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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office received several calls about gunshots in the area of Church Street and Deermont Circle in Chipley on Thursday. Authorities said the incident happened shortly after 6 p.m. A witness said he and several others were in the yard when they observed three individuals standing near a Kia parked across the street at a resident. The witness reported the individual produced firearms and began shooting in his direction and others present. According to a news release,

Photo by: nbcmiami A boat fire left two people hurt off Pelican Harbor Marina in North Bay Village, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. The fire department said units found a vessel engulfed in flames after an “explosive alert.” Crews worked to quickly put the fire out, authorities said. Aerial images showed the vessel covered in a fire retardant as City of Miami Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue boats assessed the situation. Compassionate Guidance Through Your Recovery JourneyExperiencing a fire accident

A Polk County man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a 4-month-old and a woman inside. On Thursday afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said 35-year-old Ronald Beasley Jr. set fire to a home on Sunset Circle in Lake Alfred, following an altercation with a woman. The victim told detectives they had gotten into an argument over Beasley’s drug addiction, while a 4-month-old and cat were inside the

Volusia County deputies arrested a man they say was sexually assaulting a woman last weekend. They say they found out about the attack when she called 911 and pretended to order a pizza. Luis Hernandez-Moncayo, 27, was arrested Saturday in Pierson. Deputies say they found him on the ground, on top of the woman and detained him. The victim told deputies that she and Hernandez-Moncayo were friends and they were hanging out and having some drinks. She said Hernandez-Moncayo took

A standoff in Hernando County ended with a jilted ex-boyfriend in handcuffs.  According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, a woman dialed 911 shortly after 3 a.m. on Wednesday saying that her ex-boyfriend, Jack French, called her threatening to burn down the home they shared on Riddle Drive in Spring Hill.  The victim told detectives that French was upset over their recent breakup and texted her photos of gas cans.  Deputies who went to the home said they saw French, a convicted

Photo by: Ocala Fire Rescue Ocala Fire Rescue (OFR) firefighters are investigating a house fire that sent five victims, including three Ocala Police Department (OPD) officers, to the hospital near West Ocala on Thursday night as a suspected arson case. According to OFR officials, a caller reported the fire at 11:10 p.m. on Thursday on the 1100 block of Northwest 9th Avenue. Officers from the OPD were present for an unrelated call and were on the scene assisting the residents

Photo by: WPLG A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a Brightline train Friday morning in Miami, authorities confirmed. The collision was reported in the area of Northeast 47th Street and Fourth Avenue. Sky 10 was above the scene around 10:45 a.m. as a yellow tarp covered the victim’s body. The train was stopped on the tracks. No other details were immediately released. Experienced Legal Support for Train Accident VictimsTrain accidents can lead to severe

The fourteen-year-old teen who was shot and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday night has died, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 8:15 p.m., on Wednesday, deputies responded to the 2300 block of Huntington Green Court and found Vincent Jones lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and died on Thursday night, deputies said. The other 14-year-old victim showed up at an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound

A 58-year-old Titusville man was killed Thursday night when he was struck by a vehicle in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on East Colonial Drive near 3rd Street. According to a crash report, the man walked in front of an oncoming Honda Pilot and was struck by the front of the vehicle. He was not in a marked crosswalk. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 63-year-old Chipley man has died after a fatal accident on US 231 in Jackson County. Troopers said a blue Suzuki was driving east on the driveway access for 2839 US 231 approaching the southbound lanes of US 231. The driver of the Suzuki, a 75-year-old male from Panama City, failed to yield to oncoming traffic while exiting the driveway access and entered into the way of a red Ford pickup, officials said. As a

The search is on for a hit-and-run driver who killed a man early Thursday morning in Miami. The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of NW 7th Avenue and 15 Street. “Once our officers arrived on the scene, they found an elderly man, maybe within his late 50s, early 60s, who had been hit by a vehicle, and the vehicle had left the scene,” said Miami police Officer Mike Vega. Investigators believe they know the make of the

Photo by: Clearwater Fire & Rescue  A woman was sent to the hospital after a serious house fire Thursday afternoon in Clearwater. Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the fire around 12:40 p.m. Little is known at this time regarding how the fire started, but crews say the house, located at 2486 Belleair Road, was left significantly damaged. The woman was reportedly taken to the hospital “as a precaution,” firefighters said. Her condition is unknown. Right now, investigators are working