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 Two people were arrested on Saturday after a shooting at a Chevron gas station that left one person injured. According to the New Port Richey Police Department, officers responded to calls about a shooting in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Congress Street at 10:41 a.m. An investigation revealed that two men had opened fire during an altercation. Officers said their initial gunshots missed each other but a stray bullet hit an individual who was in a parking lot across

photo by: ucbn drone Fire crews in southeast Lee County are working to put out a fire at a home along Devore Lane. Crews responded to the fire around 3 a.m. Saturday and spent much of the morning working to contain the blaze. Four adults were inside the home when it caught fire and were able to get out safely. According to officials, the family is missing one cat at this time. San Carlos Park fire officials tell Gulf Coast

One person was killed Thursday in a mobile home fire in Brevard County, authorities said. Crews responded to 200 S. Banana River Drive in Merritt Island that evening. Preliminary information from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office describes an “accidental electrical fire,” as well as that an elderly woman resident died. No other injuries were reported. Officials have not released the victim’s name. Ovadia Law Group: Your Advocate in Fire Accident CasesExperiencing a fire accident can be devastating, but Ovadia Law

The 87-year-old woman was killed after she crashed her car through a home in Port St. Lucie on Thursday afternoon. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said the deadly crash occurred when Z W crashed her Toyota Corolla into a home along SE Woodbine Road. According to the preliminary investigation, at around 3:55 p.m., W was behind the wheel of a beige Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on SE Woodbine Road. The vehicle stopped within a traffic circle at the

 A 21-year-old woman was arrested this week, nearly a month after she was involved in a physical altercation with another woman at a nightclub in Hialeah, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Hialeah Police Department, the incident occurred early in the morning on Feb. 9 at the Playpen 2 club, located at 3890 NW 36th St. While the police department referred to the establishment as a strip club in the arrest report, the company calls itself a

 A 39-year-old caretaker sexually abused the 86-year-old woman he was supposed to be protecting after her grandson who lives in Orlando hired him in Broward County, police said. Less than two days on the job, JJ RR sexually assaulted the grandmother with dementia at her home in Sunrise, according to the Sunrise Police Department. A surveillance camera recorded the crime. Attorney AB said the woman’s grandson in Orlando saw the disturbing video and asked relatives in the area to RR

Broward County deputies arrested a man on a felony charge after they said he became enraged at a senior who mistook him for a Walmart employee and asked him a question. Deputies arrested YT, 63, of Lauderhill, on a felony charge of battery on a person over 65, according to an arrest report obtained Thursday by Local 10 News. Authorities said the incident happened Monday at the Walmart at 3001 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes. The victim, a

A man was arrested earlier this week after he raped a 66-year-old woman inside her home in Miami-Dade County, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the rape occurred around 2 p.m. Wednesday. LJ G-R, 25, of Miami, was arrested that same day. Deputies said the victim had been attending to her garden plants outside her home when she went back inside to take a shower. The woman told deputies that she was completely naked

A crash involving a tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon forced all northbound lanes of Interstate 95 to shut down in Daytona Beach, according to firefighters. The crash occurred in the northbound lanes between Beville Road and International Speedway Boulevard, the Daytona Beach Fire Department said on social media. All three northbound lanes remained blocked at the time of this report. Drivers were advised to avoid the area and find an alternate route. No details had been shared at the time of this

A Daytona Beach man was arrested for battery after kicking a fellow patient in the shins at LifeStream Behavioral Center. An officer was dispatched to LifeStream Behavioral Center, located at 2020 Tally Rd., regarding a battery around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, March 1, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Facility staff reported that a patient, 34-year-old RAH, battered another patient. At the time of the report, H was being treated at UF Health Leesburg Hospital, located at

A hit-and-run crash knocked the traffic signal out at a busy downtown Fort Myers intersection early Friday morning. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the crash happened near Second and Fowler streets, near the base of the Edison Bridge. The vehicle was towed from the scene, and officers remained in the area with Florida Power & Light crews as they worked to restore the traffic signal. A passenger in the vehicle was found and gave a statement to authorities

A man was killed after he crashed his car in Hernando County late Thursday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 45-year-old was driving a Nissan Sentra south on SR-589 around 11:40 p.m. when he lost control of the car following a medical emergency. The Sentra then traveled into the median and overturned. The victim, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car. He was taken to a local hospital along with his 9-year-old son, who was