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A 31-year-old Yulee man died early Friday morning after he was hit by a semi on State Road 200 just outside the Tributary subdivision, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the man was standing in the outside westbound lane of SR 200 around 12:45 a.m. near Tributary Drive, which is the entrance road of the subdivision. The semi, which was headed west on SR 200, hit the man, knocking him onto the grass shoulder, the report said. The man

 Two people were taken to the hospital after a small plane crash-landed in the Florida Everglades. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, they received a call about an aircraft being down along the 28700 block of Southwest 217th Avenue, just after 7:35 p.m. on Thursday. The Cessna took off earlier in the day from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines and made its way down through the Florida Keys before looping back around. The crash took place a couple of miles

A 96-year-old man in a pickup truck died, and others were injured in a St. Johns County crash on Thursday morning. A 17-year-old girl was driving a sedan west on State Road 16 near Turnbull Creek Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said around 10 a.m., the sedan crossed over the turn lane and into the eastbound lanes on SR-16, where a 62-year-old woman was driving a pickup truck with two other passengers. The sedan crashed into the front

A Largo man was arrested after deputies said he abused two disabled group home residents. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said it began an investigation on May 2 after receiving a report that two residents were battered by an employee at Live Oak Group Home on Curlew Avenue. Deputies said they learned that an employee, 27-year-old TC, had battered two men suffering from severe cognitive disabilities. A witness told deputies that C grabbed a man around the head, wrapped his

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue The Brief One man was critically injured when two vehicles, including one carrying pool chemicals, collided in Lithia on Thursday morning, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.  What we know: The crash happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. at Nichols Road and E. Keysville Road.  HCFR’s Hazardous Incidents Team began safely removing the chemicals, which included chlorine, muriatic acid, and cyanuric acid.  As of 11:20 a.m., crews were still at the scene, ensuring all the chemicals were adequately

The St. Cloud police arrested a home nurse for abusing an 18-year-old disabled patient May 7, 2025. 24-year-old Nia Ayers was caught on tape repeatedly taping the victim’s mouth shut and then ripping the tape off, holding a washcloth to cover the girl’s mouth, and shaking the nonverbal patient’s BiPAP breathing machine while the device was connected to the patient’s nose. The victim’s mother noticed cuts and scrapes on her daughter’s face, which made her check the camera footage and

Photo by: (Ocala Police Department) Ocala police officers opened fire Thursday afternoon after a bank robbery led to a pursuit and crash into a retention pond, according to the police department. The robbery happened at TD Bank on SE 17th Street. According to the Ocala Police Department, RLW, 37, entered the bank with a weapon around 1 p.m. and demanded money before leaving in a black pickup truck with two other suspects, AJB, 34, and AJB, 36. Officers found the

A 44-year-old man was struck and killed in a crash while riding his bicycle late Thursday night. The Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD) said the deadly crash occurred on May 7 at around 11 p.m. on Forest Hill Boulevard, west of South Congress Avenue. Following an initial investigation, police said the bicyclist was struck by a silver Chevrolet Cruze while in the center lane. Authorities have stated that the driver of the car did not appear to be impaired. The

A Broward County judge ordered a woman held without bond Tuesday after deputies accused her of robbing and stabbing a fellow homeless man in Pompano Beach. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said JDM, 48, urinated on the victim during the crime. An arrest report states the robbery happened Monday afternoon in a wooded area near Andrews Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard. According to BSO, the victim told deputies that he was at his tent, which is right next to M’s, speaking to

Photo by: (PBCFR) A family in The Acreage was saved by their smoke alarm when a fire broke out in their home Wednesday night. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) said the fire broke out at a home on 83rd Lane N just after midnight. The alarm woke the family, allowing them to quickly evacuate and call 911. Photos taken at the scene show the fire still burning when crews arrived. Units from the West Palm Beach Fire Department (WPBFD)

Police are investigating a shooting that they said left a man hospitalized in Hollywood on Wednesday night. It happened sometime between 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. near the 2900 block of Northwest 42nd Avenue. Upon arrival, officers with the Hollywood Police Department said they located a man suffering with “injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.” After rendering aid, police said medics transported the man to Broward Health Medical Center, where he remains in stable condition as of Thursday morning. Police have

A Tampa man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly shooting another man in the foot during a confrontation over a parking spot outside a Miami Airbnb, according to police. ACR, 29, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree attempted murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. on April 11 in the 500 block of NW 33rd St., where officers responded to two ShotSpotter alerts indicating gunfire. When