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More than 250 residents were evacuated on Tuesday after an electrical fire broke out in a downtown St. Petersburg apartment building, according to fire officials. The fire happened at the Lutheran Apartments at 550 1st Avenue S. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said they found that the building’s electrical room had caught fire and spread to the second floor leaving the 16-story structure without water or power. Residents on the first two floors were evacuated while SPFR firefighters conducted a door-to-door

A woman is expected to be ok after a crash led her vehicle into the bleachers at Plant High School, the Tampa Police Department announced. According to TPD, officers responded to a crash around 1:00 p.m. at the 2400 block of South Himes that involved two vehicles. Due to the crash, one vehicle crashed into the bleachers. TPD said that a woman was transported to the hospital and is expected to be ok. The cause of the crash is under

Two people are dead after a man shot his neighbor, then himself, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to the 18000 block of Royal Forest Drive around 6:31 p.m. Wednesday in regards to a shooting. According to HCSO, deputies arrived at the home and found Steven Glantz, 67, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Surveillance video from the area showed someone walking into the home then gunshots

A 31-year-old Ocala man is facing up to 30 years in prison after he was found guilty of aggravated child abuse last week, more than four years after he caused life-threatening injuries to an infant. On Friday, December 13, 2024, a two-day trial came to an end when jurors found B O A guilty of aggravated child abuse. Court records show that a motion for a new trial was denied by the judge four days later. The child abuse charge against

The site of Wednesday morning’s crash in Pace is near a controversial intersection WEAR News reported about on Monday. Nearby residents say a commercially owned business potentially moving in — Grover’s Fingers and Wings — will make traffic worse. Traffic was blocked for hours Wednesday morning on Quintette Road at Tunnel Road after the deadly crash. The scene of the crash is directly in front of the potential Grover’s property. “Safety I think is the biggest concern here at the intersection,” said J S,

A 33-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday after a crash with another vehicle in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 5 p.m. at Glenwood and Wilmhurst roads in the DeLand area. According to a crash report, a 2003 Honda Accord driven by a 73-year-old DeLand woman was at a stop sign and attempted a left turn onto Glenwood Road. The vehicle went into the direct path of a Harley Davidson motorcycle that was

photo by: nbcmiami A driver was hospitalized after a crash involving a school bus and two other vehicles in northwest Miami-Dade on Wednesday. The crash happened in the area of Northwest 12th Street and Northwest 127th Avenue when a car that was trying to make a left turn collided with another car, which then crashed into the school bus, Miami-Dade Police said. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed a severely-damaged vehicle crashed into the front of the school bus. Police

photo by: (WPBPD) A 15-year-old boy was behind the wheel of a truck involved in a crash that killed a woman in her 60s, police say. In a Wednesday night update, the West Palm Beach Police Department identified the woman killed as 68-year-old Maureen Wheeler. Police say at around 11:51 a.m. Wheeler was driving a 2008 Lexus LS460 at the intersection of southbound Village Boulevard and Shenandoah Drive. Detectives were able to determine that the 15-year-old boy was driving the

A Lake Wales resident shot an intruder on Tuesday night and then held him at gunpoint until the police arrived. According to a news release by the Lake Wales Police Department, the incident occurred around 11:35 p.m. Police were called to a home in the 700 block of South Scenic Highway in Polk County after the resident called to report the intrusion. Upon arrival, LWPD said they found Cameron M, 34, with a gunshot wound in his leg. The homeowner

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an officer-involved shooting that claimed a man’s life Wednesday. During an afternoon news conference, Boca Raton police spokeswoman J D said an officer encountered the man shortly before 11:30 a.m. along Northwest Second Avenue between Northwest Second Street and Palmetto Park Road. The location is between the Boca Raton Police Department and City Hall. “At some point during that encounter, the officer fired his weapon,” D said. “We can confirm that one

Photo by: Hernando County Fire Rescue Two people are seriously injured after a crash in Hernando County late Tuesday evening. Hernando County Fire Rescue said crews were sent to Citrus Way between Peach Orchard and Fort Dade Avenue around 11 p.m. Crews reported “multiple entrapments” and requested two medicalhelicopters while they attempted to extricate the victims. The victims were then airlifted to a local trauma center for treatment around 11:48 p.m. There are no details on what caused the crash

 A man died in a shooting in south St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning. St. Pete police officers were called to Kings Meat Market on 34th Street South just after 8:30 a.m. A man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead. No additional information about the shooting was available. Dealing with the aftermath of a shooting can be incredibly stressful, but you don’t have to face it alone. The Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to