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A passenger was arrested Wednesday evening after authorities said she struck and kicked a deputy while being escorted off a plane at Miami International Airport. R, 49, was taken into custody April 29, 2026, following an incident at Gate D16 at Miami International Airport, according to an arrest affidavit. A deputy with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded after airline staff requested assistance removing a passenger who had been involved in a verbal dispute with the flight crew and appeared intoxicated,

A woman was airlifted to the hospital after being attacked by a dog in Hialeah. Hialeah Police, Fire Rescue responded to a home off West 70th Place and 12th Avenue Thursday night. Upon their arrival, they found the injured woman in her 50s. She was promptly airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center after being bit several times by a dog. The extent of her injuries remains unclear. 7News cameras captured detectives entering and leaving a home eventually removing

Photo: WEAR Two people were injured in a shooting at an Escambia County apartment complex on Thursday evening. Deputies responded to Forest Creek Apartments in the Warrington area around 6:15 p.m. to a shots fired disturbance. A large fight reportedly happened before the shooting took place. The sheriff’s office says a man was shot in the leg, while a woman was shot in the hip area. Their injuries are non-life-threatening. Both victims are receiving medical treatment. According to a witness,

An 18-year-old from Louisiana was arrested for fleeing and eluding deputies after a hit-and-run collision in Escambia County on Thursday. The Florida Highway Patrol says Peyton Jackson of Darrow was driving a silver Honda sedan with an expired tag. Deputies attempted a traffic stop. According to FHP, Jackson fled from deputies. This led to a hit-and-run crash involving a white Hyundai sedan near the intersection of Mobile Highway and Massachusetts Avenue at approximately 4:38 p.m. Deputies found Jackson on Massachusetts

Two young children were seriously hurt in a two-car crash that happened Thursday afternoon at an Oldsmar intersection. The crash was reported just after 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Tampa Road and St. Petersburg Drive, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said a 27-year-old woman was driving eastbound on Tampa Road in a 2015 Nissan Altima with two children, a 6-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy, riding as passengers in her car. Meanwhile, a 52-year-old woman in a

An Alabama man is seriously injured after a crash with another motorcycle between Thomas Drive and Appalachee Street. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on Friday, around midnight, one motorcycle was heading down Appalachee Street and made a U-turn onto Thomas Drive. As the bike was turning, a second motorcycle was heading down Thomas Drive and collided with the vehicle. FHP said the first driver is in serious condition, and his female passenger has minor injuries. The driver of the

A crash blocked all northbound lanes of I-95 in St. Johns County near mile marker 331, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP listed the incident as a vehicle crash with a roadblock near MM 331. Detours Drivers heading north can use these alternates: Some traffic moved along the shoulder, but drivers saw significant delays. The Florida Highway Patrol report did not include information about injuries. Compassionate Legal Support for Car Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we believe car accident

A car crashed into an apartment building in Golden Gate after fleeing from Collier County deputies Friday morning. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies attempted a traffic stop on a white Tesla for a traffic infraction in the area of Collier Boulevard and Golden Gate Parkway. Instead of pulling over, the car sped off from the scene, and deputies engaged in a pursuit, CCSO said. After an approximately one-mile pursuit, the car crashed through a metal fence and

A crash involving a school bus took place at the intersection of Hancock Creek Boulevard South and Pondella Road in Cape Coral Friday morning. Rob Spicker, Director of Communications for the School District of Lee County, confirmed the crash to Gulf Coast News. Spicker added that no students were on the bus at the time of the crash. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the Cape Coral Police Department for further information. A school bus accident is every parent’s