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photo by: wtsp Winter Haven firefighters are battling a house fire early Friday morning.  According to police, fire crews were called just after 5 a.m. to a home on Silver Fox Drive SE after getting reports of a fire. When they arrived, crews said flames were coming through the roof of the home.  The family living there was reportedly able to get out safely, but they are now displaced because of the fire.  No other information has been released at

Lauderhill police are searching for the shooter who killed a woman Thursday night. According to police, officers responded to the 3400 block of Northwest Seventh Street at about 9 p.m. after receiving reports about a shooting. Police said officers found multiple shell casings at the scene. Broward Sheriff’s Office dispatch then advised officers that a woman suffering from gunshot wounds had driven herself to HCA Florida Plantation Emergency Hospital for treatment, however, she died shortly after arriving. Police said the

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is facing a new lawsuit. It comes after deputies used a Taser, creating a large fireball at a gas station. The man badly burned in the fire is now seeking compensation for his injuries. The incident happened in February of 2022 during a police pursuit from Kissimmee that ended at a Wawa gas station at JY and Central Florida parkways in Orange County. JB’s attorneys filed a civil suit on Wednesday, alleging negligence as he

photo by WKMG Two children died after a fire broke out early Friday at a Palm Bay condo complex, where one unit was fully engulfed in flames, according to firefighters. Firefighters responded just before 1 a.m. to Country Gardens condominiums, located along Sunny Brook Lane off Babcock Street. John Ringleb, assistant fire chief with the Palm Bay Fire Rescue, said they received a 911 call that a family was trapped inside a unit when the fire broke out. Ringleb said

photo by: (WCJB) Firefighters put out a structure fire in Gainesville Thursday night. According to Gainesville Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to a structure fire at 1724 Southeast 2nd Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. Crews arrived and saw visible flames and heavy smoke. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to nearby buildings. GFR officials say the building was abandoned. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. At Ovadia Law Group,

photo by: (Hillsborough County Fire Rescue) A man was arrested after striking an arson investigator during a house fire in Seffner, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced. HCFR responded to a call of a structure fire at 5:59 a.m. on Friday at 1018 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. According to HCSO, an arson investigator arrived to determine the source of the fire when the suspect, Maurice Walker, who lives at the residence, struck the investigator in the back with

One person was shot Thursday night in Winter Haven, the Winter Haven Police Department announced. The shooting occurred around 11:00 p.m. Thursday at Briarcrest Apartments. According to WHPD, there is no threat to the public. Shooting incidents can have devastating consequences, leaving victims with severe injuries and emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the complexities involved in shooting cases and are here to provide the legal support you need. Our experienced attorneys specialize in handling these sensitive cases

A man in his mid-50s was shot multiple times Friday morning on East Bay Street, according to police. Police said his injuries were not life-threatening when he was taken to a nearby hospital. The investigation revealed that the man left a nearby business after an argument and was shot multiple times as he tried to leave the area. Detectives were looking for evidence, witnesses, and video surveillance. If you know anything about the shooting, please call 904-630-0500 or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org. You

Picture courtesy NorthEscambia.com  Two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in north Escambia County. It happened around noon on Highway 97 near North Highway 99 in Walnut Hill. According to NorthEscambia.com, the crash involved two vehicles and a passenger car. A red pickup truck flipped on its roof in the crash. The driver was flown to the hospital as a trauma alert, according to NorthEscambia.com. Another vehicle ran off the road and struck a ditch. That driver

 First responders rushed to the scene of a deadly fire at a Key West apartment. It happened Thursday evening in a three-bedroom unit in a public housing building at 1010 Emma St. in the island’s Bahama Village neighborhood. According to authorities, two adults and one child were killed in the blaze. They were identified Friday as JD, 41, E P, 38, and DD, 7. Video taken at the scene shows several people near the home, very frantic and shouting as

photo by: wsvn Five people were rushed to the hospital after they were involved in a rollover crash in Northwest Miami-Dade’s Brownsville neighborhood, officials said. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along the 4900 block of Northwest 23rd Avenue, just after 8 p.m. on Thursday. 7News cameras captured an overturned SUV, car debris on the road and another damaged car on the grass between a tree and a fence. According to

Three men are dead after the vehicle they were driving in lost control and overturned Thursday evening in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. on Hiawassee Road near Hiawassee Meadows Drive. FHP said three men were traveling in a 2003 Jeep Liberty along North Hiawassee Road when the vehicle lost control in the area of Hiawassee Meadows Drive and crossed the median into the path of a 2019 RAM pickup truck. Troopers