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Photo by: fox4now An explosion at the Holiday Inn in Clewiston injured one man staying at the hotel. According to police the man was unloading fire suppression equipment when part of the equipment exploded. Clewiston Police Chief Thomas Lewis said they are still working on what exactly caused the equipment to explode. You can see in the surveillance video at the hotel there were red boxes that the man was checking. One of the boxes exploded blowing him backward. The

Photo by: wfla A shooting in St. Petersburg left one person in the hospital on Wednesday night, the St. Pete Police Department said. The shooting occurred around 8:10 p.m. in the parking lot near 2901 Tyrone Boulevard across the street from Buffalo Wild Wings. Police said there was an altercation at a vehicle involving the victim, who was described as a “young man.” The manager of the restaurant told WFLA’s Marilyn Parker he was outside when he heard two gunshots.

A Fruitland Park woman was arrested for battery when her boyfriend drove her to a police station for punching him over affair allegations. Officers were flagged down by a man in the parking lot of the Leesburg Police Department, located at 115 E. Magnolia St., around 11:56 a.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the LPD. The man approached the secured area of the department, saying that he needed help. Officers spoke to the man who explained he was

A deputy’s gun went off while at the iThink Amphitheater in West Palm Beach on Tuesday, with a fragment hitting a woman, according to the agency. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said one of its deputies went to the restroom at the amphitheater and when she removed her duty belt, her gun hit the ground and went off. PBSO said a woman a few stalls down was struck with a fragment but did not need any medical attention.

Photo by: Hearst Owned Authorities are investigating after two people were ejected from a vehicle in the 7300 block of South Dixie Highway early Wednesday. The West Palm Beach Police Department confirmed Wednesday afternoon that one person is dead, and another person was critically injured. The serious crash involved a box truck and an SUV. The police department said neither occupant of the box truck was wearing a seat belt. Officials said the driver and passenger in the truck were

A 7-year-old boy is OK after he was hit by a car while getting on his school bus Wednesday morning in Manatee County. The boy was hit at 8:10 a.m. at the intersection of 61st Avenue East and 5th Street East. Troopers say a Manatee County school bus was stopped on 61st Avenue E. with its red lights flashing and its stop bar and signs deployed. As the bus was stopped, a 23-year-old Bradenton woman made a left turn from 5th

 A Florida woman, who became enraged, because she did not get sauce from Raising Cane’s, was arrested after confronting a manager at the fast-food restaurant, police say. According to an arrest affidavit, Largo Police said M K, 31, became upset after placing a mobile pick-up order and discovering that she was missing eight packs of Raising Cane’s sauce. Police said that K called the restaurant on Sunday night and said she was returning to pick up the sauce. K arrived

arasota police said they found a man dead while responding to a hotel fire Wednesday morning. Officers said the fire happened at the Baymont by Wyndham Sarasota on South Tamiami Trail, just after 9 a.m. When first responders arrived, they found an injured man in a hotel room. They rendered aid to the man; however, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Fire officials said the fire was contained to the room where it started, but smoke from the fire

A man is in the hospital after being shot in an apparent argument at a Tampa apartment complex. The Tampa Police Department said they arrested J T, 22, in connection to the shooting that happened at the Silver Oaks Apartments at the 4200 block of Patsy Court on Tuesday, Dec. 3. T is accused of shooting the victim multiple times. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Investigators said that the victim got into an argument

A 33-year-old Pompano Beach man is facing attempted murder charges after police said he stabbed his mother and brother in separate attacks back in March. Jail records show E J is facing two counts of attempted murder. Miami police said the first incident happened on March 18 at a home near the 1400 block of Northwest 26th Street in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood. J’s brother told police he was attacked after answering a knock at his door. According to an

Photo by: wfla  One person died and two firefighters were injured in a house fire Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. It happened on Mc Conihe Street, just north of Kings Road and West of I-95. Officials said the fire started around 8:15 a.m. and the person likely died in the house from smoke inhalation. Two firefighters were sent to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to make a full recovery. A neighbor said he

Photo by: Tampa Police Department A man was arrested Tuesday after intentionally crashing his pickup truck into the USAA building, according to Tampa police. R B, 70, was denied entry to the building when he arrived at around 2:12 p.m. and demanded to speak to a USAA representative. Police said B put on a helmet and “drove recklessly” through the parking garage, damaging fences on the property. He was accused of intentionally striking a SUV with security personnel inside. Officers