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Photo: UC Breaking News Fire crews are battling a blaze at a home off River Road in North Fort Myers Wednesday morning. According to the North Fort Myers Fire Department, crews are on the scene at 1169 River Road in response to a house fire. Crews were called to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. Gulf Coast News has reached out to NFMFD to learn more information about the nature of the fire. Understanding Your Rights After a Fire InjuryIf

One person is in the hospital following a hit-and-run in a Dunedin neighborhood. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a rollover crash with injuries. The crash occurred on the corner of Beltrees Street and Keene Road in Dunedin. PCSO said the driver of the suspect vehicle fled the scene before deputies could arrive. The driver of the car that rolled over was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. What we don’t know: Deputies have not said if the suspect

Photo: villages-news A woman was transported to the emergency room after a three-car crash in The Villages. She had been traveling west on Warm Springs Avenue at Meggison Road, on the opposite side of the Florida Turnpike from Everglades Recreation Center, shortly before 2 p.m. Monday when she was struck from behind by another vehicle, according to information from the Wildwood Police Department. The impact of the crash caused her vehicle to spin out. Her vehicle went on to strike

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a semi-trailer truck crashed on I-4 Tuesday. A 60-year-old Lakeland man was heading westbound on I-4 near milepost 57, when he lost control and collided with a median concrete barrier wall, according to the FHP report. The driver was not injured, but the fuel tanks were damaged, FHP said. Understanding Your Rights After a Truck CrashBeing involved in a truck accident can be overwhelming, especially when injuries are involved. Ovadia Law

A man was arrested in Clearwater on Sunday after attacking his girlfriend for “buying life insurance,” authorities said. A, 28, was charged with aggravated assault and armed kidnapping by the Clearwater Police Department. According to a Pinellas County arresting affidavit, the victim was asleep in her bed at about 11:39 a.m., when Andrews forcefully woke her up and accused her of “buying life insurance.” When she told A she did not know what he was talking about, he straddled her

Three cats and two ferrets were missing after a camper caught fire in Brooksville on Tuesday, officils said. Just before 3:30 p.m., Hernando County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded to the 5200 block of Oney Drive for a residential fire. When firefighters arrived, they found a camper fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, officials said. One person and two dogs escaped the camper. However, three cats and two ferrets are currently unaccounted for, HCFR officials aid.No injuries were

A major crash has shut down a part of SR-417 southbound in Hunter’s Creek. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 7 a.m. after the John Young Parkway exit. The left lanes were blocked in the area but have since reopened. FHP says people were injured in the crash. Personal Injury Claims for Car Accident VictimsCar accidents often result in serious injuries that require long-term care and legal action. Ovadia Law Group is here to help

A major crash shut down a part of I-4 westbound just south of downtown Orlando. The crash happened around 8:30 Wednesday morning near the Michigan Street exit. Orlando police were on scene working to clear the crash. There were major delays in the area as traffic from SR-408 also merges onto I-4 westbound. Drivers can use the I-4 westbound express lanes to avoid the backups. Drivers need to enter the express lanes near the Maitland Boulevard exit if they are

Photo: WKMG ClickOrlando An investigation is underway near the University of Central Florida. Several Orange County deputy vehicles could be seen near the campus after responding to gunshots early Wednesday morning near Aristotle Avenue, an area with several apartment buildings as well as some of the off-campus fraternity housing. Deputies say the call came in around 12:30 Wednesday morning. Right now, investigators say one victim in his 30’s had non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies say another victim in his 40’s had critical

Two of three traffic crashes that happened in Gainesville in the past 24 hours are hit-and-runs, and police officers are trying to track down the drivers who left the scene. A couple stopped to help a woman who was hit while driving a scooter along Northeast Waldo Road on Tuesday morning. The driver who hit her left the scene. “I can’t understand how someone can do such a thing to leave someone basically on the side of the road to

A two-car crash in southwest Miami-Dade on Wednesday morning killed one driver, deputies said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at Southwest 168th Street and 197th Avenue. Deputies said that one of the drivers involved in the crash died. Their identity was not released. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the other driver involved in the crash was checked out at the scene and refused to be taken to the hospital. An investigation into the crash was underway. Car

A chaotic confrontation between a group of adults and a child inside a gated West Boca Raton community is drawing scrutiny — and raising questions about where the line is between intervention and potential criminal behavior. Video obtained by CBS12 News from the child’s parents, along with additional footage first reported by BocaNewsNow.com, shows a tense encounter inside the gated Lotus community involving multiple adults and a minor. According to parents and neighbors, the situation began after the child was seen riding an