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 A Marion Oaks family is still searching for answers following a crash that sent their teenage son to the hospital and into a coma. 15-year-old J B was riding his scooter on Southwest Highway 484 on Dec. 26, 2025, when he was hit by a driver. “His godbrothers noticed he hadn’t come back yet,” J’s grandmother Carla King told TV20. “They were outside looking for him and they saw the ambulance coming down the street. They alerted us and it

A Pennsylvania teen was arrested after allegedly trying to stab her siblings with a knife and pushing her mother when confronted about it. An officer responded to a battery at an undisclosed Lake County residence around 6:43 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon arrival, he met with one of two victims outside of the residence.  The first victim explained that her sister, 18-year-old JK R, and their brother, the second victim, just

An employee at a Dunedin nursing home was taken into custody Tuesday following an investigation into reports that he beat two disabled residents. N B, 35, of St. Petersburg, was arrested and charged with two counts of abuse or neglect of an aged or disabled person, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they launched an investigation on Dec. 23 after another employee at Lake Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility said they witnessed B strike the victims multiple

A woman died more than two weeks after a car hit her while she was riding a bike along a busy road in Pinellas County, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Tuesday. The 51-year-old woman was hit on the afternoon of Dec. 23 on Ulmerton Rd., east of the Gateway Expressway near Largo. FHP said a Nissan Versa driven by a 21-year-old woman from Miami Gardens changed lanes into the path of the bike, which was going eastbound in the westbound bike lane. What we

Credit: First Coast News Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department crews were on scene of a crash involving a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon, the fire department said on X. JFRD says the crash happened in the 4500 block of Baymeadows Road, and that the pedestrian is suffering from serious injuries. First Coast News had a crew at the scene, to which they saw police activity in a parking lot of The Park at Avellino Apartment Homes. This is a developing story. Expert Legal Representation:

photo by: wsvn Fire crews have extinguished a fire that broke out at a Pembroke Pines home Tuesday morning. The fire happened just before 11 a.m., near South Heritage Circle and Northwest 217th Way. The fire severely damaged the back patio of the home. A neighbor grabbed fire extinguishers to try and help. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still to be determined. Expert Legal Assistance: At Ovadia Law Group, our team of experienced attorneys specializes

photo by: fox35orlando Police are asking drivers to avoid westbound west Lake Mary Boulevard between 4th Street and 5th Street following a motorcycle crash Tuesday morning. Officials said the crash took place between the motorcycle and one other vehicle.  The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and has been transported to a local hospital for treatment, officers state. No other injuries have been reported.  Officials report westbound west Lake Mary Boulevard currently is closed between 4th Street and 5th Street as the

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Brooskville Tuesday morning on US-41 at the CR-572 intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP says that the 40-year-old victim from Spring Hill was heading south on US-41 when a Chevy Silverado, driven by a Weeki Wachee man, turned into the path of the motorcyclist. After the crash, the Spring Hill man was taken to a local hospital where he later died.  The Weeki Wachee man suffered minor injuries as a result of

photo by: wftv  Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded Tuesday after a semi-truck overturned on Florida’s Turnpike. The crash happened around 10:36 a.m. on the highway near mile marker 254 in Orange County. The semi driver was hauling lumber and lost control after failing to navigate a curve, troopers said. Troopers said the 47-year-old driver from Palm Springs was not injured and remained on-scene. The large vehicle spilled its load and caused several northbound lanes to be shut down. Crews are

A 17-year-old Cantonment girl is dead after a single-car crash in Escambia County on Monday night. The crash occurred around 11:45 p.m. when she was driving her Toyota SUV southbound on US-29, south of Tate Road, and ran off the roadway to the right, according to FHP. Troopers say the SUV crossed the center median and northbound lanes before colliding with a ditch along the eastern shoulder. The SUV came to a final rest within a private parking lot off

A 29-year-old drug dealer was arrested Monday following a shooting last month in the city of Miami, authorities said. According to an arrest report, Miami police officers responded to a motel, located at 5950 NE Biscayne Blvd., at 2:18 a.m. on Dec. 13 after receiving a ShotSpotter alert of several rounds being fired in the area. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was transported by Miami Fire Rescue to

photo by: (BCFR) Alachua County Fire Rescue crews battled a house fire near Waldo Road on Tuesday morning, closing the roadway approaching Gainesville. Firefighters say a two-story home caught on fire on Kennard Street, near the intersection of Waldo Road (State Road 24) and U.S. Highway 301. When crews arrived, heavy flames engulfed the home. Due to the blaze, they could not immediately search the home for people inside. The roadway is shut down headed toward Gainesville. Drivers are asked