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Authorities are searching for several suspects who were involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed two people in Broward County It happened Sunday at midnight along the 3400 block of State Road 7, just south of 595. According to police, three to four drivers were racing in the area when they hit two motorcycles carrying four people. Two of the people on the motorcycles were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were rushed to an area hospital

Photo by: WEAR A person was transported to the hospital after an apartment fire in Escambia County on Friday afternoon. Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to the incident at Carriage Hills Apartments in the 2300 block of Michigan Avenue. The fire happened around 3 p.m. According to the county, firefighters are still on scene of the incident. It’s unknown what caused the fire at this time. No further details were released. This is a developing story. At Ovadia Law Group,

A woman was arrested Saturday after a vehicle crash led to the death of a man, according to the Tampa Police Department. Around 4:19 a.m., officers responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of N. Nebraska Avenue and E. Robson Street. At the scene, TPD officers discovered the body of a man lying in the roadway. He was pronounced dead from his injuries. According to TPD, an investigation into the crash revealed that a 2019 Hyundai Elantra driven by AE,

A third person has died following a vehicle crash in Largo that claimed the lives of two children on Saturday. The fatal crash occurred around 1:45 p.m. Investigators say the Kia Soul was making a left turn onto Orangeview Drive when it collided with a Dodge Durango heading south on Ridge Road. The driver of the Kia Soul, 78-year-old Gail Price, died Sunday evening. A passenger in the vehicle, 58-year-old HR, sustained serious injuries and was taken to the hospital. There are

Photo by WJXT News4JAX   Federal investigators continued their investigation on Sunday to determine the cause of a plane crash in Nassau County that claimed the life of a 56-year-old pilot. Authorities have confirmed that Blackrock Road, which was closed for several hours on Saturday as the investigation unfolded, has been reopened; however, the public is urged to avoid the area to allow officials with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to continue their work. The crash

Photo by: St. Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR)  A fire broke out today at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, located in the 1000 block of TPC Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, prompting a response from St. Johns County Fire Rescue, according to a social media post. Rescue 10 was first on the scene and reported flames actively burning in the hotel’s laundry room. Fire crews contained the fire and thoroughly searched multiple rooms. Fortunately, no victims were found. Jacksonville Fire

A 23-year-old Jacksonville man died Sunday morning after crashing into a tree near Southside Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the man was traveling in his car around 6:45 a.m. while heading north on I-95 when he took the exit ramp to Southside Boulevard, traveled off the roadway, and came to a rest after crashing into a tree. The agency added that the man was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. When you’re involved

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a person died Sunday afternoon after their truck crashed through a fence and into a retention pond near the Cedar Hills neighborhood. According to JSO, the black truck was driving along Misty View Drive when it veered across all lanes, crashed through a fence, and into a retention pond on Lane Avenue. The truck submerged, and no one got out of it, JSO said. “The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office dive team is working with a wrecker

Photo by: Gulf Coast News A motorcyclist was injured in a crash with another vehicle Saturday night in Fort Myers. The incident happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and French St. Fort Myers Police had temporarily shut down westbound lanes of MLK from Starnes Ave. to Hensen St. Gulf Coast News arrived on the scene around 9 p.m., where we saw crime scene tape surrounding the debris. A jeep driven by a witness to the crash was also there.

Two children, ages 5 and 7, have died after a fatal car crash in Glades happened Saturday night. The crash happened on state Road 78 around 5:33 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the car carrying the children was being driven when another car collided with the right rear side of the vehicle, causing the car to crash into a concrete bridge rail. The two children in the car were not wearing seat belts and were pronounced dead at

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly punching a woman several times in the head while she bathed in a Leesburg motel.  Officers responded to Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndam Leesburg/Mt Dora, 9700 U.S. Hwy. 441, regarding a disturbance at around 4:50 a.m. Saturday, May 3, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. They met with the complainant who advised that the female victim was involved in an altercation with her boyfriend, 49-year-old CMT,

A Leesburg woman was arrested for drunk driving after she ran a red light and nearly hit a police officer’s patrol car. An officer was turning left when he observed the driver of a black 2008 Chrysler, later identified as 70-year-old CAB, coming toward him on Griffin Road at around 9:20 p.m. Friday, May 2, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He had to stop so he would not hit her vehicle. He looked back and