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A California man was arrested Sunday for an alleged hit-and-run incident on the water in Miami. A V, 34, is facing charges of leaving the scene of an accident without rendering aid. The incident occurred in Biscayne Bay near the Miami Marine Stadium. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, V struck a woman with a personal watercraft and left the scene. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled the investigation into the collision. Officials reported that

An SUV driver careened into an Oakland Park business on Easter morning, causing significant damage to the storefront and forcing the business to close its doors for the day. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash at Oriental Rug Care near Northeast 12th Terrace and Oakland Park Boulevard, at around 6:45 a.m. on Sunday. First responders arrived to find the SUV had smashed through the building’s wall, leaving a gaping

Photo: Ashley Strickland A single mother is starting over after a Saturday night house fire destroyed her home. Neighbors in Fort Walton Beach are calling a Saturday night house fire an “Easter miracle.” They say that because there were no injuries. The family of 6 was out running errands when their home went up in flames. WEAR News spoke with the family and community members who are now stepping up. “It’s a total loss, and it got the neighbor’s house

Photo: NorthEscambia A chain-reaction crash near a convenience store in Escambia County sent a 26-year-old man to the hospital Saturday afternoon after a pickup truck plowed into multiple vehicles and a food truck on Saturday. Troopers say the crash happened at 1:11 p.m. at County Road 95A and Tate School Road, near the Speed Mart convenience store at 1800 U.S. Highway 29. A silver Ram pickup truck was traveling northbound on County Road 95A behind a black Chevrolet Silverado when

Photo: FDOT A deadly crash on one of Tampa Bay’s most-traveled bridges temporarily shut down all northbound lanes and sent the southbound lanes into near-complete gridlock. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge just before 1 p.m. on Easter Sunday. According to FHP, the driver of a Spyder three-wheeled motorcycle took “evasive action to avoid a collision with an unknown vehicle,” and lost control of the motorcycle. Traveling to the shoulder, the motorcycle hit

A Lakeland woman is facing multiple felony charges after a crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa ended in a violent arrest. A M, 23, was involved in a reported hit-and-run crash on southbound I-275 at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash, and troopers arrived to find a Toyota RAV4 with damage to its back-left side and a Ford Fusion with heavy front-end damage. The driver of the Toyota was not injured.

A St. Johns County man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he pulled a knife during a fight and stabbed another person last week. On April 1, 2026, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to South Woodlawn Street after receiving reports of a fight involving multiple people and a stabbing. When deputies arrived, they located an adult male victim with a stab wound. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment. His condition has not been released.

A 63-year-old Sarasota man is dead after being hit by a car on Bee Ridge Road and Belmont Boulevard Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a press release, troopers said that the vehicle, an SUV, was traveling east on Bee Ridge Road in the center lane, approaching Bee Ridge Road. The man, a pedestrian, was walking north from the south side of Bee Ridge Road, across the eastbound lanes with no crosswalk. He entered the direct path

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place at the Mi Tierra bar early Sunday morning that left two people injured. CCSO says that they were called to the bar at 2:01 a.m. about a fight at the bar. When deputies got there, two people had been shot in the parking lot. They were flown out to a hospital by med flight. CCSO says that this is still an active investigation. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group

A 6-year-old was taken to the hospital after they fell out of a golf cart, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday. According to CCSO, deputies received the call at 5:36 p.m. that a child had fallen out of a golf cart on Talis Park Drive. Deputies say that it was a trauma alert and that the child was transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center. This is a developing story and will be updated. A golf cart accident can

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said a deputy was struck by a car while at the edge of a roadway in Seminole on Thursday night. PCSO said a 37-year-old woman was traveling northbound on 104th Street in a Ford Fusion at around 9:45 p.m. on April 2. As she approached 106th Terrace, the woman said a vehicle in the southbound lane appeared to have its high beams activated, which hindered her view of 37-year-old Deputy Jason Anderson, who the

A 17-year-old male pedestrian from Daytona Beach was critically injured after being struck by an SUV on Interstate 95 near Bellevue Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at mile marker 261 when the pedestrian entered the northbound lanes of I-95 from the right shoulder, traveling west across the right and middle lanes, FHP said. The front right side of the 2007 Ford Explorer struck the pedestrian, causing him to veer backward into the middle lane and