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Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) firefighters responded to a house fire in Southwest Marion County Sunday morning. MCFR firefighters said they responded around 11 a.m. to the 11000 block of Southwest 72nd Avenue in Ocala. Firefighters arrived after reports of smoke coming from the home, a person stuck in the driveway, and a dog still inside the home. Crews arrived shortly to assess patient care and extinguish the fire. Firefighters brought Tia, the homeowner’s dog, out of the home and

Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) officials confirmed they responded to Satchel’s Pizza early Sunday morning in response to a vehicle fire. According to the business’s social media post, someone came in around 8:20 a.m. and started setting off small fires inside the iconic van parked outside the restaurant located on Northeast 23rd Avenue. The suspect can be seen on surveillance video walking around the restaurant’s front entrance and grabbing and shuffling papers. GFR district chief told TV20 that the arsonist used napkins and

photo by: WPTV One person is facing a charge of DUI manslaughter after hitting and killing a bicyclist with their vehicle in Boca Raton Sunday morning. Boca Raton Police told WPTV that the incident happened near 1400 N. Ocean Boulevard when a male bicyclist in his 40s was riding in the northbound bicycle lane and was hit by a vehicle also going northbound. The driver was arrested at the scene. The victim has not yet been identified.  Ovadia Law Group

Part of I-275 South in Pinellas County was blocked Saturday night due to a crash. Sections of both lanes were temporarily shut down around 9 p.m. near the Skyway North Toll Plaza. FDOT cameras showed long lines of traffic with emergency vehicles on the side of the road. Drivers were being asked to move over and slow down. As of Saturday night, officials were still investigating the crash. There was no word on any injuries. Proven Success in Car Accident

A head-on crash in Manatee County Saturday night left two people dead and three injured, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 on State Road 70 near Betts Road in Myakka City. A pickup truck and a SUV were heading in opposite directions on the two-lane road. The two vehicles collided when the driver of the SUV, a 31-year-old Bradenton man, entered the eastbound lane of

photo by: WJXT News4JAX  A car crashed through a restaurant and into a beauty salon on the Northside on early Sunday morning, the restaurant owner told News4JAX. The owner said around 2 a.m., a driver hit a light pole a little past Broom Street and Lem Turner, then drove through the Jamrock Caribbean Cuisine restaurant and crashed at a beauty salon next door. Jamrock announced on its Instagram page that it will be closed until further notice because of the damage. The

photo by: UC Breaking News A man was killed after a deadly crash along McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers late Saturday night. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, officers were called out to a traffic accident involving a pedestrian along McGregor and Shadow Lane. The pedestrian was brought to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Expert Legal Assistance for Pedestrian AccidentsPedestrian accidents can result in severe injuries and significant emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law Group, our experienced

Police officers found a man dead on Saturday morning near a cemetery in Fort Lauderdale’s Croissant Park neighborhood. According to Detective A A, police officers responded to a report of a shooting shortly after 8:50 a.m., in the area of Southwest Sixth Avenue and 19th Street. The crime scene was near the Lauderdale Memorial Park at Southwest 20 Street and the Croissant Park Elementary School at Southwest Fourth Avenue. Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to

A man was found shot to death early Saturday morning in a Marion County subdivision, the sheriff’s office says. Around 3 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting in the 1200 block of S.W. Shorewood Dr. in the Rainbow Lakes Estate subdivision. Upon arrival, deputies located a white adult male deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. “Currently, Major Crimes detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. All parties involved have been accounted for and are being interviewed. We will release

A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning, Orlando police say. Just after midnight, officers responded at the 1900 block of East Colonial Drive in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim — who police identified as J M. D S — was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. According to police, witnesses reported an altercation between the suspect and the victim, after which

A man was hospitalized and a person was detained after a shooting in Miami-Dade Friday night. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. in the area of Northwest North River Drive and 27th Street, about a mile east of Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade Police said officers responded and found the victim, who was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition. A person was detained in connection with the shooting, police said. Officials haven’t released the identities of

A bicyclist was killed after they were hit by a car that took off in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, according to authorities. It happened at around 6:08 a.m., when police responded to the 2000 block of W Davie Boulevard for a traffic crash involving a vehicle and a bicyclist. The victim was taken to the hospital by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, where he was later pronounced dead, police said. That person’s name was not immediately released. “Upon arrival, it was