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photo by: WEAR An Escambia County mobile home suffered damage from a fire on Sunday night. It happened around 10:49 p.m. at the 7600 block of Shamrock Drive. Firefighters arrived at a fully involved mobile home fire with reports of dogs inside the burning structure, according to Escambia County. Firefighters retrieved two dogs and placed them into the care of Animal Control to receive care for burns. Escambia County reports that one dog passed away. The situation was brought under

A northwest Miami-Dade man was ordered held without bond Sunday after authorities accused him of shaking a baby to the point that the infant suffered a range of serious injuries on New Year’s Day. Miami-Dade police arrested M C P, 32, on an aggravated child abuse charge Friday. An arrest report states that the crime took place in his home in the 20000 block of Northwest 62nd Place in the unincorporated Country Club area. According to an arrest report, P

A Miami man was arrested over the weekend after he cut his roommate’s ear with a scissor, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the incident occurred Saturday night. Police said the victim and suspect, F C B, 30, have lived together for a year. According to the report, C B admitted to police that he got into an argument with the victim about paying rent and moving out, but claimed that the victim grabbed

A Hardee County corrections officer was arrested in Mulberry on Saturday after he was accused of driving drunk and causing property damage. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said D K, 28, crashed into a sign at the exit of a subdivision. Kennedy showed “maximum signs of impairment” at the site of the crash and breathalyzer tests revealed readings of 0.137 and 0.139, according to PCSO. He told deputies he visited the subdivision for a party and he “consumed five shots

Plane crash in NE Cape Coral on Feb, 24. SOURCE: Chris Gerber The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final investigation report into a plane that made an emergency landing in Cape Coral in February 2024, finding that an ill-fitting fuel line may have been the cause. According to the NTSB, the single-engine plane suffered a total power loss at 1,500 feet, about five minutes into a flight that was intended to help test recent maintenance. The pilot, who was

A two-alarm fire broke out at a tire business on Crystal Drive in south Fort Myers on Monday, forcing the road to close in both directions. According to the South Trail Fire Rescue District, crews were called to TireZone along Crystal Drive around 2:30 p.m. T S, a crematory operator working next door, noticed smoke coming from the shop before large flames erupted. “One second, it was just a little ash of smoke,” S said. “Then I turned around again,

Officials are looking for a driver accused of crashing into a bicyclist, leaving them seriously injured along Weber Boulevard North in Collier County on Saturday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:25 p.m. near Fifth Avenue NW. A 39-year-old Naples woman was riding her bike when a car crashed into her. She was thrown off the bicycle and critically injured. The woman was taken to a local hospital. FHP said the driver fled the scene. The

photo by: (Polk County Sheriff’s Office) A 37-year-old man was killed Sunday night when his motorcycle collided with a van on U.S. 27 in Polk County, according to deputies. The crash happened around 6 p.m. near Charles Street, not far from Frostproof. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a van was stopped at a stop sign and turned left onto U.S. 27 in front of the motorcycle. The motorcycle and van collided, causing the man to be thrown off

photo by: nbcmiami Broward firefighters combatted a fire at a vacant business on Broward Boulevard early Monday morning. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, at about 6:15 a.m. firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a vacant business located at 2887 W. Broward Blvd in Central Broward. Upon arrival, firefighters said they saw smoke and flames visible through a window of the empty business. About 30 firefighters responded to the scene, quickly containing and extinguishing the blaze within five minutes,

A woman is hospitalized with a gunshot wound after “accidentally discharging” a firearm on a bus, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Around 7:10 a.m. on Monday, deputies responded to the corner of Alafaya Trail and East Colonial Drive in east Orlando regarding the discharge of a firearm on a Lynx bus. A woman, only identified as in her 50s, was found with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies said

photo by: Greater Naples Fire Firefighters recused a dog after a house fire in Golden Gate on Sunday. According to the Greater Naples Fire Department, crews were dispatched due to a kitchen fire at a home on the 30oo block of 54th St SW. One person got out of the house, but crews found a small dog in the bedroom. The dog was located conscious and breathing, but it did inhale smoke. Crews gave the dogs oxygen, and the fire

photo by: (USCG) Four people were rescued after their boat began to sink off the coast of Marathon on Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said a distress call came in at around 5 p.m. reporting the boat was taking on water around 11 miles off the coast. In response, a USCG Station Marathon boat crew was dispatched and were able to find and rescue the four people from the sinking 27-foot boat. “Our crews consistently prepare to respond to