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Photo by: NbcMiami A man and a woman have died after a six-vehicle crash in Miami-Dade Saturday, officials said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on southbound US 1, in the area of Southwest 132nd Avenue. The woman who died was driving a red Nissan sedan when she stopped at a traffic signal, according to FHP Lt. Alex Camacho. That is when officials said the man, who was driving a Ford SUV collided with the back of

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A crash in St. Petersburg on Friday morning left four people hurt, including a 2-year-old who suffered serious injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, FHP officials said that the crash happened around 7:33 a.m. at the intersection of 41st Avenue North and 28th Street North. At the time, a car — driven by a 40-year-old St. Petersburg woman — was headed west along 41st Avenue North when a truck — driven by

A man was killed in a fiery two-vehicle wreck that closed Florida’s Turnpike in Orange County for hours, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The fatal crash happened late Sunday in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike near Interstate 4. The FHP said the man was driving a 1998 Honda Civic north on the Turnpike when he failed to slow down for traffic ahead of him and crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. The car caught fire and became engulfed

A 46-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday night in an Orange County neighborhood, sheriff’s officials said. The fatal shooting was reported around 9:55 p.m. on 24th Street near Woods Street. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the 1000 block of 24th Street and found George Samuels III suffering from a gunshot wound. Samuels was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead, deputies said. No other details have been released. Check back for updates. Personal

A 44-year-old man died late Saturday after crashing his motorcycle on Conway Road in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The man was travelling on a 2017 Suzuki GSX southbound on Conway Road, north of McCoy Road, just before 10 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve, FHP said. The man ran off the roadway and crashed into the median and then struck a tree, FHP said. He was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center where

Photo by: Local10 Deputies closed an area of State Road 7 on Saturday after a fatal crash in southern Broward County. The crash closed both the southbound and northbound lanes between Hallandale Beach Boulevard and Southwest 21 Street in West Park, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The southbound lanes reopened first on Saturday afternoon as the deputies’ investigation continued, according to BSO. This is a developing story. Being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience, leaving

A conflict on Saturday morning prompted a gunman to kill George Alejandro Castellanos while he was working as a security guard at CityPlace Doral’s Martini Bar. He was 23. Jesined Core and Jeannine Castellanos described Castellanos as the father of a one-year-old girl who worked as the bar’s head of security while he was a Florida International University student working on degrees in biological science and criminal justice. Video by: WPLG Local 10 “He was making the proper procedures in order to become a

Photo by: Miami-Dade County A 35-year-old woman from Miami-Dade County was behind bars on Sunday in the Florida Keys. Records show Laura Dabel, of Opa-locka, was arrested on Saturday in Monroe County. Deputies accused her of driving drunk on the Overseas Highway in Key Largo. Dabel had been arrested before in Miami-Dade County. Court records show she had grand theft cases in 2018 and 2021. In Monroe County, Dabel is facing charges of driving under the influence, and two moving traffic

Two people are dead and seven others were injured, including a police officer, in a shooting at CityPlace Doral early Saturday, officials said. Video by: NbcMiami According to Miami-Dade Police Information Officer Alvaro Zabaleta, at about 3:30 a.m. there was a dispute at Martini Bar at CityPlace Doral when a security guard intervened. That is when police said the shooter took out a firearm and shot and killed the security guard, identified by his family as George Castellanos. One officer

 Family members and police have identified the man who was shot and killed during an argument at an apartment complex off Old St. Augustine Road Tuesday night. The shooting victim was identified as 19-year-old Gavin Rickard. Police were called to the apartment complex on Pritmore Road, just west of San Jose Boulevard, shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel tried to save Rickard, but he died at the scene. Police arrested Wilkins Dessalines, 33, in connection with

A Florida man was taken to jail after he pointed a gun at a woman and cracked her car windshield because he believed she had cut him off, police said.  Javon Jenkins, 24, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, following an incident that happened at the Orlando Public Library parking garage. On March 24, a passerby called Orlando police after seeing a man point a gun at a woman.  Officers responded to the garage and

A beloved Florida teacher was kidnapped by her estranged husband and fatally shot in front of their kids before he turned the gun on himself as police closed in. First responders found Jamie Felix’s 10- and 17-year-old children – unharmed – sitting with their mom, who died at the scene.  Felix was a 45-year-old middle school teacher at Manatee Academy K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, where she was crowned “Teacher of the Year,” according to the school’s social media posts. “Jamie Bukoski Felix