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 An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrest report says that FK, 29, allegedly hit AJ with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Kerley is charged with misdemeanor battery in the incident that left Johnson with a bloody nose. K won a silver medal in the 100-meter race at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and a bronze

A 17-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he was shot in the arm in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, leading police to detain three people, investigators said. City of Miami Police officers responded to reports of a shooting along the 900 block of Northwest Second Street, next to Henderson Park, just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday. When officers arrived, they found the teen with a gunshot wound to the bicep. He was alert and conscious at the scene. Paramedics

Photo by: wsvn Three people have been left without a place to call home after a house in Pompano Beach erupted in flames. 7News cameras captured charred walls, windows blown and a damaged roof at the home located along the 4100 block of Northeast 12th Terrace, Saturday afternoon. The structure is still standing, but fire officials said the house is destroyed inside. “There’s going to be a family displaced from the house. Conditions are unlivable at the time,” said Pompano

A motorcycle crash on the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade left at least one person dead and led to hours-long lane closures, authorities said. Traffic cameras showed only one northbound lane open near Southwest 152nd Street, Saturday evening. Officials with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they rushed one person to the hospital. The Florida Highway Patrol said this is a deadly crash, but troopers have not provided further details, as they continue to investigate how it happened. Drivers were advised to

Police are investigating a crash that claimed a man’s life in Doral. Doral Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident in the area of Northwest 95th Avenue and 25th Street, early Saturday morning. Witnesses told officers they saw an SUV take off, but investigators said it’s unclear whether or not this vehicle caused the impact. Paramedics rushed the 31-year-old victim to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Doral detectives said they have

Photo by: wsvn  A family of four was burned out of their home in Miami overnight. The fire broke out near Northeast 60th Street and Second Avenue, just after midnight on Sunday. Flames tore through the unit, forcing the family to scramble to safety. The second story of the building sustained extensive damage. Volunteers with the American Red Cross stepped in to help the family get back on their feet. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fire accidents

First responders from multiple agencies came to the rescue of nearly three dozen people after a yacht began to take on water off the coast of Miami Beach. Cellphone video posted to social media shows the partially submerged vessel off Monument Island, late Saturday afternoon. According to Miami Beach Police, Marine Patrol units responded to reports of a compromised vessel near Star Island, at around 5:05 p.m. Officers initiated rescue efforts upon their arrival at the scene with help from

A 69-year-old woman has been charged with domestic violence-related aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly firing a shot at a family member during a disturbance at a home in Okaloosa County on Saturday. Deputies say LT refused to exit the home on Sioux Circle when deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene. The Special Response Team was deployed and ultimately breached the door to take Taxter into custody. T is currently being held at

A fatal crash on Interstate 75 south of Fowler Avenue closed the northbound lanes for over five hours on Saturday. At around 11:25 a.m., a Hyundai was traveling in the southbound lanes when it entered the lane of a Mazda, then crashed into a guardrail. The Hyundai flipped over the guardrail into the northbound lanes, colliding with a Kia that was traveling north. Debris from the collision between the Hyundai and the Kia then hit a fourth vehicle, a Honda.

Photo by WJXT News4JAX  A single-engine aircraft crashed in a field near Hastings on Saturday afternoon, leading to an emergency response from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and St. Johns County Fire Rescue. In a post on social media, authorities confirmed that the pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft. He suffered minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Plane accidents can be

Photo by WJXT News4JAX  A boat fire broke out Saturday morning at Trout Creek Memorial Park and Marina, leading to a quick response from St. Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR), according to a social media update from the department. Units arrived around 10 a.m. to find a vessel fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly began their efforts to extinguish the fire before it could spread. Two people were on board at the time but escaped without injury. They were evaluated at

A man was shot and killed by police on Sunday after attacking his girlfriend and a police officer’s vehicle before charging at a police officer, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. According to JSO, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. off Normandy Boulevard on the city’s Westside when 40-year-old MLW began attacking his girlfriend at their residence. JSO Chief AP said the woman had left the home the night before because of a domestic dispute and returned Sunday morning to get some