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Photo by: fox35orlando  Pasco County deputies are investigating an incident at the Tampa Premium Outlets that left several shoppers with minor injuries on Sunday afternoon.  According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to the mall located in Lutz around 4:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call saying shots were fired after a fire alarm was activated.   hopper Chris Kanaris told FOX 13 shoppers ran into the mall’s courtyard after a fire alarm went off.  “They were evacuating everyone

A Callaway man was killed after he was struck by a car while walking home, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. It happened at about 9:30 p.m. on Resota Beach Road. Relatives say 37-year-old David King spent the evening with his family at a nearby residence before he left to walk home. Several family members saw the incident take place. An 18-year-old woman was driving an SUV west on the roadway when she struck King, troopers wrote in a news

The West Palm Beach Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in the area of Presidential Way and Congress Avenue. A spokesperson for the West Palm Beach Police Department confirmed to WPBF 25 News Monday that a single-vehicle crash occurred, which involved three 17-year-old individuals. According the the police department, a female from Lake Park who was a passenger in the rear of the vehicle was killed in the incident. This is a developing story and will

Photo by: tampabay Heavy overnight rain flooded low-lying and coastal areas around Tampa Bay on Sunday morning, leading to closed roads and comparisons to Hurricane Idalia. Videos posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, show cars stranded on flooded roads in St. Pete Beach, Maderia Beach and Gulfport. 4:15 p.m.: No tropical storm-force winds recorded in Tampa Bay The highest wind gust recorded in Pinellas County was 53 miles per hour, which was logged just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday at Albert

Deputies responded to the shooting on Cunningham Road shortly after 6pm on Friday. The shooter, 69-year-old John Baker, told deputies he shot the victim in the leg with a shotgun. A deputy found the 45-year-old victim lying at the end of the road bleeding from a gunshot wound to his ankle. The deputy applied a tourniquet before the victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries, which were determined to be non-life-threatening. The victim, whose home

A Florida man landed himself in jail after he secretly put eyedrops in his nephew’s meatball sandwich, according to police. James Paul Leach, 45, is facing a charge of poisoning of food or water. A probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime says Leach was at a business Wednesday when he asked to buy Visine eyedrops for dry eyes. Leach and his nephew live together, and he told the employee that he “hated him,” authorities said. The employee said he

A man is facing a second-degree murder charge for fatally stabbing a family member after an argument in Ruskin on Sunday afternoon. At 12:52 p.m. Sunday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Communications Center received a call that an adult male had been stabbed in the 700 block of 21st Ave. SE. When deputies arrived, they discovered the victim had upper-body trauma and was pronounced dead. Detectives later learned there was a verbal altercation that led to the suspect, 20-year-old

A man and a woman were injured after shots were fired multiple times through an apartment front door Sunday night, police said.  The incident reportedly happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. at the Parkside Apartments on NW 2nd Street in Ocala. One of the shooting victims had a tourniquet applied by responding police officers, officials said in a news release. Both victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Details regarding a possible motive or potential suspect were not immediately

A 37-year-old Panama City man is dead after being hit by a car on Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Around 9:03 a.m. a man walking on the East side of Highway 2302 was killed by an SUV headed west when the front right of the vehicle hit him. says FHP. Ovadia Law Group: Your Legal Advocate After a Pedestrian Accident! Being involved in a pedestrian accident can be overwhelming, but Ovadia Law Group is here to support you

A crash shut down traffic in Sanford on Thursday evening, according to the police department. In a release, police said that the westbound lanes along State Route 46 would be shut down from Mellonville Avenue to Summerlin Avenue due to the crash. In the meantime, drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. No additional information has been provided at this time. Ovadia Law Group: Your Support System After a Car Collision! After a car collision, seeking

Drivers can expect heavy traffic delays due to a crash in Tavares on Friday night, according to the police department. Police said the crash involved a pedestrian and happened near the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and Lake Eustis Drive. The traffic delays are expected in the southbound/eastbound lanes while law enforcement works to redirect traffic around the crash scene, police added. No additional information has been provided at this time. Ovadia Law Group: Your Legal Support After a Pedestrian Accident!

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash closing all lanes of Blanding Boulevard near Ovella Road, though lanes reopened by noon. Troopers were dispatched at 9:45 a.m., according to FHP’s live crash and road condition report. FDOT referred to the severity of the crash as “major.”  Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said on social media crews were working a traffic accident on Blanding Boulevard and Ovella Road with multiple injuries. Delays are expected in the area. Navigating a Car Accident?