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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A teenage boy was taken to the hospital after a shooting in a Fort Lauderdale park, late Tuesday evening. Fort Lauderdale Police said that units responded to a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call regarding a shooting that occurred at Carter Park located in the 1400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard, Tuesday night. When officers arrived at the scene, they located the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. 7News cameras captured crime scene tape blocking off parts of the

MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) – A driver was arrested on multiple charges after he hit two cars and a truck and left a hole in a woman’s home in Miramar. The incident occurred outside the house of Dr. Ruth Cook and her husband, Earl, near Hibiscus Place and Evergreen Drive on Monday night. Speaking to 7News on Tuesday, the couple said they were resting at their home when they heard a loud noise outside. “I just went to bed, and I

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – A 2-year-old was airlifted to the hospital after being attacked by a pair of dogs in the backyard of a Miami Gardens home, police said. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a home in the area of Northwest 36th Avenue and 191st Street, Tuesday night. According to investigatoes, the toddler was walking in the backyard when they were bitten by two pit bulls. “The 2-year-old was home with an adult and a

DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested after a woman was killed in a crash at the intersection of County Road 761 and Kings Highway in DeSoto County Tuesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Marlon Josue Contreras-Galindo, 21, of Sarasota, was arrested after he was accused of driving without a license after the crash killed a 67-year-old Port Charlotte woman. The crash involved an SUV and a pickup truck at 1:45 p.m. FHP said the woman driving

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A fire broke out on Parkwood Drive in Lee County early Wednesday morning. Crews were dispatched to the fire at the Cypress Woods RV Resort, which is just off of Luckett Road, at around 12:42 a.m. According to the Tice Fire Department, when crews arrived, they found a manufactured home fully involved in fire. At the time of the fire, three adults and two pets were inside. The three adults and one pet made it out

Several incidents have caused traffic on I-4 westbound to crawl on Tuesday morning. The first incident was reported on I-4 westbound in Sanford near US-17/92 around 6 in the morning when a truck became disabled in the right lane. The second incident was reported on I-4 westbound in DeBary at DeBary Avenue about an hour later. Several vehicles were involved in the crash. A third incident was reported on I-4 westbound at US-17/92 because of a crash around the same

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman accused of murdering her roommate in Punta Gorda.  Deputies arrested SRG, 48, on Monday after initially responding to a person not breathing report at a residence on Gewant Boulevard on Sunday. Upon arrival, deputies found a man, identified as PDWB, 76, deceased and “beyond help.” WINK News was at the scene, where our reporters found a body being removed from the home and placed in a medical examiner’s van at around 8

A crash just past Fruitville Road is causing another morning commute of headaches on I-75. Today’s crash is on the south side of the interstate. As crews continue to clear the crash, travel lanes have periodically been blocked. Backups are near 9 miles, to just about SR-70. After a serious car accident, victims often struggle with pain, stress, and financial uncertainty. That’s why partnering with a trusted Miami personal injury lawyer like Ovadia Law Group is essential. Their attorneys have

An animal rescue located on the Treasure Coast is looking to rebuild after 11 cats and a tortoise died in an early-morning fire. Ted Pankiewicz thought he was hearing a rocket launch when a loud rumble woke him up. It was actually the cottages at his Fellsmere cat rescue, For the Love of Paws, that were up in flames. The video player is currently playing an ad. The fire started around 5:30 a.m. Monday, trapping 15 cats and one tortoise. Investigators

Photo by: wsvn Three people were rushed to the hospital after a bus smashed into a wall at Aventura Mall. Aventura Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to an area inside the parking garage on Monday evening. Fire Rescue officials said one of the three hospitalized was transported as a trauma alert. The conditions of the other two remains unknown. It remains unclear why the driver lost control. Bus accidents often involve multiple passengers, large vehicles, and complex insurance issues,

Photo by: wsvn  A man was found dead next to a skateboard in Fort Lauderdale overnight, leading officers to shut down a major intersection and launch a traffic homicide investigation. Cameras captured a heavy police presence at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and A1A, early Tuesday morning. Fort Lauderdale Police units responded to the scene of the crash just before 4 a.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene The victim’s skateboard was seen on the pavement, as well

A man was rescued after being trapped and pinned by dirt against a concrete pipe in a 10-foot trench at a Cape Coral construction site Monday afternoon. According to the Fire Department, the incident happened at a Lee Health site where a new outpatient facility is being built near Lowe’s off Santa Barbara Boulevard South and Veterans Parkway. Andrea Schuch from the Cape Coral Fire Department explained, “There was just the one person in the ditch kind of positioning the