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The incident involved former teacher R at Peace Christian Academy in Hialeah, police say A teacher at a former private school in Hialeah is facing a felony child abuse charge after investigators say she physically abused an 8-year-old student diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Video obtained through a public records request shows what authorities describe as an incident involving former teacher Nicole R at Peace Christian Academy in Hialeah. The footage is heavily redacted, but portions appear to show a

Photo: nbcmiami Authorities said the express lane entrance and left general purpose lanes were blocked while the scene is being assessed. The Florida Highway Patrol was responding to a crash on Interstate 75 in Miramar Friday morning. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of I-75 south of Pines Boulevard. One car hit a concrete wall in the express lanes and bounced back into the median between express and general-purpose lanes, FHP said. No life-threatening injuries were reported. It was

Photo: WSVN A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Miami Beach. Miami Beach Police responded to the area of the 6700 block of Collins Avenue early Friday morning. Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, according to officials. 7News cameras captured SWAT teams scouring the area with long guns and a K-9 unit as they search for a possible subject.

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol A 22-year-old Pensacola man was seriously injured after crashing his sport bike type motorcycle into a truck in Escambia County Thursday evening. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Lee Street. Troopers say he drove past a stop sign at the intersection with North T Street and hit a Ford F-150. He reportedly crashed his sport bike into the truck’s driver side door. The incident happened at approximately 6:50 p.m. FHP says

Eastbound lanes of 3rd Street West in Bradenton are now open after a fatal crash. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash Friday around 1:22 a.m. at 3rd Street West and 53rd Avenue West in Bradenton. According to FHP, a 30-year-old Bradenton man was stopped in the inside lane and was attempting to fix his bicycle when he was struck by a 2019 Ram 5500 Truck. The driver of the Ram, a 59-year-old man from Dover, was not injured.

A woman was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of leading state troopers on a high-speed chase on Alligator Alley in Collier County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, at around 7:29 a.m., a trooper was patrolling around mile marker 96 when they spotted a white Honda traveling southbound at a high rate of speed. The trooper used their radar and was able to note the Honda’s speed as being 106 mph. The trooper then pulled onto the

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was injured in a crash that occurred in a gated community in Lee County Friday morning. According to FHP, the trooper was driving one of two vehicles involved in a crash in The Place at Corkscrew Community. It happened at about 6:30 Friday morning. The trooper was transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center and is in stable condition. FHP said the trooper is in stable condition. The crash remains under investigation. Understanding Your Rights After

A worker was electrocuted while working on a power pole along Burnt Store Road and Janis Road in Cape Coral Friday morning. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, Burnt Store Road is shut down at Janis Road to allow a medical flight helicopter to land to transport the worker to the hospital. At this time, the worker’s condition is unknown. This is a developing story and will be updated. An electrocution accident can cause life‑altering injuries in a matter

Photo: UC Breaking News A car crashed through the front doors of Crunch Fitness in Cape Coral on Friday morning. A photo from the scene shows people gathered around a car that had hit and damaged the front doors of the Crunch Fitness on Nicholas Parkway West. The Cape Coral Police Department confirmed to Gulf Coast News that no injuries were reported in the crash. Gulf Coast News is working to determine the cause of the crash and whether any

A man is now under arrest, weeks after a late-night shooting outside a Boca Raton restaurant left two people hurt. The Boca Raton Police Department announced on Thursday that an arrest was made after a shooting unfolded just after 12:30 a.m. on May 25 outside The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails on Southeast Mizner Boulevard. At the time, officers were called out for reports of gunfire, finding two victims with gunshot wounds and a suspect who had already run off. Investigators now say that the suspect is 24-year-old C from Lantana.

An 85-year-old woman was fatally struck by a truck pulling a trailer in Seminole on Thursday. The crash happened on Bellewood Avenue North near 136th Street North at 10:15 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the Toyota Tundra was backing up when the enclosed utility trailer struck the woman, who was walking towards it along the side of the roadway. She died from her injuries at the site of the crash. How Ovadia Law Group Builds Strong

A woman has sued an Ocala Wawa and a store manager, claiming she suffered significant injuries after she slipped on an unaddressed liquid hazard inside the convenience store. M filed the lawsuit against Wawa Florida, LLC, and a “Jane Doe” defendant identified as the manager, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on May 1. According to the lawsuit, the incident occurred in the early morning hours of March 31, at the Wawa located at 1001 South Pine