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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa police arrest escalated into a shootout between a suspect and officers Tuesday morning. According to the Tampa Police Department, the incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. on East Busch Boulevard when officers were investigating an unrelated case. Tampa police Chief Lee Bercaw said when officers arrived, they spotted Matt Fowler, 23, who was checking car door and residential door handles. “They went to engage him and identify him and find out what he was

 A Hernando County restaurant owner said it’s hard to put his feelings into words after an overnight fire left his business closed again after Hurricane Helene sent three feet of water into his restaurant just four months ago. “Overwhelmed,” B’s Place Owner B A said. “We’ve been through a lot.” Community members in Hernando Beach told 8 On Your Side A is the walking definition of perseverance. Cooking has been A’s passion since he was 15 years old. Twenty-one years

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Broward firefighters spent hours battling a stubborn fire at a recycling plant in Pembroke Park early Tuesday morning. Just before 3 a.m., Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to an alarm at a facility on Southwest 31st Avenue. Upon arrival, authorities said they found smoke coming from the rear of the building and quickly called for reinforcements, bringing in an additional 35 firefighters. Inside the warehouse, crews encountered a deep-seated fire burning beneath a large pile of recycling

A crash involving a car and a tanker truck caused a gasoline leak in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, prompting road closures Wednesday morning. The accident happened at around 4:15 a.m., when the car damaged the gas tanker and it started to leak, Miami Fire Rescue said. The tanker was carrying 9,000 gallons of gas. “Our Hazmat team mitigated the leak by putting absorbent, booms, and protecting the storm drains from run off,” the fire department said. But the tanker truck

UPDATE 10:09 : Only the right lane is blocked now. The backup is currently around two miles. You are looking at approximately a 12 minute delay. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – There is a crash on University Parkway in the westbound lanes. There is a dump truck on its side, at I-75 northbound on-ramp. Use caution . The right lane blocked, periodic full closures of ramp to 75. Expert Legal Representation for Car Accident Victims When you’re involved in a car

photo by: wesh A man was rescued from an out-of-control boat Tuesday after he passed out, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. It happened on Lake Dias in DeLeon Springs, VSO said. Crews were able to get close enough for Volusia County Fire Rescue Acting Division Chief and Technical Rescue Deputy Team Leader John Kyp to jump on board, stop the boat and get the patient to shore for further treatment. The man is expected to make

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Pepper spray ended a late-night altercation at a Vero Beach home after it escalated into chaos when a man allegedly punched a car and slapped a woman who intervened. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) responded to a disturbance at a home at 640 19th Place SW, leading to the arrest of 21-year-old Devin Mercado following a violent altercation on February 1, where he allegedly punched a vehicle multiple times and slapped a woman, breaking

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A vehicle fire shut down northbound I-75 in North Fort Myers Tuesday morning in Lee County near the Charlotte County line. Watch a video replay from the traffic camera above. Dense black smoke billowed from a van while fire crews battled the blaze at Mile Marker 148, which shut down the interstate at 9:10 a.m. At 9:43 a.m., flames were extinguished, and lanes began reopening while cleanup efforts were underway. This is a breaking news

photo by: (MCSO) A single-vehicle wreck on Tuesday morning shut down a Martin County road in both directions. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office warned drivers about the crash and closure shortly after 8 a.m. on State Road 710, saying the road will be closed until further notice. Its statement did not say specifically where the where the wreck happened. The alternate routes were listed as Southwest Fox Brown Road and Southwest Allapattah Road, which is northwest of Indiantown. A picture

Herlin Petion faces 2nd-degree murder charge ORLANDO, Fla. – A 25-year-old was arrested Monday after a man was found dead in a crashed car in July 2023 in Orlando, according to the police department. The Orlando Police Department said Terrance Dolan, 56, was found inside a crashed vehicle in the area of Summerlin Avenue and Palmer Street. Officers said the man’s injuries did not line up with injuries sustained in a crash and his death was deemed “suspicious.” The suspect, Herlin Petion, was taken

2nd driver suffers critical injuries KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A 37-year-old Orlando man was killed early Tuesday in Osceola County when he was driving the wrong way on Orange Blossom Trail and struck another vehicle head-on, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal two-vehicle wreck happened around 1:45 a.m. on OBT, east of Parkgate Drive near Kissimmee. The FHP said the man was driving a 2017 Toyota Camry east in the westbound outside lane of OBT and collided with a 2018 Dodge Challenger. The

PALM COAST, Fla. — SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — A 33-year-old Panama City man is dead after a crash in Santa Rosa County on Tuesday morning. Troopers say the crash occurred around 3:50 a.m. when the man was traveling east on US Highway 98 away from Edgewood Drive in the inside westbound lane. A 68-year-old Milton man was also traveling west on US Highway 98 approaching Edgewood Drive in the inside lane. The front of the Panama City man’s pickup