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Photo by: Seminole County Fire Department Two homes were heavily damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon in Seminole County, according to the Seminole County Fire Department. In a post on X, SCFD said both homes were located on Shady Hollow in Casselberry. One home suffered 50% damaged, while the second home was 25% damaged. A photo shared on X showed one of the home’s roofs actively on fire, as well as what appeared to be a large pile of items on

Update: The victims in this shooting have been identified as Anton Brown, 40, and Travis Williams, 45, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police are searching for answers after two men were found dead in a vehicle in the middle of a Northside road. Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers responded to the 7000 block of Garden Street regarding a vehicle blocking the middle of the road, the agency said. Officers found two men dead inside a vehicle from apparent gunshot wounds. They

Photo by: Fox13news Two people were rushed to the hospital after a deputy-involved shooting that stemmed from a stabbing at a Pinellas County home Monday evening.  St. Pete Police Chief Anthony Holloway, whose department will take over the deputy-involved shooting investigation, said it all took place in the area of 95th Avenue North, just off of Oakhurst Road. Authorities said a deputy with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an armed person at 14041 95th Avenue North. The

 A woman was assaulted and held captive in an apartment for two days, according to the Clearwater Police Department. Officials say 42-year-old John Peter Stevens became angry at the victim after she received a text message on Thursday. According to investigators, Stevens took the vicitm’s phone and threw it on the ground before repeatedly hitting her with his fists. She was forced into a bedroom, according to the police department. Authorities say she tried to leave the bedroom while Stevens was “conducting

Photo by: wctv A 27-year-old woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a boating accident, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The fatal boating accident happened at about 5 p.m. at Lake Iamonia in Leon County, north of the capital city, FWC investigator and public information officer Travis Basford said. The wreck involved two vessels, one of which was an airboat, he said. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office and emergency medical responders assisted FWC at the scene.

 The 22-year-old woman accused of pretending to be a 14-year-old girl in order to sexually assault teen boys will remain in jail while she awaits her trial. Alyssa Zinger appeared in a Hillsborough County courtroom for her pre-trial detention hearing on Monday. She faces charges including lewd or lascivious molestation with a defendant over 18 and victims between 12-15, lewd or lascivious battery, possession of child pornography, sexual cyberharassment, and others. In the pre-trial hearing, Tampa detective Amanda Baranowski testified that

The two men who were killed in a multi-car crash in West Park on Saturday afternoon have been identified as Juan Perez and Jose Perez Domingo. Juan Perez was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima south near the 2500 block of South State Road 7 shortly after 2 p.m. and entered the path of another driver in a 2015 Audi S4 while turning left onto Southwest 25th Street, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The front of the Audi crashed into the passenger

A woman checked out of a Florida hotel and told staff that she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the solar eclipse, then shot two drivers on Interstate 10 before being arrested and charged with attempted murder Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Taylon Nichelle Celestine, 22, of Georgia, entered the highway 115 miles (180 kilometers) from the Alabama border in the Florida Panhandle and headed west. Within 5 miles (8 kilometers), she fired into a passing

Leslie Gehret was sentenced to over 23 years in prison on Monday after she drunkenly killed an incoming UCF freshman and his father on their way to orientation last year.  The 40-year-old woman entered a plea on Monday for two counts of DUI manslaughter, according to State Attorney Andrew Bain. She was found guilty and sentenced to 280 months in prison, followed by 12 months of probation. While on probation, Gehret must attend DUI counterattack school and complete 50 hours of

Photo by: NbcMiami A Miami-Dade mother and teenage son – who told police they believed a drunk driver rear-ended their car – are questioning why the responding officer did not appear to investigate their complaint. The NBC6 Investigators found the at-fault driver who they suspected was under the influence was Willy Knapp, a prominent Miami-Dade police officer himself, husband of a police major and brother of Mario Knapp, a candidate for sheriff. And while the crash occurred more than 18

Traffic stops are part of the job for law enforcement, but the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said they’re one of the most dangerous things to do. “This could’ve been a whole lot worse, it could have easily blown his hand off, damaged his face,” Colonel Joseph Wells said. Now Sgt. Ryan Owens is recovering after the sheriff’s office said an explosive device blew up and covered him in a chlorine powder. It happened near Moseley Avenue and St. Johns Avenue.

A little after 2 a.m. Sunday morning Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on Winfield St. in the Villa Tasso community in Niceville. The caller told crews that they could hear a man calling for help from inside the home. After arriving on the scene firefighters entered through a wall in the mobile home and were able to quickly locate the man who was trapped in the back bedroom. Fire crews lifted the victim through the bedroom