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Crews responded to a fire that sparked in the garage of a Cape Coral home along SE 2nd Street Sunday morning. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, it was an electrical fire and no injuries were reported. Experience matters when dealing with fire accident claims. Ovadia Law Group has a team of seasoned attorneys who specialize in fire accident cases. We know the ins and outs of the legal system and are adept at negotiating with insurance companies to ensure

A man was killed in a shooting Saturday night in Lauderhill, police said. Officers responded at around 8:50 p.m. to the 4200 block of Northwest 19th Street, where they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not released. A motive is unknown and there were no known suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lauderhill Police Department at 954-497-4700 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 (TIPS).

An early morning crash killed a 25-year-old woman and injured a 34-year-old man crossing a street in downtown West Palm Beach. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at 3:25 a.m. Sunday morning, a 2021 Tesla 3, driven by a 26-year-old West Palm Beach man struck the couple crossing Banyan Boulevard near the intersection of Rosemary Avenue. The couple, identified as M N C, 25, of West Palm Beach, and R S Jr., 33, of Royal Palm Beach,

A 65 year-old-man was killed Saturday morning after he was struck by a tractor-trailer crossing Australian Ave., per police. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD), at 4:53 a.m. on Dec. 28, a 911 caller reported a crash at Palm Beach Lake Blvd. and Australian Ave. Police say paramedics rushed the critically injured pedestrian to the hospital where his condition rapidly deteriorated before he died around 8 a.m. Traffic Homicide Unit detectives reported that a 2022 Kenworth driven

 A crash on U.S. Highway 27 in Palm Beach County left two people dead and three people injured Sunday morning, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). Police said a driver in a Ford van was driving northbound in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 27 near mile marker 85, just east of the Hendry County line. A driver in a Chevrolet Suburban was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 27 when the front of the two vehicles violently collided

A third victim of the Rock Irish Pub shooting in Lake Worth Beach that occurred on Dec. 11 has died, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). R G, 50, succumbed to his injuries Saturday, PBSO said. WPTV Reporter Z S spoke with G’s family members two days after the shooting. G’s son told WPTV that ‘R’ was a kitchen manager at Old Key Lime House for 20 years. The victims were all employees at the Old Key Lime

The driver of a mobility scooter is fighting for their life after being struck by a vehicle in Largo Saturday night. According to the Largo Police Department, the crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of North Missouri Avenue and 4th Avenue Northwest. Officials said a Buick Regal was traveling south on Missouri Avenue, going through the intersection of 4th Ave NW under a green light, when a person on a mobility scooter entered the roadway. The pedestrian

Lee County deputies responded to a home along 21st St. SW in Lehigh Acres for a stabbing. Neighbors sent NBC2 video of the scene, showing an ambulance and at least five LCSO cars lining the street Saturday night. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said someone had a stab wound to the hand and the people involved knew each other. LCSO is investigating. We are still working to learn if any arrests have been made and what led up to the

A 24-year-old woman from North Carolina died after a boat collided with a sailboat on Friday night in the Florida Keys. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sydney Cole was in the 21-foot Century Bay boat that struck an anchored sailboat. The impact’s force ejected Cole, of Fuquay Varina, and the three others in Buttonwood Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the three including a woman from Oakland Park who was injured. The search for Cole also

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by a parent of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead earlier this year in a body of water at an Orange County resort. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the child — R A, who investigators described as having autism — was reported missing on July 18 after wandering away from a resort near State Road 535. R A was found dead later that day in a body of water at the resort, the

Two men were arrested on Saturday after they allegedly fled a traffic stop in a stolen Toyota Tundra and crashed into another vehicle, authorities said. The driver, 22-year-old I K II, was arrested on charges of grand theft auto, fleeing/eluding, leaving scene of crash and resisting arrest without violence. The passenger, 20-year-old T T, had multiple active felony warrants, Lauderhill police said. It was around 3 a.m. when Lauderhill police said they saw a stolen Toyota Tundra traveling in the

Two pedestrians were killed Friday in a deadly collision at the intersection of Drexel and Fairgreen Road. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at around 7 p.m. on Friday, R Mc, 81, was driving a 2011 Toyota Venza traveling south on Drexel Road when he failed to slow down for pedestrians, striking a man and woman crossing the road. Deputies say the man hit both pedestrians head-on, killing both T M, 73, and M M, 72. Next of