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A disabled and injured man was rescued after a large house fire erupted in North Fort Myers. The fire started early Sunday morning. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said field training officer Rachel Bauer-Fithian and Tyler Voege, a deputy trainee, saved the man who was trapped in a bedroom. Bauer-Fithian attempted to crawl through the home, but the smoke was too thick. Voege and Bauer-Fithian broke a front window to pull the man out of the home. According to the

A man hit a construction worker over the weekend in Miami Springs, leaving him writhing in pain on the ground until a passing police officer stopped to help, authorities said. They said he shouldn’t have been driving to begin with — and is now facing charges. According to an arrest report, the Miami Springs police officer, responding to another call, saw the worker lying on the pavement in the 500 block of East Drive at around 12:50 a.m. Sunday. He

An alleged DUI crashed turned into chaos at a Sarasota gas station as a driver struck several cars and a pole once deputies arrived on scene. JD, the victim, told ABC7 that he had been struck by a vehicle, and he followed the driver to a Race Trac Gas Station where the situation continued to escalate. This happened in the overnight hours of Sunday. D’s twin sister got married Saturday night and on his way home, driving on Fruitville, he

A 22-year-old Orlando man was arrested this weekend in DeLand in connection to a possible road rage shooting. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Saturday in downtown DeLand. DD was arrested and booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on two counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit felony; firing a missile into vehicle; discharging a firearm in public; and direct/discharge of firearm from vehicle. DeLand police said two people were driving on North Woodland Boulevard and came upon

 Over a dozen vehicles, boats and other items were involved in a “rapidly spreading” brush fire in Plant City. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said the fire began off Mary Ivy Drive as a controlled burn, but it grew beyond the homeowner’s ability to manage it. The fire affected 12 vehicles, six boats, two travel trailers, one semi-trailer and two detached sheds. No injuries have been reported. Expert Legal Guidance in Fire Accidents When a fire accident occurs, the aftermath can

photo by WJXT News4JAX Two men were transported to a hospital in critical condition after they were shot Monday morning at an apartment complex in the Brentwood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. According to JSO, around 7 a.m., a man wearing a mask broke into a unit at the Capri Villa apartments on North Main Street and shot the two men in the head. The shooter then took the keys to one of the men’s cars and drove

photo by: Alejandro Hall (MDCR/WPLG) A 25-year-old Georgia man was sentenced Monday to spend nearly two decades in a Florida state prison after entering a guilty plea in connection with a deadly 2023 crash on the 79th Street Causeway in Miami. AH, then 24, was driving a rented Lamborghini Urus at a “very high rate of speed” west on the causeway on Sept. 4, 2023 when he veered to the left to avoid rear-ending a Hyundai Elantra, which caused him to lose control

One person was found dead after a mobile home caught on fire in Columbia County on Monday morning. Firefighters say a fire was reported at a mobile home in the Five Points area around 6:30 a.m. with people possibly inside. Both Lake City Fire Department and Columbia County Fire Rescue responded to the scene. When crews arrived, the home was burning heavily. Firefighters entered the home and extinguished the blaze. One person was found dead. This developing story will be

An investigation is underway after shots were fired at a Stuart vape shop on Saturday night. The Stuart Police Department (SPD) stated that gunfire went off at around 7:30 p.m. at a vape shop, prompting an investigation. Police noted that no injuries were reported and they believe it is an isolated shooting with no threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing and authorities stated they will share more information as it becomes available. The aftermath of a shooting incident

A St. Augustine-based animal rescue is reaching out to the community for immediate help Sunday after one of their buildings burned down in an overnight fire, sending a man to the burn unit, killing animals inside and displacing several others. Ayla’s Acres No-Kill Animal Rescue posted about the fire on their Facebook page Sunday, saying the fire destroyed a modular home on their sanctuary in Greenville just after midnight Sunday.  The rescue said one of their caretakers was taken to the burn

Serious injuries were reported after a crash involving a pedestrian in Sarasota Monday morning, according to police. SPD says the westbound lane of 10th St. is currently closed from Cocoanut Ave. to US 41. What’s next: Police are asking people to avoid the area while they investigate. We will update this story when the scene is clear. The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Sarasota Police Department. Pedestrian accidents can result in significant physical, emotional, and financial burdens. Ovadia Law

photo by: wftv Fire has damaged a popular restaurant in Orange County. “The Waterfront,” also known by locals as Julie’s Waterfront, was severely damaged by fire over the weekend. The owner is now turning to the community to help his employees while the restaurant is closed. The fire broke out at the business on the shore of Jennie Jewel Lake around 4 a.m. Sunday. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire, and the Orange County Fire Department was able