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Photo: NBC6’s An investigation is underway after a child was found dead inside a vehicle Monday outside a preschool in Plantation, fire officials said. Plantation Police officers and paramedics responded at around 5:39 p.m. to the A World of Discovery Academy at 7025 Northwest 4th Street after a report of a deceased child inside a car, fire officials said. Paramedics confirmed that the child had died, officials said. The child’s identity and age were not released. Administration at the A

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol The Florida Highway Patrol has located the truck suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash on US 27 in Hendry County on Sunday. Troopers said the 1999 Ford Ranger was found in Osceola County. The crash occurred at US 27 and Francisco Street and left one person dead. The suspect, a Polk County resident living within Winter Haven city limits, posted the truck for sale on Facebook Marketplace yesterday afternoon, tagging the location as Winter Haven. However,

Photo: Wesh2 A four-vehicle crash slowed traffic Monday night on an Orange County turnpike near Winter Garden and Ocoee. A spokesperson with the Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened at around 7:35 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the turnpike north of State Route 408. The crash involved a semi-truck, Tesla, motorcycle and SUV, and no one was taken by ambulance from the scene. Traffic cameras showed the SUV smashed behind the semi-truck, which had crashed through the median,

A teen was killed in a crash that blocked lanes on Interstate 95 in Broward County early Tuesday morning, according to officials. The crash happened around 1:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Hallandale Beach Boulevard. Florida Highway Patrol officials said that a 17-year-old driver of a Subaru BRZ was heading southbound on I-95 when he lost control of his vehicle, veered towards the right, collided with a guardrail and went into a ditch. The driver was pronounced

A fire erupted Tuesday morning at a home in Miami, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. According to City of Miami Fire-Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez, the fire was reported at 9:43 a.m. at a single-story home in the area of Northwest 67th Court and Second Street. Sky 10 was above the scene just after 10:15 a.m. It appeared that there was smoke damage to an efficiency in the rear of the home. Sanchez confirmed that the fire started outside and

Six people were injured, including a child, in a multi-vehicle crash Monday in Deerfield Beach, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials, the crash occurred in the 800 block of Southwest 10th Street. Officials said four vehicles were involved in the collision. They said two people were transported to Broward Health Medical Center and four were taken to Broward Health North. Two of the injured victims were listed as trauma alerts, including a child,

Photo: WSVN A young man faced a judge more than a month after, authorities said, he slammed into a Hollywood Police cruiser, sending an officer to the hospital. Prosecutors said 20-year-old E was driving his BMW more than 100 miles an hour before crashing into the cruiser on Ocean Drive, near Hollywood Boulevard, during the early morning hours of May 20. Authorities said the suspect then took off running. The officer was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries but

Photo: MCSO A deadly crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm City shut down all northbound lanes on Monday afternoon, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. near the 132-mile marker, just before Exit 133 for Martin Downs Boulevard, according to Florida 511. As of this writing, all lanes have reopened. Two people were killed, and Martin County Fire Rescue said its firefighter-paramedics transported one person with traumatic injuries by ground to the hospital. Florida Highway Patrol is also on the scene.

A man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting early Tuesday morning in Pinellas County. Residents of the Meadows Apartments, located along Dr. MLK Jr. Street North between I-275 and Gandy Boulevard, reported hearing gunshots at around 1:27 a.m. St. Pete police said that a 911 caller told dispatchers they were taking a man to the hospital with a gunshot wound. St. Pete Fire Rescue crews met them at a Circle K on Roosevelt Boulevard and transported the man

Photo: WJHG UPDATE: One suspect is in custody following a deadly Monday morning stabbing in Panama City. The Panama City Police Department says at 2:07 a.m., officers responded to a physical altercation at the Suburban Studios Motel on Highway 98. On arrival, officials say they found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. During the following investigation, police were able to identify 45-year-old Bahamian citizen P as a suspect.

A death investigation is underway in Bay County, Florida, after a Columbia Academy graduate died days after his high school graduation. “Unfortunately, he made a bad decision, and if he was here today, he would own up to it,” T, S’s mother. T says that’s just the kind of kid her son was. “He was definitely not an ordinary kid,” S’s sister, A, said. “Anyone that came across him, they could tell he was full of life. “ 19-year-old Shannon

Florida Highway Patrol officials have confirmed that two people are dead, and four people are injured following a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred near Lindsey Crossing and Pipeline Road off of Highway 231. The incident caused major traffic delays, closing one northbound and one southbound lane of 231. The lanes have since reopened. Florida Highway Patrol officials confirmed to News13 that three vehicles were involved in the incident. The injured individuals were transported to a hospital. News13 will