly woman was attacked Tuesday night by a burglar at an assisted living facility in the Dr. Phillips area. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the burglary and battery happened around 7 to 8 p.m. at HarborChase off Della Drive near Dr. Phillips Boulevard and Wallace Road, not far from Sand Lake Road. HarborChase said the woman was unharmed, but details about the attack have not been released. A

BELL, Fla. (WCJB) – A 61-year-old man from Bell is dead after being hit by a vehicle early Thursday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, a 57-year-old woman was travelling south on US 129 just after 6 a.m. when she hit the 61-year-old man, who was lying in the southbound lane. FHP troopers say the man died at the scene Ovadia Law Group: Experienced Car Accident AttorneysExperience matters when it comes to car accident cases. Ovadia Law Group has

Fleming Island crash sends teen to hospital, driver not hurt FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A 15-year-old girl was hit by a car around 8 p.m. Wednesday while crossing Eagle Harbor Parkway at the Town Center Boulevard intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the teen was in the marked pedestrian crossing, headed north across the intersection, when a vehicle headed west on Eagle Harbor Parkway rounded the curve and hit her. According to the report, the 68-year-old woman driving

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – TV20 has confirmed the gunman who opened fire at a Walmart store in Gainesville was a former employee. According to the arrest report, Drevon Parker, 26, got into an argument with another man inside the Walmart at Butler Plaza at around 10 p.m. Wednesday. The two men, along with the victim’s wife and children, went to the back employee-only section of the store. Witnesses say the victim punched Parker in the face. He then pulled out

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Two men were injured during a shooting on Wednesday in Lauderhill, police said. The crime scene was in a community of two-story townhomes and its parking lot, in the East Lauderhill neighborhood. According to Lt. Antonio Gonzalez, a spokesman of the Lauderhill Police Department, the shooting was shortly before 1:40 p.m., at 4063 NW 19 St. Gonzalez reported that both shooting victims were at the Broward Health Medical Center. “One victim was transported by a civilian,” Gonzalez wrote