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Fierce flames forced the resident of a Northwest Miami-Dade home to make a fire escape. Ten Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze along Northwest 30th Avenue and 60th Street, ar around 3:35 p.m., Wednesday. First responders arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming out of the front door and window of the single-story structure. Officials said one person was inside at the time but managed to get out safely along with three pets. Crews

Photo by: Local10  Several crashes on the Palmetto expressway caused a traffic mess for commuters on Thursday morning. They happened in the northbound lanes of State Road 826 just before the Okeechobee Road exit. According to Florida Highway Patrol, there were a total of three separate crashes that occurred, involving approximately 10 vehicles. Views from Sky10 showed multiple vehicles that appeared to be involved in the accident. All northbound lanes were closed as authorities investigated the crash and workers cleaned

 A Tampa couple accused of running a human sex trafficking operation in Florida and other states was back in court on Wednesday. Marquette James and Alyson Marquette are accused of beating and drugging women they forced into sex work. Department of Homeland Security special agent Mike Saclarides testified on Wednesday that a tip led to the couple’s arrest. They discovered two victims and even James’ own daughter was a future target. “There’s also a report that Mr. James is waiting for his daughter to

Photo by: Fox 13 news A deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was injured in a crash early Wednesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash occurred just before 1 a.m. at Adamo Drive near the intersection with I-75. The patrol trucks the deputy was driving sustained damage to its front, as does a second vehicle involved in the crash. The deputy was hospitalized with minor injuries, and the driver of the second car sustained unknown injuries, HCSO reported. The

Photo by: wfla  A deadly crash is under investigation in Winter Haven. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a pedestrian was hit and killed at Cypress Gardens Boulevard Southeast & Lake Ruby Drive North early Thursday. The location of the crash is about two miles from LEGOLAND Florida. The pedestrian has not been identified, however, the sheriff’s office said they were an adult. The driver stayed at the scene following the crash. A Kia Soul appears to be involved in

A child was killed in an early morning apartment fire in Altamonte Springs. The fire broke out in a building at the Goldelm at Charter Pointe Apartments close to 1:30 a.m. The Seminole County Fire Department said the child was in a second-story unit, and other people who were inside at the time were able to escape. The child’s exact age has not been released, but officials said the child was pre-teenage years. A neighbor captured the intensity of the

A Southwest flight scheduled to land in Orlando on Wednesday had to be diverted after experiencing turbulence. Flight 4273 was coming from New Orleans and was supposed to land in Orlando, but the captain declared an emergency after experiencing turbulence. The flight had to be diverted to Tampa Bay International Airport and the captain requested paramedics to be available once the aircraft landed for any potential injuries. Upon landing, two people were taken to a medical facility near the Tampa

A man could be spending a long time behind bars after police said he fired shots at a person while outside of a bait shop in Cutler Bay Tuesday night. According to an arrest report, Colton Thomas Williams, 27, of Cutler Bay, is facing multiple charges that include third-degree attempted murder, shooting or throwing a deadly missile and criminal mischief. Miami-Dade police said officers responded to Bite Me Bait Shop, located at 24655 SW 112 Ave., after receiving a shooting

A 44-year-old woman accused of a wrong-way head-on crash on the Express Lanes of Interstate 95 last year in Broward County appeared in court on Wednesday. According to a Jan. 27 Florida Highway Patrol report, Giselle Valentin had cocaine in her system and her blood alcohol level was well above the legal limit when she crashed. “I observed a small baggy containing a white powdery substance on her passenger floorboard near her purse,” FHP Trooper Frank Hernandez wrote in his

Photo by: Click Orlando A fatal crash Thursday morning has prompted the closure of an I-95 lane in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened on southbound I-95 near County Road 4009 in the Port Orange area. The FHP said a car crashed into some trees along the interstate, but no other details have been released. The right lane of southbound I-95 will be closed intermittently during an investigation, troopers said. Check back for updates. At Ovadia Law

Photo by: Local10 Two people have been arrested following a shooting in Fort Lauderdale that left one person injured Tuesday. Fort Lauderdale police confirmed Wednesday that Maurice Biart, 40, and Sasha Salom, 42, are in custody. Police said Biart faces an attempted murder charge while Salom faces a charge of tampering with evidence. According to police, the shooting was reported at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday in the 5100 block of North State Road 7. Police responded to the scene and found

Photo by: NBC Miami A series of crashes were causing heavy delays on a stretch of the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade Thursday morning. One of the crashes was reported around 6:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Okeechobee Road. Florida Highway Patrol officials later said there were three separate crashes all in that same area, with around 10 vehicles involved. Footage showed all but one express lane shut down and major backups shortly after the crashes. FHP