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A man died in a Jacksonville house fire on Sunday morning, according to his family. The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responded to the fire on Pipit Avenue around 8:15 a.m. Officials said the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition but his son confirmed that he died. There was no one else in the house. JFRD said the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations, but there is suspicion

A man in his 30s was found fatally shot outside of a Westside Jacksonville home on Sunday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officials said at about 9:40 a.m., officers responded to a home on the 3100 block of Cecelia Street in regards to a shooting. JSO said the officers found a man in his 30s outside a home with at least one gunshot wound. Investigators said there were several gunshots in the area in the late hours of

Photo by: Fort Myers Fire Department A home was destroyed by a structure fire along Blake Street in Fort Myers early Saturday morning. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, Fort Myers police officers arrived first and found the home engulfed in flames. Firefighters arrived minutes later at 2:26 a.m., began to fight the fire and discovered three dogs in crates, bringing them all to safety. The three occupants inside the home were able to escape before firefighters arrived, and

by WJXT News4JAX Two residents and two firefighters were transported to the hospital after a house fire in Westside Jacksonville on Sunday evening, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. Two residents and two firefighters were transported to the hospital after a house fire in Westside Jacksonville on Sunday evening, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. He also said there was “some kind of propane tank” or something that started blowing as well. Crews did find a victim in

(Credit: Florida Highway Patrol) A three-vehicle crash in Pasco County Sunday morning left a motorcyclist dead and two others injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the intersection of Old Tampa Bay Drive and State Road 52 in San Antonio, troopers said. A 46-year-old San Antonio man was traveling east on State Road 52 on a Harley Davidson motorcycle when officials said a woman driving a Hyundai Tucson turned

Part of I-275 North in Pinellas County was blocked Sunday evening after a vehicle caught fire. First responders were at the scene working to extinguish the blaze around 6:30 p.m. The fire reportedly broke out just beyond a scenic overlook south of St. Petersburg. As of 6:43 p.m., the right lane was still blocked. Officials have not yet said what may have caused the fire nor whether there were any injuries. No further information was immediately available. Experiencing a car

Officials with Orange County Fire Rescue are investigating after a fire broke out at a Winter Park business early Saturday morning. It happened at T-Square Woodworking located in the 7300 block of Aloma Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Owner Randy Turbin spoke with FOX 35 and said he has been in Florida for over 30 years after moving from New York and is devastated as he had work projects planned for the holidays. It is not yet known what caused the

(Orange City Fire Department Photo) One person and a dog were evaluated for injury after a pickup truck slammed into the front of a Volusia County home on Sunday, according to the Orange City Fire Department. Crews responded on scene to find a dog injured, according to officials. A person was also transported for evaluation, according to the fire department.  The cause of the crash was determined to be accidental, according to officials.  Truck accidents can result in serious injuries

A motorist was killed in a crash on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tampa on Saturday, authorities said. The Tampa Police Department is investigating a fatal crash at the 3000 block of the road. Officers responded to the scene at 2:37 a.m. in response to a single-vehicle traffic crash. The victim was transported to a local hospital where the individual was pronounced dead. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Eastbound and westbound lanes of the

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies shot and killed a man after he allegedly pointed a gun at them, authorities said. According to an HCSO press release, the 911 center received a call from the wife of a man from a home at the 10000 block of Courtney Palm Boulevard in Tampa on Saturday at about 11:15 p.m., stating her husband entered a bathroom wanting to commit suicide. The wife then said she heard a gunshot from the bathroom. When

One man is dead after an off-road vehicle carrying four people, including two children, crashed in Brooksville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP says that the Polaris Side-By-Side rotated, struck a fence and flipped as the driver tried to round a curve northbound on Saturn Rd. around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. The driver and victim, a 36-year-old Brooksville man whose name was not released, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene of the crash. The uninjured passengers are 36, 11

A 23-year-old Bartow man accused of killing his father and attempting to kill his mother was arrested Sunday morning in Orlando after taking the family car there, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they responded to Highland Blvd. overnight where they found a man dead and transported a woman, who had been shot multiple times, to a local hospital. The suspect, J V, has been booked at the Orange County Jail and is charged with first degree murder and attempted first