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Photo by: Palm Bay house fire (Palm Bay Fire Rescue) A fire at a Palm Bay home was “intensified” by several large lithium-ion batteries stored in the garage, according to fire rescue officials. Firefighters responded to the blaze last week and found the home with heavy fire and smoke. “The challenging fire conditions, coupled with extremely long hose lays for water supply, made this incident difficult from the outset,” Palm Bay Fire Rescue wrote on Monday in a Facebook post. Fire rescue

A Clearwater man was arrested for using obscenities and striking a woman with his shoulder due to her opposing political views, according to authorities. It happened just before noon on Saturday outside the Clearwater courthouse on Court Street. Police say 32-year-old Andrew Francis was approaching the crosswalk when he “made numerous aggressive actions and used verbal obscenities toward an opposing political group.” After he crossed the street, Francis “intentionally struck” the woman with his shoulder, causing her to “lose her balance,”

A 62-year-old man was killed in a crash on Tuesday morning in Santa Rosa County, according to FHP. Troopers say the crash occurred on Interstate 10 State Road 8 in the outside lane around 3:50 a.m. The man’s SUV veered off the roadway and entered the south shoulder, striking several trees and causing the vehicle to burst into flames, according to FHP. Troopers say the man succumbed to the fire. No further details were released. Compassionate Guidance Through Your RecoveryRecovering

Picture by: Wptv STUART, Fla. — A 70-year-old woman said she was punched in the stomach by a 17-year-old boy during a Vice President Kamala Harris and Amendment 4 rally on Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart on Saturday. “I had my sign in front of me, I was holding it, and when [I got] hit, it was so loud that I think that’s what startled me,” said Kathleen Tomasko from Stuart. “It was a loud bang and then I just went

A “serious injury traffic crash” at Nort 22nd Street and the Selmon Expressway exit ramp closes down North 22nd Street, Tampa Police Department is investigating. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. North 22nd Street at the northbound exit from the Selmon Expressway is closed at this time. Drivers are asked to find a different route. Fighting for Fair CompensationInsurance companies often undervalue car accident claims, leaving victims with inadequate compensation. At Ovadia Law Group, we’re committed to

Photo by: FHP A Crystal River man died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Crystal River Monday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), an 88-year-old was driving a Ford Escape on N Suncoast Boulevard (US-19) and West Dunnellon Road around noon. The 88-year-old man attempted to make a left turn onto Dunnellon Road and was hit by a tractor-trailer driven by a 50-year-old Albany, Georgia man. The driver of the Ford Escape died from injuries at the

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) responded to a house fire at 9:55 p.m. on Sunday. Flames broke out at a home under construction located at the 3200 block of Northeast 35th Place. No one was inside the building during the fire, but MCFR officials said the building was at risk of collapsing. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Thorough Investigation and Strong Advocacy After a fire accident, it’s essential to have experienced legal representation

Picture by: Local10 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – State troopers arrested a Homestead man Sunday, just hours after they said he fled the scene of a crash in which he hit and killed a pedestrian on U.S. 1. According to an arrest report, the crash happened just after 1:15 a.m. near Southwest 214th Street in the unincorporated Goulds area. Authorities said another driver witnessed Jorge Arevalo Sorto, 26, swerve in a failed attempt to avoid the pedestrian, who wasn’t identified in the

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a traffic accident in Santa Rosa Beach has left two in the hospital. On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., a black sedan was driving east on a private road within the Elevate Navarre apartment complex. FHP said the vehicle left the roadway, collided with a fence, and then entered a water retention pond. The vehicle became fully submerged in the water and both occupants were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver was a

 Picture by: local10 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police arrested a 62-year-old man on attempted murder and other charges after they said a “verbal dispute over property” escalated into a stabbing. Police said the crime happened just after 7 p.m. Friday. The exact incident location was redacted from a Miami-Dade Police Department arrest report, but an included zip code indicates it happened at a home in an unincorporated area west of Miami Gardens. According to police, Juan Carlos Paulino stabbed the

Photo by: local10 MIAMI – A 63-year-old man was taken into custody Friday after attempting to set a fellow patient on fire inside HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, authorities confirmed in an arrest report Monday. Miami police and fire rescue crews responded to a blaze on the fifth floor of the hospital, located at 3663 S. Miami Ave. in Coconut Grove, where flames erupted in two separate rooms. According to authorities, hospital staff informed Miami firefighters that Gary Yuen was unaccounted for

 Officials with the 5th Judicial Circuit announced the sentencing of a man involved in a fatal DUI manslaughter case in Ocala Monday afternoon. A jury sentenced Douglas Williams Jr, 58, to 17 years for the 2018 deadly crash that killed Clifford Green, 46. State troopers say the crash happened in December of 2018 at the intersection of US 441 and Southeast 80th Street in Ocala after Williams ran a red light. Experienced Defense for DUI ChargesFacing a DUI charge can