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At least two people are lucky to be alive after a fire destroyed their Miramar home early Tuesday. It happened at around 2:55 a.m. at SW 68th Avenue and SW 33rrd Street in Miramar. Fire crews said they found the active fire burning the home and cars outside. It took them about 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze, and no injuries were reported. But a family is now displaced and wondering how this could have happened. Homeowner DH, who said

A man is dead after a fatal shooting at a Circle K in Thonotosassa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. According to HCSO, deputies responded to the store located at 11755 County Road 579 around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday in regards to a shooting. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. This is an ongoing investigation. Deputies ask anyone with information to contact detectives at

A bicyclist was killed overnight in a crash on Baymeadows Road, and the driver, who ran from the scene, was later found hiding in some bushes nearby, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a woman was driving east on Baymeadows Road near Hampton Landing Drive when a bicyclist started crossing Baymeadows Road. Witnesses told police the car had a green light and the bicyclist was crossing on a red light. The car hit the bicyclist in the crosswalk,

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested two teens in the double murder of two 16-year-olds in June 2024. JM, 17, and AR, 19, were charged with second-degree murder. Police said on June 9 at around 4:30 a.m., they responded to reports of a shooting at the Island Pointe Apartments on Island Point Drive. When they arrived, they found T J. O and S K. M suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both died at the scene. “It’s usually quiet. Nothing like this

One person was injured after a shooting at Coconut Point mall on Friday evening. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred near the Total Wine store on Jan. 10. According to LCSO, investigators learned the injured male harassed patrons at Coconut Point Mall, leading to an altercation in the parking lot. LCSO said it would work on the case alongside its partners at the State Attorney’s Office. R H says he was walking out

photo by: San Carlos Park Fire District A boat caught on fire near the mangroves along Mullock Creek in south Fort Myers on Wednesday. According to the San Carlos Park Fire District, crews were dispatched to 18500 Mullock Creek Lane just before noon. The South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District responded to the scene, where crews found a 15- to 16-foot boat. The only passenger jumped from the boat and swam to safety. There were no injuries. The

Two pet tortoises were rescued from a multi-level home following a structure fire in the 100 block of Oaklawn Square in the City of DeFuniak Springs. Firemen from the city arrived on the scene to find light smoke coming from the home. After further investigation, fire officials said it was discovered that a blanket caught fire in the garage. They said it was due to its proximity to a warming light, causing some light smoke damage throughout the home. Firemen

Two people from Belle Glade were killed Monday night when a sudden lane change on a Palm Beach County highway sent their minivan off the road. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, the Chrysler Town and Country was heading south on U.S. Highway 27, in South Bay, around 8:15 p.m., when it came upon traffic ahead. Investigators determined the driver, identified as Bobby Freeman, was going faster than the vehicles ahead and swerved to the right to

A charter boat captain in the Florida Keys is facing nearly a dozen charges in connection with a boat crash that left himself and several others seriously hurt over the summer. Authorities said L L L, 42, of Big Pine Key, was under the influence of alcohol while at the helm off of Little Torch Key on July 8, 2024. The crash happened at around 2 a.m. at the South Pine Channel Bridge. Authorities said at the time that Lewis was operating

A man was arrested by Osceola County deputies on Sunday after a juvenile told dispatchers that “her father was killing her mother,” according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded around 12 p.m. to an address along West Cedarwood Circle, where they immediately detained M F R-A, 42, upon seeing him covered in blood, according to the affidavit for R-A’s arrest warrant. R-A was walking away from a vehicle when he was detained, at which point he spontaneously said that he

photo by: wftv Crews responded Wednesday morning after a truck crashed into a lake in Winter Park. The crash happened around 5:40 a.m. on the east side of Lake Maitland. Winter Park police discovered the driver who crashed into the water was still inside of the vehicle. Crews worked together to rescue the driver from the sinking vehicle. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital Fire rescue officials said they train several times a year for exact scenarios like

photo by: UC Breaking News One woman is dead and three others were injured after a four-vehicle crash closed SR-82 in Lehigh Acres Wednesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene near 40th Street SW around 7 a.m. After investigations, Troopers said a 32-year-old Immokalee man was driving a van west on SR-82 in the same direction as a Lehigh Acres woman in the outside lane. The van rear-ended the car, sending it off the road and into