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A deadly crash has shut down both the northbound and southbound lanes of a major Tampa road, as the police department conducts an investigation. The crash happened at 2:37 a.m. on Saturday at the 3000 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tampa. Tampa police said it involved a single vehicle, and that the victim was taken to a nearby hospital where they later died. Both directions of Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard are closed from North 30th Street

A pedestrian was killed after two vehicles struck them on Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. At 9:10 p.m., troopers responded to New Market Road and Escambia Street in Immokalee. According to officials, the pedestrian was attempting to cross the travel lanes of New Market Road, stepping in front of a 41-year-old man, traveling westbound in a van on that road. After the collision, a 70-year-old man in a sedan traveling eastbound on New Market Road also struck

A small engine-plane crash in Homosassa on Friday night that killed a man was reportedly Tyler Perry’s Studio President, according to TMZ. S M, who was the president and manager of general operations at Tyler Perry Studios since 2016, was reportedly the pilot of the single-seater aircraft. TMZ said M is survived by his wife and three kids. He was only 62. The crash occurred on West White Dogwood Drive near US-98 around 9 p.m., closing the intersection of Highway 19 and

Photo by: wfla One person was killed, and another was seriously injured after a wrong-way driver reportedly caused a head-on crash in Tampa early Saturday morning. The crash happened around 2:52 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the eastbound lanes of Selmon Expressway, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators said a 40-year-old Bartow woman driving a Honda FIT got onto the expressway in the wrong direction, heading west in the eastbound lanes. As of Saturday afternoon,

A Florida deputy is recovering after she accidentally shot herself in the leg at a Walmart on Saturday afternoon, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said. The incident happened around 1 p.m. at the Walmart, located at 101 Howland Boulevard in Deltona. Officials said the female deputy got injured after the accidental self-inflicted gunshot. Deputies on the scene were able to provide aid until EMS took her to a nearby hospital for treatment. The sheriff’s office said she is doing OK and

Two Hillsborough County deputies shot and killed an armed suspect after he pointed a firearm at them on Saturday night, according to the sheriff’s office. Around 11:15 p.m., officials responded to a home at the 10000 block of Courtney Palm Boulevard in Tampa, after a concerned family member said they thought their loved one took their own life when they heard gunfire from the bathroom. A D, 67, was found in the bathtub by Deputy J R and Deputy J

Photo by WJXT News4JAX The Shands Bridge is back open after being shut down due to a crash and a fuel spill, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. Florida Highway Patrol said a 44-year-old woman driving a pickup truck was traveling east on the bridge and a tractor-trailer was traveling west. Officials said the woman failed to maintain a single lane and the front left fender struck the left front fender of the tractor-trailer. The woman was transported to

Lehigh Acres firefighters had to battle a fire that ignited in a kitchen at a home along Broad Street N. According to the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District, the resident evacuated the home with a pet. The homeowner told NBC2 that she was cooking a burger in her air fryer when the fire started around 8 p.m. She said she tried to put a towel on the fire, but that didn’t work and it started growing. That’s when

A 63-year-old Fort Myers man died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a standing tree on Friday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened at about 7:10 p.m. According to FHP, the man was driving south on Three Oaks Parkway just north of Oakwilde Boulevard. FHP troopers said the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander entered a raised center median after the man failed to negotiate a curve to the right. The Mitsubishi then traveled over two different portions

A Seminole County woman was stabbed to death by her estranged boyfriend after she went on a date with another man, Sheriff D L said Friday — the same day the suspect was supposed to be in court for battery charges against the victim. That boyfriend later died in a rollover crash in the Christmas area. K S, 40, was killed Thursday night. L said JC L, 42, broke into her home near Chuluota, jumped on Stevens and stabbed her dozens

One person was taken into custody after a Friday morning fire at a Lake Worth Beach apartment complex, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) confirmed. According to PBCFR, the county’s Fire Marshal determined the fire, in the 3900 block of Melaleuca Lane, was intentionally set. The agency’s statement did not indicate how the fire started, nor did it say why someone may have started it. In its statement, PBCFR explained firefighters responded to the complex Friday morning within three minutes

 A northwest Miami-Dade man visiting an exhibit in Opa-locka set up as part of Miami Art Week sexually attacked a woman working there late Thursday morning, police said. According to Opa-locka police, A D H “entered the exhibit area, where he began smoking marijuana,” then began to speak with the employee, telling her, “I want to have sex with you.” Police said H, 27, then moved closer to the “startled” employee and said, “I want to f— you.” An arrest