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Fatal wreck investigated near CR-475 WILDWOOD, Fla. – A 30-year-old Inverness man was killed early Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal wreck happened around 4:55 a.m. on State Road 44 near County Road 475 in Wildwood. The FHP said the man was driving a Kia Forte west on S.R. 44 and failed to negotiate a curve, causing the car to leave the road before colliding with a utility pole and a

A man was rushed to the hospital after he was shot in Brownsville early Wednesday. It happened along the 1800 block pf Northwest 58th Street. The victim was taken to the hospital by Miami Fire Rescue. His identity and condition weren’t released. NBC6 is working to learn if police have anyone in custody in connection to that shooting. Video of the scene shows police cars outside homes with their emergency lights on. The area is not far from where a teenager

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— One person is dead after breaking into a home in St. Petersburg and getting shot by the homeowner, the St. Petersburg Police Department announced. Police responded to a call about a shooting at the 3400 block of 40th Street North around 2:00 a.m. SPPD said two men entered the home around 2 a.m. before the homeowner fired shots and injured one of the men, Marcel Williams, 20. A man who did not live in the home

MACCLENNY, Fla. – A gas station clerk is in critical condition after being shot during an armed robbery, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened Tuesday night at the Royalty Gas on US 90 and Eighth Street. Deputies said two suspects, one adult and one juvenile, were confronted by the store clerk after they attempted to steal alcoholic beverages. According to the BCSO, a physical altercation started between the clerk and one of the suspects, which ended in the

CELEBRATION, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol said one person is dead after a vehicle crashed and ended up submerged in a lake in Celebration. Osceola County Fire Rescue firefighters were called out to Front Street in Celebration shortly before 4 p.m. for a vehicle that crashed into the lake. Crews were unable to locate the vehicle due to the depth it had sunk to, and an Orlando Fire Department dive team was called in to help look for the vehicle

COOPER CITY, Fla. – A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a machete-wielding altercation in a Cooper City neighborhood left both him and a homeowner injured, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded just before 1 p.m. Tuesday to reports of injuries near the 4000 block of Wimbledon Drive. Investigators said the man had entered the fenced-in yard of one home but fled after realizing it was occupied. They said he then entered the fenced patio of a second home,

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Two Pensacola pickup truck drivers were injured in an Escambia County crash on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. on N Pace Boulevard and W Lee Street. A 64-year-old man was driving southbound in the left turn lane on N Pace Boulevard, while a 50-year-old woman was traveling in the outside lane. Both drivers were approaching W Lee Street when the man failed to stop for the woman as he tried turning left. The

SEMINOLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A person on an electric scooter was hospitalized after slamming into a fire truck Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 2:19 p.m., a Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District truck was leaving a call for service, heading westbound on San Rafael Drive just north of Seminole. At the same time, a person on a motorized scooter was traveling northbound on Del Prado Drive West when they ran a stop sign at the intersection.

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA)— A woman was arrested after stabbing a smoke shop worker multiple times, Largo police said. Officers responded to a call in regards to a stabbing at the Smoke Shop located at 14111 Belcher Road just before noon on Monday. Officers found the victim and a good Samaritan holding down the suspect, 22-year-old Yesenia Sofia Gonzalez-Aleage. Largo police took Gonzalez-Aleage into custody and began rendering aid to the victim until paramedics arrived and transported him to the hospital with serious

An early morning crash has led to the death of one person and significant delays on the eastbound side of the Hathaway Bridge on Tuesday. The driver has yet to be identified and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The incident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. and caused traffic that stretched from the flyover of the eastbound lane heading into the city all the way to Moylan Road along Back Beach Road. All eastbound traffic was diverted

UPDATED at 8:20 p.m. with additional details. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A car fire ignited brush along northbound I-75 two miles north of Kings Highway, backing up traffic for several hours Tuesday. The brush fire started shortly before 3:30 p.m. east of I-75 in North Port off Blue Leaf Drive. Charlotte County Safety officials say crews responded to a fully engulfed vehicle fire on northbound I-75 near mile marker 171, just past Kings Highway. The fire spread to the shoulder,

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – Firefighters have gotten a blaze on a commercial building in Hialeah under control, officials said. Hialeah Fire Rescue confirmed crews were working to contain a blaze at 162th Street and Northwest 97th Avenue, at around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday. Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed flames and thick black smoke coming from the roof of the building. Several fire units were captured battling the flames. Soon after, the flames were extinguished. Details about the cause of the fire