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Photo by: Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue   Fire crews are investigating a large blaze that broke out on the fifth floor of a multi-story apartment building in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units received multiple calls regarding a fire at 3:15 a.m. on Thursday at the Marina Bay Resort right off of State Road 84, just west of I-95. “2610, Marina Bay Drive East. It’s going to be apartment 509. The call is advising that the apartment is on fire,”

Photo by: WEAR A 22-year-old Pensacola motorcyclist was seriously injured in a head-on crash in Escambia County Wednesday morning. It happened around 8:15 a.m. on W Fairfield Drive near 61st Ave. According to FHP, the motorcyclist was traveling east on W Fairfield Drive, while a pickup truck was traveling west in the left turn lane. “Witness’ stated the motorcycle was passing 4 to 5 vehicles before entering the intersection,” FHP says in a release. The motorcycle collided head-on with the

 A driver was given a traffic citation in a Seminole County crash on Tuesday which left a 15-year-old boy in the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. as the boy crossed a street on a scooter near Lake Park Drive and Green Way Boulevard, where he was struck by a white sedan, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The boy suffered numerous scrapes and abrasions and was taken to Orlando Health

A cruise passenger is facing a felony charge in South Florida after he and others beat and bloodied a man to the point of unconsciousness while on a Royal Caribbean ship, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday. MW, 18, of Siler City, North Carolina, was arrested by Broward County deputies Friday after the Liberty of the Seas returned to Port Everglades. W has at least one co-defendant listed in his arrest report, though that person’s

A 54-year-old Freeport man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Walton County on Wednesday, according to FHP. Troopers say they responded to a call around 10:15 a.m. on State Road 83, 1 mile north of State Road 2, involving a pickup truck and one person. THI is on-scene conducting a comprehensive investigation of the incident, according to FHP. The exact cause of this crash remains under investigation. The crash scene in its entirety was contained on the western shoulder

A Miami father was arrested for alleged child abuse after his missing 15-year-old daughter was found safe, records showed. LR C, 45, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of child abuse with no great bodily harm, Miami-Dade jail records showed. Cz’s daughter had gone missing from the Model City area of Miami last week but Miami Police confirmed Wednesday that she was found safe. C spoke with NBC6 earlier this week, making an emotional plea for help in finding her. “My

A major vehicle fire on Wednesday has led to the closure of all southbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County. The vehicle fire was reported at 12:48 p.m. before Mile Marker 106, near the Beeline Highway exit, according to Florida 511. The closure was last updated at 12:56 p.m.. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes as emergency crews work to address the situation. Photos from traffic cameras show a heavy presence of first responders while traffic is

A Miami police officer was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly beat his wife inside their home in Sunrise, authorities confirmed. According to an arrest report obtained Wednesday by Local 10 News, the incident occurred Sunday night after the couple arrived home from an Easter event. Sunrise police said they arrived at the scene and found the victim outside of the home with a bloody bottom lip and blood smeared on her teeth. According to the report, the victim

First responders said two people were rushed to area hospitals as trauma alert patients after a fire broke out in a home in Wilton Manors Wednesday afternoon. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the home, in the 500 block of Northwest 21st Street, at around 1:20 p.m. FLFR officials said the fire started in a converted carport. Authorities said an injured man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale while a woman was taken to Jackson

Authorities are investigating a stabbing at an Oakland Park apartment complex Wednesday morning left left a person injured. The incident happened at a complex near the 3800 block of N. Andrews Avenue. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said deputies responded to a report of a stabbing and found a person with minor lacerations. Video showed multiple BSO cruisers outside the complex and a deputy standing outside a third-floor apartment. Leftover crime scene tape, shards of glass and blood stains could be

 A suspect was arrested Tuesday after assaulting a victim with a “sharp object” during a vehicle burglary, Pembroke Pines police confirmed. According to police, the incident happened in the area of Northwest 119th Avenue and 14th Court. Police said the vehicle owner confronted the culprit during the vehicle burglary, at which time the suspect attacked the victim. Police initially identified the suspect only as a Black male, possibly a teenager, who was wearing a black sleeveless shirt and a mask.