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The Bradenton Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Investigators were on the scene of a fatal pedestrian-involved hit and run crash. It happened last night at 11:30p.m in the 1300 block of 15th Street West, just behind The Salvation Army. Police say the victim is a man in his 20s. He was asleep or sitting in the grass by the sidewalk when a driver sped through the street, lost control, hit a pole, and hit the victim. The driver fled on foot

Authorities said they have arrested a man in connection to the killing of a woman in a duplex fire in Deerfield Beach that their investigation revealed to be arson. Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit detectives announced the arrest of G G M, Sunday night, The 41-year-old is accused of setting the fire that killed Ana Paula Ribeiro De Souza. BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in the area of Northwest Fourth Avenue and

A man died after being shot Sunday afternoon in South Apopka, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 1:30 p.m. to a shooting reported out of the 500 block of West Ella J Gilmore Street, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The man who had been shot — described as being in his 20s — was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries, the statement reads. All parties involved remained at the scene,

The driver of an SUV faces a charge of DUI manslaughter after he struck and killed a 6-year-old boy on a bicycle Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened at the intersection of White Cloud Avenue and W. Tahoe Street in Orange County around 4:43 p.m. According to a crash report, a Chevrolet Suburban – being driven by a 53-year-old Apopka man – was traveling north on White Cloud Avenue, approaching West Tahoe Street.

A man who initially fled a traffic stop was shot and killed after an officer fired their weapon at a gas station in Fort Lauderdale Sunday afternoon, officials said. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the incident happened at about 3 p.m. when officers attempted to pull the man over for a traffic stop in the 100 block of Southwest 27th Avenue. Fort Lauderdale Police Chief B S said the driver didn’t stop and until he pulled into a Chevron gas

A South Miami police sergeant was transported to the hospital Sunday morning after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities said. According to police, Sgt. F B was investigating shell casings that were found near Southwest 64th Street 62nd Avenue. During his investigation, a car struck B and he was transported to the hospital. The driver of the vehicle, police said, stayed at the scene. B was released from the hospital. An investigation into the shell casings that were found

A yacht that caught on fire near a popular Miami strip club on Sunday prompted a swift response by rescue crews. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived at the scene near the 3600 block of Northwest S. River Drive. According to fire rescue, over 30 units were needed to extinguish the fire since the boat’s size and fuel load made it difficult to put out. Teams attacked the fire from the ground and in the water. The yacht was located on a

A pilot was transported to the hospital on Sunday after their plane flipped over at North Perry Airport, officials said. According to reports, the pilot attempted to land when their aircraft crashed into a grassy area at the airport. Video from the scene showed the plane that was destroyed in the crash. The pilot was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified about the crash. Plane accidents

Marion County firefighters rescued two dogs from a house fire in Ocala. 911 callers reported smoke billowing out of the house along Pecan Drive around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday Firefighters put out the flames, and searched the inside of the home. They found and took out two dogs, Oreo and Bella, and gave them oxygen to help them breathe. No humans were home at the time. At Ovadia Law Group, we know that fire accidents can have far-reaching consequences. Our dedicated

Two days after a workplace shooting in Palm Beach County, one of the victims has died and the suspected gunman now faces charges. WPTV reported Friday on a workplace shooting near Royal Palm Beach at the 9000 block of Belvedere Road, where deputies found one man with a gunshot wound and another man with a graze wound. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said one victim was taken to the hospital by Trauma Hawk helicopter while the other was taken by ambulance. The

 Police say a man opened fire during an altercation in Boynton Beach early Sunday morning shooting six, killing one, and critically injuring another. Boynton Beach Police (BBPD) responded to multiple reports of a shooting around 1:40 a.m. Sunday near the 500 block of NE 2nd Street. That’s where police say they found five people shot. HH lives nearby and said she has heard of incidences happening in the area where the shooting took place. “When he drives people that are

A 46-year-old man was killed Friday night after deputies say he was struck by a car and dragged on 10th Ave. N in Lake Worth. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) traffic report, at 9:40 p.m., the pedestrian, John Branco was walking southbound from a gas station at 2201 10th Ave. N and crossed the street in the path of an oncoming pickup truck. The pickup truck swerved left in an attempt to avoid Branco, however, deputies