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Two men died in a crash near Lake Wales on Monday night. Polk County deputies and firefighters were called to the intersection of State Road 60 West and West Lake Wales Road at around 9:38 p.m. Two Bartow men, ages 24 and 35, were found dead inside a Chevy van. The van ran a stop sign at the intersection and collided with a semi truck, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The semi driver, a 42-year-old man from Port

photo by: wsvn An arson investigation is underway after, officials said, a suspicious fire at an auto shop in Fort Lauderdale left three vehicles charred. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units arrived at the scene at the Napa Auto Parts located at West Broward Boulevard and 35th Avenue, Tuesday morning. According to officials, a car that was parked at the shop was set on fire, which then spread to another car. A work truck that belongs to a nearby Caribbean restaurant

A Leesburg man was arrested after allegedly swinging a tire iron at his son and another man at a family gathering. Dispatch received a call for service advising they needed law enforcement around 6:05 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Screaming was heard in the background with no other information.  A deputy later responded to an undisclosed Leesburg residence and met 52-year-old L R V who was being tended to by EMS for

A woman was taken into custody after driving her godson to a Jacksonville hospital with a gunshot wound early Tuesday morning.  According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a man in his early 20s arrived UF Health on Lane Avenue with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his arm.  JSO said the shooting happened at a home on Arques Road on the Westside. The man is believed to have been visiting home for the holidays.  “Our initial investigation determined the victim

Four people have been displaced after a fire sparked inside an attic of a Fort Myers home on Tuesday morning. The Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a home on Jackson Street around 6 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found light smoke coming from the vents before locating the source of the fire in the attic. Crews were able to extinguish the fire shortly after. According to FMFD, four people were displaced. The American Red Cross has been

Credit: Fireground 24 Photography  A family from St. Pete is rebuilding after losing their home to a fire over the weekend. Multiple firefighters responded to couple James Balch and Carly Rush’s home Sunday afternoon after their house of nearly a decade on the 5700 block of 66th Way North caught fire.  “You can’t describe that feeling,” R said, “You don’t think that’s going to happen to you.” No one was hurt but the family’s belongings, including their 10-year-old daughter G’s,

Photo by: OCSO  A 43-year-old Navarre woman was arrested on charges of DUI with Property Damage and Resisting An Officer Without Violence on Saturday in Okaloosa County. Deputies responded to a call for a “vehicle versus a residence” in Mary Esther. Joline Perez caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a home on Brian Circle, according to OCSO. No injuries were reported. Being a victim of a DUI accident can be a traumatic and life-altering experience. At Ovadia Law Group,

A Hillsborough County couple tracked down the driver involved a hit-and-run with the help of dash camera video and social media. According to a report from Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the crash happened on November 8 on I-75 near Gibsonton Drive in Hillsborough County. “I couldn’t believe it was happening when I first got hit,” the victim C C said. C and his wife, S C, said they were driving north to Tampa with two of their friends that evening. S said she was

A Brevard County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who had been involved in a domestic disturbance, officials said. The fatal shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of Egret Lake Way in Viera. According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the area for a domestic disturbance and learned that the man had threatened a woman with a gun and knife. The woman ran to a neighbor’s house for help, and deputies made contact with the man,

photo by: (WCJB) Marion County firefighters extinguish a barn fire early Tuesday morning. According to Marion County Fire Rescue, units were called to the 24000 block of Southeast Highway 42 in Umatilla around 5:30 a.m. after multiple 911 callers reported a large barn fully in flames. Firefighters found the 5,000 square-foot barn 50% in flames. Crews noted the involvement of multiple propane tanks and reported several explosions during the fire as they worked to put out the fire. Firefighters had

A woman died in a shooting early Tuesday morning in Tampa. Tampa police responded to the 1700 block of West St. Joseph Street at 5:45 a.m. for a report of gunshots. A woman in her mid-30s was found with a gunshot wound. She was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries. The suspect left the area after the shooting. Police said the suspect and victim knew each other and the shooting was not a random act. Tampa

Photo by: (Park Place Lounge Facebook page) A popular bar in Riverside closed Monday night after a fire broke out, according to the business’s Facebook page. The fire happened at Park Place Lounge, a LGBTQ+ bar located on King Street. According to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department, the fire was caused by electrical issues. They say there were no injuries reported. A person affiliated with the bar said the damage was not extensive. The bar said it plans to reopen Wednesday.