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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 23-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot an 18-year-old while walking to school Wednesday morning in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police said the teen was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital. The shooting happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Mason Avenue. Late Wednesday, Daytona Beach police said a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection to the shooting. Willie B. Richardson was arrested and booked into jail on

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Authorities in Osceola County discovered the bodies of two individuals in a wooded area early Friday morning near a vehicle belonging to a woman reported missing with her husband for nearly two weeks. The NCIS confirmed to FOX 35 News that the remains are those of Claudia Pena Alvarez, 25, and Nicolas Alvarez, 22. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office shared an update Tuesday that said the Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified their bodies as the couple.  The married couple

ORLANDO, Fla. – A person wanted for attempted murder and aggravated stalking was shot and killed by Orlando police officers Wednesday evening, Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said. Chief Smith said officers stopped a possibly stolen vehicle shortly before 6 p.m. near Orange Avenue and S. Lucerne Circle, near downtown Orlando. After checking the vehicle tags, officers noted the driver, who has not been identified, had an arrest warrant out of Orange County for attempted murder and aggravated stalking, he said. No

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A 2-month-old is in critical condition after a car crash in Escambia County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Officers were called to West Jackson Street at Fitzgerald Street around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a crash. The release said a blue car was backing out of a driveway off West Jackson Street, west of Fitzgerald Street, when a black car was heading west on West Jackson Street. The

An 18-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning in a rollover crash on the Arlington Expressway ramp at North Liberty Street, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said in a news release the crash happened just after 11:15 a.m. A 28-year-old woman was driving an SUV westbound on the Arlington Expressway. In addition to the 18-year-old woman, other passengers included three children ages 4, 3, and 1, FHP said. “For unknown reasons,” FHP said the driver lost control of the SUV,

Miami Beach Police have arrested a man in the beating death of a transgender woman whose body was discovered near the Miami City Ballet Tuesday morning. Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert, 53, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in the killing of 37-year-old Andrea Dorias Dos Passos, police said Wednesday. Dos Passos’ body was discovered in the area of 22nd Street and Liberty Avenue, near the Miami City Ballet, after an employee “observed what he believed to be a

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A deadly crash has been reported in Greenville. The crash happened on North Pleasantburg Drive at Worley Road. Two lanes are shut down as of 7:30 a.m. Officers are asking drivers to avoid the area if possible. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical injuries, emotional distress, and financial burdens. At Ovadia Law Group, we specialize in providing comprehensive legal support to individuals who have been involved in car accidents.

A Florida man is facing a murder charge after authorities say he killed his girlfriend then drove to the police station with her body, where he confessed to the crime, according to reports. Florida City police arrested 48-year-old Alexander Roque in the fatal shooting on Saturday of his girlfriend, 44-year-old Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez. He was booked into a Miami-Dade County jail on Sunday and is charged with a felony second-degree murder, according to online jail records. Florida City is located in Miami-Dade County in

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 75-year-old woman was killed in a crash that happened in East Lake on Tuesday at around 6:30 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Jaguar SUV, driven by a 63-year-old Palm Harbor man, was traveling westbound on Bryan Lane.  West of Cypress Lakes Boulevard, a 75-year-old female bicyclist was riding westbound on Bryan Lane ahead of the SUV.  According to troopers, as the Jaguar approached, the bicyclist abruptly turned left into the path of the passing

A garbage truck worker was hit and killed after the very truck he was riding on hit him, according to a Tallahassee Police Department social media post. The truck was stopped collecting trash in the area of Carp Lane and Sail Court around 11:15 a.m., according to the post. “One person, an adult male, was collecting trash on the back of a garbage truck,” TPD said. “Preliminary findings indicate the man was struck by the truck as it pulled forward.” The

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A crash involving two vehicles took place early Tuesday morning, leaving one of the drivers dead. That’s according to Tallahassee Police Department. Police say the crash took place at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Gearhart Road. One driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries before succumbing to his injuries, according to police. The second driver was transported with non-life-threatening injuries. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave

Monday’s shooting at Suncoast High School was not Delroy Thomas’ first time accused of battery on an officer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County court records reveal that an encounter that ended with gunfire in a high school parking lot Monday morning is the culmination of a series of troubling encounters between Delroy Thomas, law enforcement and area hospitals. Thomas, 29, faces charges of battery on law enforcement and trespassing on school grounds, among other counts, stemming from