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Photo by: wsvn Fire crews were able to contain fierce flames that erupted in the kitchen of a Lauderhill home. Lauderhill Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze along the 5600 block of Northwest 21st Street, Thursday afternoon. Officials said the living room of the house sustained a little bit of damage. 7News also captured broken windows around the house. Fire officials said, when it gets very hot very fast inside, it makes it harder for them

Chadley Joseph, 18 (Daytona Beach Police Department)  Police found a dead body in the bathroom of a Daytona Beach apartment complex early Thursday morning, according to the police department. In a release, investigators said they responded to 300 Alva Circle around midnight after receiving a report about a stabbing. “The witness advised that the victim and the suspect were still inside their apartment,” the release reads. “Upon entering the apartment, officers discovered the victim unresponsive in a bathroom with multiple stab

WPTV got an exclusive look at a tow truck driver’s frantic escape after deputies said a man fired shots in his direction. We reported last week on a Wellington husband and wife who face attempted murder charges in the case. Investigators said the husband, Brian Martin, started shooting at a driver who was repossessing the family’s Maserati. WPTV reporter Michael Hoffman is shining a light on the dangers of the job. In the harrowing body camera video, you can hear the frantic

A fire erupted at a mobile home along Imperial Harbor Boulevard in Bonita Springs. The Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District said the mobile home was “fully involved” with flames. According to fire officials, no one was home, the fire was put out and crews mopped up the scene. The State Fire Marshal said the fire was not suspicious and started in the porch’s sunroom. Officials also believe something electrical might have caused the fire. Navigating Insurance Claims After

Courtesy Escambia County Jail and The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles A Florida Highway Patrol K9 helped track down an attempted murder suspect Wednesday in Escambia County. Najee Rich, 25, is charged with: He is being held in Escambia County Jail without bond. The charges stem from a Jan. 11 home invasion in the 200 block of E Johnson Avenue. Deputies say Rich shot someone during the break-in, and also suffered a gunshot wound from the victim.

An investigation into a deadly plane crash in October describes the moments before the aircraft went down. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report, the experimental Lancair 360 was substantially damaged when it crashed near the Cross City Airport on Oct. 20, killing the two occupants. The plane left from Altmore, Alabama intending to land in Cross City, however, air traffic control lost contact with the pilot during the flight. Experienced Legal Support for Plane Accident VictimsPlane accidents can have

A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured when a car hit her as she entered the street in Lake City. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say on Thursday morning a car was headed north on Southwest Birley Avenue. They say the girl entered the roadway in front of the car and was hit. She was taken to UF Health Shands with serious injuries. Protecting Pedestrian Accident Victims’ RightsPedestrian accident victims deserve a legal team that will protect their rights and fight for

Photo by:(Seminole County Fire Department)  Firefighters responded to two separate house fires Wednesday in Seminole County. In Altamonte Springs, a home along Via Verona Drive caught fire shortly after noon, the Seminole County Fire Department said. Crews arrived to find flames shooting from the roof but investigators said no one was hurt. In Apopka, a house fire sent one person to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to SCFD. The home along Attleboro Place also had flames

A body that was found earlier this week near a road in Brevard County has been identified as a Fort Pierce woman, deputies said. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Aniya Sheppard, 20, of Fort Pierce was found shot to death near Eber Boulevard in unincorporated West Melbourne. The sheriff’s office said the investigation began when deputies responded to the area of Eber Boulevard near Buddy Drive at about 6:40 a.m. after a deputy was advised by a resident that

Photo by: leesburg-news A Leesburg woman was arrested for battery after allegedly grabbing a man by the neck and pushing him during an argument over food. An officer responded to a battery at an undisclosed Lake County residence around 5:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He arrived on scene to find two other officers and 20-year-old Ahnizsha Faye Jackson.  Jackson advised that she, her newborn daughter and the male victim

One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 75 in Pembroke Pines Thursday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes, near the Pines Boulevard overpass. Video from Sky 10 showed two vehicles involved. FHP Lt. Indiana Miranda, an agency spokesperson, said the victim died at a local hospital. Authorities closed two lanes of the highway as they investigated, leading to a traffic backup. Officials have not released the

 A Volusia County man was attacked by two people after being lured to the beach by a woman tempting him with sex. Deputies said 18-year-old Alana Cagle drove the victim to the beach and tied him up. The victim told deputies that he felt uncomfortable, so he broke away from the ties and tried to run. That is when a man, Wayne Streeter, appeared and started attacking him too. Deputies said the victim was able to fight his was free