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Four people were hurt after a shooting occurred Wednesday night in Dade City, authorities said. At around 7:20 p.m., neighbors who knew each other got into an argument in the Starline Drive area, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said in a news release. The argument escalated, and one of the neighbors fired a gun, deputies said. As a result, four people were hurt in the shooting and transported for medical attention. PCSO said the shooting appeared to be an

Patients were evacuated after fires broke out at Mercy Hospital in Miami on Wednesday night, fire officials said. There were two fires on one floor that were extinguished by the building’s sprinklers, according to Lt. Pete Sanchez of City of Miami Fire Rescue. Firefighters were at the hospital working on the smoke on the floors. Hospital officials said the fire was contained to one area. All patients and personnel were evacuated and no one was injured or transported, officials said.

Mason Gregory Jeter, of Arcadia, has been convicted of Vehicular Homicide, following a two-day jury trial in Charlotte County. Jeter was arrested in December of 2023 for a fatal crash that occurred on Sept. 21, 2023. Florida Highway Patrol investigated the crash that happened on I-75, near mile marker 150, in Charlotte County. The defendant was driving a 2022 Ford Mustang GT 500, traveling south, in the center lane. A 2018 Dodge Challenger was also traveling south, in the left

Photo by: SLCFD A Tesla caught fire while on a commercial transport trailer carrying eight other vehicles in Fort Pierce on Tuesday night. The St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) stated that at around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday they had responded to a lithium battery-powered vehicle fire near I-95 and Orange Avenue. Officials stated that once on scene, crews worked to contain the fire stemming from the Tesla’s battery in order to protect the other vehicles on the trailer. SLCFD

A man died after crashing his pickup truck into a pole, then hitting a pizza shop in Citrus County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the driver, a 48-year-old man from Clearwater, lost control of his Ford F-150 along U.S. 19 in Crystal River shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The truck first hit a power pole, then hit Marco’s Pizza, located at 719 NE U.S. 19, troopers said. The driver, whose name was not released, died at the scene. No

A former City of Riviera Beach employee has been accused of shooting his coworker in the face and stomping his head into the road following multiple altercations at their workplace. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) stated that on October 27 at around 6:20 p.m., they had responded to gunshots fired at 1600 North Australian Avenue near a children’s Halloween event at Gaines Park. When police arrived on the scene, they reported finding a victim lying in the road

Photo by: Brevard County Fire Rescue Brevard County firefighters on Tuesday prevented a burning hybrid car from further damaging a private school near Rockledge. Units responded to Puzzle Box Academy along U.S. 1, which sustained minor damage to the soffit but nothing significant, according to a spokesperson for the school. The building was evacuated while firefighters doused the burning car, yet students were able to return to regular classes later in the day, the spokesperson said. The fire extended to

A fire burned several cars and a home in Allapattah early Wednesday, in an incident police are investigating as arson. It happened at around 2 a.m. in the area of NW 20th Avenue and NW 31st Street. Four cars at the front of a residence caught on fire and three of them were gutted, and the fire extended to the home of Mercedes Tellez. She said she’s lucky to be alive, as neighbors knocked on her door, telling her to

Photo by: Delray Beach Fire Rescue  A stretch of road in Delray Beach is closed while firefighters battle a structure fire on Wednesday morning. Delray Beach Fire Rescue (DBFR) said crews are at the scene of a residential structure fire at the intersection of Nassau Street and South Ocean Boulevard. Photos show the large building crews are working on extinguishing. DBFR said South Ocean Boulevard is closed from Ocean Terrace to Casuarina Road while crews work to put out the

A 20-year-old man was killed late Tuesday evening when his car slammed into a semi in Nassau County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Both vehicles were traveling eastbound on SR-200 East of Chester Road in the center lane. The 20-year-old, who is listed as being from Colorado, was driving a sedan and a 41-year-old man was driving the tractor-trailer. The sedan, which was spotted earlier by other drivers speeding past them, hit the back of the tractor-trailer. Both drivers

Photo by: News4JAX  A suspect was arrested after leading FHP troopers on a chase that ended in a multi-vehicle crash in Arlington on Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officials said FHP tried to stop the suspect for driving a stolen car. However, the driver left the scene, leading to a chase. The chase ended in a crash involving three cars at Cesery Boulevard and Arlington Expressway Service Road, FHP said. A passenger was transported to a hospital

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot early Wednesday in South Apopka, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 2 a.m. to a shooting reported from the corner of West Celeste Street and South Washington Avenue, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement reads. An investigation is said to be ongoing and no further details were available at the time of this report. Legal Support for Shooting VictimsIf