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A fire at Saint Paul AME Church on Northwest 7th Street Saturday night left the building condemned, according to Ocala Fire Rescue officials. Crews found the two-story building filled with smoke around 10:30 p.m. Firefighters say the cause of the fire was electrical and accidental. No injuries were reported, but the building was condemned due to the damage. Fire Accident Injury? We’re Here to HelpA fire accident can change your life in an instant. At Ovadia Law Group, we provide

A ramp on northbound Interstate 95 was shut down due to a crash in Miami-Dade early Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at around 2:45 a.m. The ramp to the Golden Glades Interchange, which leads to Florida’s Turnpike (State Road 91), the Palmetto Expressway westbound and U.S. Route 441, was closed. Video appears to show a truck involved in the collision. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt, or what may

A 90-year-old Boca Raton woman died Thursday afternoon after deputies say she was struck by an SUV moments after stepping into the roadway outside her home. According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, an 83-year-old woman was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee around a left-hand curve in the 15900 block of Planters Point Drive in Boca Raton at 1:09 p.m. Thursday. At the same time, 90-year-old Sandra Friedman stepped from her driveway into the roadway

A 48-year-old Pensacola man died Sunday afternoon after his car crashed in the parking lot of HCA Florida West Hospital, according to FHP. Troopers say the crash happened at 4:06 p.m. at HCA Florida West Hospital on 8383 N. Davis Highway. A silver sedan was traveling westbound in the hospital parking lot near the emergency room when the driver failed to negotiate a turn and struck a curb, a sign, and a junction box, according to FHP. Troopers say the

A crash partially blocked northbound traffic on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Monday morning. The left lane was blocked on Interstate 275 north on the Pinellas County side of the bridge for a few hours. The crash happened near the Skyway rest area. The lane reopened later that morning. There is no word yet on what caused the crash or if anyone was hurt. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Car CrashWhen a car accident is caused by negligence, victims

The Florida Highway Patrol said a man is behind bars after a 21-year-old Bradenton woman was killed in a wrong-way DUI crash in Charlotte County. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on May 17, FHP said, and involved four vehicles traveling on Interstate 75. FHP said a 53-year-old Sarasota man, later identified as Dennis Lee Olson, was driving a 2020 Ford F150 and traveling south in the northbound lanes when he collided with two vehicles, both traveling the right

Law enforcement is investigating after a crash left two people dead and another person injured Sunday morning. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred on U.S. Hwy 27 near California Boulevard in Davenport around 3:50 a.m. Deputies said a Genesis G70 was heading southbound on U.S. Hwy 27 approaching a solid red light when it hit a Ford Explorer that was stopped at the light. The driver of the Genesis died from his injuries. Deputies said he

A driver was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly participating in a street race on a local interstate. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers were conducting a traffic stop on I-4 near westbound Milepost 10 when a group of eastbound vehicles passed them around 2:05 a.m. Troopers said the Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, and Toyota Supra were traveling together at approximately 90 MPH. Another trooper was watching eastbound traffic near Milepost 12 when he observed the three vehicles traveling

UPDATE: An 82-year-old Panama City woman died after being struck by an SUV in a Publix parking lot Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 26-year-old man from Atlanta was backing a Toyota SUV through the parking lot off Navy Boulevard and Magnolia Beach Road when the woman walked behind the vehicle. FHP says the driver didn’t see her, hit her with the back of the SUV and knocked her to the ground, then kept backing up

A driver was killed early Sunday morning after losing control of a vehicle, striking a palm tree, and becoming trapped as the car caught fire, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred around 1:37 a.m. at the intersection of Sadler Road and South 8th Street. According to FHP, the sedan was traveling westbound on Sadler Road at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and left the roadway. The driver was unable to exit the vehicle

A fatal crash has shut down all northbound lanes of I-75 near the Charlotte-Lee County line, with traffic being diverted at the Bayshore Road exit. One driver is in custody after a deadly 4-vehicle crash that shut down I-75 at mile marker 150 in Charlotte County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said in a press release that a Ford F-150 was driving the wrong way on northbound I-75 in the area of the 150 mile marker. The driver

One person was injured after a boat became submerged in the water near Redfish Pass in Pine Island Sound Sunday. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC units were joined by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Coast Guard and Fire Rescue responding to reports of a single vessel incident in Lee County. FWC said that preliminary information indicated that a 21-foot boat with three people on board was traveling in Pine Island Sound near Redfish