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Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando An electrical fire broke out in a commercial building Sunday night in Daytona Beach, officials said. The Daytona Beach Fire Department said it responded to 149 East International Speedway and found heavy fire and smoke from the second floor. No one was found inside the building at the time, and no one was hurt, the fire department said. But, according to local historian Jordan Tyler Hobson, a piece of the city’s history was a part of the

A Leesburg woman was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence when she crashed into a street sign and fire hydrant while coming home from Shamrock Lodge & Package. An officer responded to a single vehicle crash near Take 5 Oil Change, located at 121 N. 14th St., around 2:15 a.m. Oct. 30, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.  Upon arrival, he met with 29-year-old Tabitha Alexandra Navarro who stated she was the driver of

Photo by: (Mackey, Ryan, WPLG) Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office are investigating after they said a woman was found dead following a reported fire at an Oakland Park home Tuesday morning. Authorities said at around 11:14 a.m., BSO dispatchers received a report of a deceased woman inside a residence near the 5400 block of Northwest First Avenue. Broward Sheriff’s Office district deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene and confirmed the woman was deceased. Detectives said

photo by: SRCSO Deputies are searching for a victim of an attempted carjacking on Monday night at a Circle K in Pace. Around 8:40 p.m., deputies responded to the area due to a report of a two-vehicle collision with injuries, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say dispatch was advised that one of the people had exited their car and was walking around armed with a tire iron. Upon arrival, the suspect identified as 50-year-old Brian Joseph

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the woman whose body was found on the side of the road early Monday morning in West Melbourne. The woman, 20-year-old Aniya Sheppard, a Fort Pierce resident, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, according to officers.  Sheppard’s body was found near Eber Boulevard and Buddy Drive around 6:40 a.m. after a citizen noticed something and alerted a deputy at a nearby gas station, BCSO said in a news release. The investigation

Deputies are searching for a missing 67-year-old man who has been missing for three days. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) stated that Kevin Markey was last seen in person on Saturday by a family member. Deputies noted that Kevin’s vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday in the area of 12th Street and 20th Avenue in Vero Beach, but Kevin was nowhere to be found. Officials reported that Kevin is 5’11” with brown hair and brown

 Authorities arrested a Miami man in connection with a shooting that they said left another man critically wounded in the city’s Little Havana neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Miami police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about a gunshot fired near the 1000 block of West Flagler Street around 5 a.m. Authorities confirmed an off-duty officer working nearby heard the shot and witnessed Shawn Orientus, 26, of Little River, running south with a large backpack. Police said officers pursued Orientus,

Photo by: Joseph Woodward (WPLG/MDCR) Miami police arrested a 43-year-old liveaboard boater who they said was responsible for a vessel-to-vessel shooting at a Coconut Grove marina that left a fellow liveaboard injured. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. Monday in the waters off Dinner Key Marina, located at 3400 Pan American Drive. According to an arrest report, it all began with a dispute over some items that the suspect, Joseph Randall Woodward, left on the victim’s boat. The victim told

A man died after crashing his SUV into a Hernando County home during a medical episode, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened around 6:45 p.m. Monday, according to troopers. FHP said the 69-year-old driver lost control of the SUV along Arrowhead Avenue in Spring Hill, hitting a street sign and a fence before crashing into a home off Greenleaf Lane. The man, whose name was not released, later died. His 68-year-old passenger was not hurt. No one inside the home was injured, FHP

A 41-year-old woman has been charged in a hit-and-run crash in September that left a 17-year-old Ed White High School senior dead, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. Karlotta Dowdy was arrested Friday and charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in serious bodily injury. She bonded out of jail on Saturday. According to police, Alaysha Williams was hit by multiple cars while crossing Blanding Boulevard and Cedar Hills Boulevard on the morning of Sept. 30. The multi-sport

The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a car that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Orange County that claimed the life of a pedestrian on Monday morning. The accident occurred on Monday, November 4, near the intersection of Colonial Drive and Sandy Creek Lane in Orlando. The time of the crash has not yet been confirmed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP stated in a preliminary report that a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Colonial Drive,

A Florida man is facing serious charges after allegedly shooting and killing another man during a road rage incident. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that 26-year-old Kentavious Gholston fatally shot 61-year-old Steven Powers on October 27th. The incident occurred on U.S. Highway 301 and Bloomingdale Avenue after a traffic dispute. According to reports, Powers and his adult grandson were driving in a work van when they encountered Gholston driving recklessly in a black Mazda. Gholston allegedly cut off Powers,