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Two men were killed and a third was detained after an altercation ended in a shooting at a southwest Miami-Dade home Sunday evening, police said. Officers responded to the home at 21495 Southwest 240th Street just after 5 p.m. where they found two men with gunshot wounds, Miami-Dade Police officials said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and pronounced both men dead at the scene. Their identities haven’t been released. A third man was detained by detectives while a fourth fled the

A 79-year-old North Fort Myers man is dead, and an 80-year-old North Fort Myers man is in serious condition after a crash Saturday night. Florida Highway Patrol says an SUV was traveling east on Bayshore Rd and making a turn onto Twin Brooks Road while a pickup truck was traveling in the opposite direction. The SUV turned left into the path of the pickup truck colliding with the front right side of the SUV. The driver of the SUV was

Photo by: Liz Reyes A 25-year-old motorcyclist was left in critical condition after a crash on Lantana Road in Lake Worth Corridor. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) crash report stated that on Saturday, the motorcyclist was speeding eastbound on Lantana Road near South Jog Road when a driver in a Lincoln, traveling westbound, attempted to turn left into the Pinewood Square shopping plaza. Officials stated that the motorcycle collided with the front left side of the car at

 A 4-year-old girl was killed in a Hernando County crash on Saturday after the driver lost control of the car she was driving, authorities said. The 47-year-old female driver of Lee, Florida was driving a Kia Optima southbound on State Road 589 at about 10 p.m. with her 7-year-old daughter and another 4-year-old girl. The 4-year-old girl was the daughter of the driver’s ex-husband and his new wife, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. South of U.S. Highway 98, the

Photo Credit: Orlando Fire Department One person was injured and transported to the hospital following a fire at a Wawa convenience store on Sunday, according to the Orlando Fire Department. It happened at the store near South Narcoosee Road and Boggy Creek Road around 12 p.m. after crews responded to the location on reports of a collision between two vehicles. Officials said one person was seriously injured in the incident and taken to the hospital. Fire officials said the fire

A watercraft incident sent one person to the hospital after the craft struck the Bob Sikes Bridge on Saturday evening, according to Escambia County. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Pensacola Beach. The rider was airlifted to a hospital under a trauma alert. No further details have been released. Watercraft accidents can result in serious injuries and costly damages, whether they involve boats, jet skis, or other vessels. If you or a loved one has been involved in a

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A Florida Highway Patrol trooper made a heroic stop overnight, after intercepting a wrong-way driver on I-275 in Tampa. At 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, the trooper was traveling in the southbound lanes of I-275 when he saw the headlights of a Kia Sportage coming toward him. That’s when the trooper hit the Kia, traveling northbound, at an angle on the rear driver’s side, according to an affidavit. However, the driver continued to travel north in

photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A motorcyclist died Saturday night after crashing into an SUV and being thrown off the Gandy Bridge into Tampa Bay. The Florida Highway Patrol said at around 10:35 p.m., a 23-year-old Pinellas Park man was speeding on a motorcycle westbound on the Gandy Bridge. At the same time, a 41-year-old Orlando man in a Hyundai Tucson was also traveling westbound on the bridge. Troopers said the motorcyclist struck the vehicle near the Pinellas County line.

Photo by: mypanhandle Walton County Fire Rescue was on the scene of a vehicle fire near mile marker 82 just a few miles west of DeFuniak Springs exit I-10 on Saturday. Crews were reportedly on the scene of the fire around 9 a.m. Fire officials said both eastbound lanes of I-10 were temporarily shut down for several hours. No injuries were reported during this incident. According to fire officials, traffic was diverted at the Mossy Head and DeFuniak Springs exits

A man was injured after crashing his SUV into the Pink Pussycat Lounge in Tampa on Friday. The Toyota SUV was turning into the parking lot of the Nebraska Avenue business when it was rear-ended by a Ford SUV, according to Tampa police. The crash propelled the Toyota into the building. The driver of the Toyota suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The driver of the Ford was cited in the crash. She was not injured.

A driver is dead after the Florida Highway Patrol said he got ejected from his vehicle after colliding with a tree overnight. At 2:08 a.m., a 41-year-old Homosassa man in a Chevy Corvette was traveling south on CR-491, just north of West Fennessy Lane in Lecanto. According to FHP, the collision resulted in the vehicle flipping, which caused him to be ejected from the driver’s seat. The man died at the scene of the crash. Car accidents often result in

A St. Petersburg Police Department arrest report reveals new details about the murder of a St. Pete man. Jha’qul Maynor, 19, was accused of murdering his mother’s boyfriend, Otis Moore, 54, on Monday. Maynor lived with his mother and Moore. About 90 minutes after Maynor and Moore got into an argument, Maynor left his bedroom, hit Moore in the head with a weight and stabbed him in the neck with a knife multiple times, according to the arrest report. Moore’s body