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A 14-year-old Boynton Beach boy was killed Friday night after being struck by a speeding vehicle while crossing North Congress Avenue, according to police. Boynton Beach Police said officers responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash just before 9 p.m. June 12 on North Congress Avenue, near Plaza Lane. The victim was identified as C of Boynton Beach. A preliminary investigation found that C was crossing the roadway in an eastbound direction when he was hit by a BMW M4 traveling southbound at what investigators described as a

Photo: Local10 Authorities in Miami-Dade County are investigating a stabbing incident. It happened around 6:15 p.m. Monday in the area of the 16000 block of Northeast Fourth Avenue. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a stabbing to find a man who appeared to be suffering from apparent stab wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews rushed the man to a nearby hospital in critical condition, authorities said. Deputies did not provide any information on any potential suspects

Photo: WSVN A truck knocked down some power lines in West Miami-Dade, Monday night. According to officials, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center’s new facility, which is under construction, along Northwest 36th Street and 69th Avenue, just after 7 p.m. 7News cameras at the scene captured several downed power lines in the area of the construction site. It’s unclear how many customers were affected by the outage. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a

Photo: WSVN A person is dead and four others are injured following a gas explosion at a Miami-Dade County vehicle maintenance facility in Southwest Miami-Dade. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the blast at 6100 block of Southwest 87th Avenue, late Monday morning. Forty Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to reports of an explosion. The call was upgraded to a First Alarm fire to provide additional personnel. The explosion took place at the gas pumps where maintenance crews and fire

Photo: WSVN A crash along the Florida Turnpike in Northwest Miami-Dade sent two Florida Highway Patrol troopers to the hospital and led to the brief closure of all northbound lanes. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the wreck off Northwest 106th Street, just before 11 a.m. on Monday, capturing patrol vehicles smashed and crumpled. Troopers said a silver FHP Chevy pickup truck was towing a trailer followed by a marked FHP Charger. The trailer had a flat tire and both

A 29-year-old Pensacola woman was arrested early Monday morning for hitting and injuring two children with a metal broomstick, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. M is facing charges of aggravated child abuse and resisting arrest. She was booked into Escambia County Jail around 3:15 a.m. and is being held without bond. The incident happened at the Oakwood Terrace Apartments. According to the sheriff’s office, M was hitting two children with a metal broomstick when it broke. She then

A woman crossing 103rd Street on Jacksonville’s Westside was killed early Tuesday morning when she was hit by an SUV, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 2:20 a.m. on eastbound 103rd Street at Old Middleburg Road. According to FHP, the woman, who was crossing 103rd Street in a marked pedestrian crosswalk, was hit by an SUV that had a green light at the time of the crash. Troopers said the front of the SUV hit

Two members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department were hospitalized Tuesday with minor injuries that they suffered while battling a house fire. The fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. at a one-story home on Percy Creek Drive in the Northlake area of Jacksonville’s Northside. JFRD said it’s unclear how many people have been displaced because of the fire, but the home sustained significant damage. The firefighters are expected to be OK. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable After a FireWhen a

photo: FL 511 Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash on I-95 North at Baymeadows Road Tuesday morning. As of 8:10 a.m., two right lanes were blocked. A nearby traffic camera showed at least four damaged vehicles. Drivers are urged to avid the area or seek an alternate route. This is a developing story. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Car CrashWhen a car accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to

Three people were found dead after an airboat capsized near the Kissimmee River on Monday, officials said. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a total of seven people were on the airboat when the incident happened. They had been traveling to the Kissimmee River from the Istokpoga Canal in Highlands County. The boat began taking on water after making a turn into a deeper section, and all seven occupants went overboard, according to officials. Four were able to

One person was killed Monday after a small plane crashed in a remote part of Polk County. Sheriff Grady Judd said the plane went down around 8 p.m. in a cow pasture about a mile off Moore Road. The pilot had taken off from Bartow. According to the sheriff, he was meeting up with another pilot to fly formations in the countryside. “It was a beautiful afternoon to do that,” Judd said. “Unfortunately, it ended in horrible tragedy”  The other

An 81-year-old driver was killed, and a 79-year-old passenger was seriously injured after an SUV crashed into a guardrail and several trees in Lake County on Sunday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened a little after 6:45 p.m. at Griffin Avenue and Grays Airport Road. Troopers said a 2026 Subaru Forester was traveling eastbound on Griffin Avenue when the driver failed to negotiate a right-hand curve and traveled off the roadway. The SUV struck a guardrail