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Photo by: nbc-2 A firefighter was injured while battling a house fire in Golden Gate Estates Thursday morning. According to the Greater Naples Fire District, a North Collier firefighter who was assisting on call suffered minor injuries on the scene and has already been discharged from the hospital. The home, on Rock Road, was severely damaged from the fire that was called in at 10:33 a.m. No residents were inside the home at the time. Fighting for Justice After Fire-Related

Photo by: fox13news A car was seen hanging from a parking garage in St. Petersburg on Thursday morning. It happened shortly before 9:15 a.m. in a parking garage located at 111 Second Ave. NE., which is near the Sundial.  According to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue, the driver had a coughing fit and drove through a barrier on the second floor of the parking garage.  The dangling car was about six feet off the ground.  SPFR’s technical rescue team checked out the vehicle

Photo by: wsvn  A teen is hospitalized after being shot in Fort Lauderdale. The shooting happened near Northwest 30th Avenue and 19th Street just after 8:00p.m., Wednesday night. Police said the teen was shot, but left the area before officers arrived. The teen was found at another location and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police said they took someone into custody. Understanding Your Rights After a Shooting IncidentIf you or a loved one has been affected by

The Punta Gorda Police Department arrested an Illinois man for threatening to kill Democrats at a bar with a folding box cutter knife and pliers. The incident happened Sunday afternoon at Shorty’s Place, a local bar off Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda. According to witnesses, A. C., 37, approached customers and began asking if they were Democrats or Republicans, then said he wanted to hurt Democrats while holding pliers in his hand. Witnesses said C. then allegedly pulled out a

The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a fire at Victory Church in Lehigh Acres early Thursday morning. Crews responded to the scene on Taylor Lane around 3:55 a.m. Once crews arrived, they said the building’s sprinkler system had extinguished the fire in the sanctuary. Firefighters said there is smoke damage throughout the building. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The state’s Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosives is assisting in the investigation. The church

 A Miami woman is facing an attempted murder charge after police said she became “infuriated” over a comment her boyfriend of three years made to her, leading her to stab him in the chest at her home in the city’s Little Havana neighborhood. Police arrested a woman, 42, on Wednesday in connection with the early-morning Oct. 28 stabbing at her apartment in the 1500 block of Northwest Second Street, about two blocks south of loanDepot Park. According to an arrest

A 19-year-old Ocala man was apprehended by a Marion County Sheriff’s Office K-9 after he allegedly crashed his vehicle and attempted to flee on foot following a high-speed car chase. On Saturday, November 9, shortly after 9:50 p.m., an MCSO deputy observed a white Mercedes-Benz that was traveling westbound on NW 17th Avenue, near the NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue intersection. The deputy noted in the arrest report that the driver, later identified as O, Jr., was not wearing

A DeBary yorkie is dead after police say it was attacked by a pit bull Wednesday morning. R. B. saw it all happen and tried to save his neighbor’s dog. “We started yelling at the top of our lungs,” B said. “Somebody, please help us.” B said he was crying for help after a pit bull escaped from a nearby home and attacked his neighbor’s Yorkshire terrier, C. Before B stepped in to help, he saw his neighbor M trying

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in the search for the man who attacked an 81-year-old man in his home earlier this month. The incident happened Nov. 3 at around 10 p.m. According to a case report, the victim told investigators that an unidentified man entered his home through the back door while he was sleeping and was alerted by his security camera that there was movement in the home. Surveillance video showed the man

A high school band member and his mother are being remembered after police said the two were killed in a car crash Monday morning. The teen was identified by Rickards High School Raiders Athletics department. He and his mother were killed in a crash just before 9 a.m. Police said the crash occurred after a pickup truck was traveling east on East Tennessee Street before losing control and going over the median. The truck then hit a sedan occupied by

A woman walking on a road in Marion County was fatally struck early Thursday by a van, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 5 a.m. on County Road 25, east of SE 84th Terrace, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the van was traveling in a southeasterly direction on CR 25 while the pedestrian — a 41-year-old Belleview woman — was walking in the road’s eastbound lane. The front of the van then struck

A man died and another man is in custody after a shooting early Thursday, according to the Zephyrhills Police Department. Officers responded shortly after midnight along Steer Blade Drive, police said. The 40-year-old victim was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive. Police did not release his name. Investigators arrested M. F., on a manslaughter charge. Police described the shooting as an isolated incident. Expert Legal Advocacy for Shooting VictimsBeing involved in a shooting can have devastating effects, leaving victims grappling