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UPDATE: All lanes are now open as of 8:00 a.m.  Morning commuters are stuck in a 20 minute delay on I-75 southbound. Crews are clearing a crash at Fruitville Road, with the right lane blocked. Currently, delays are back to near State Road 70. Being involved in a car accident can turn your life upside down, but Ovadia Law Group is ready to help you get back on track. Our experienced auto accident lawyers are dedicated to providing strong legal

One person was killed in a head-on crash in Brevard County on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened at Sykes Creek Parkway near Old Audubon Road around 5:30 p.m. According to a crash report, a Toyota 4Runner was traveling north on Sykes Creek Parkway, approaching Old Audubon Road. At the same time, a GMC Sierra was traveling south on Sykes Creek Parkway, approaching Old Audubon Road. Troopers said for unknown reasons, the driver

 A man was arrested Tuesday after a fight led to a stabbing at Ferran Park in Eustis, according to the police department. According to the Eustis Police Department, the incident was reported around 1 p.m. Officers initially released an image of a man they sought to question in connection with the stabbing. However, police later revealed that the subject — identified as JETJ. — had been found and taken into custody in Leesburg. News 6 reporter Troy Campbell spoke with

A 3-month-old infant was found dead in Brevard County on Tuesday afternoon, sparking an investigation into what happened, according to the Cocoa Police Department. Police told News 6 that they received a call around 4:30 p.m. from a home along Pineda Street involving the dead infant. As a result, detectives responded and are “currently investigating the circumstances,” police added. No additional information has been provided at this time, including the nature of the death. Losing a loved one in a

Photo by: (FDOT)  A couple lanes of eastbound Interstate 4 were temporarily closed Wednesday morning in Osceola County after a school bus rear-ended an SUV, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 7:39 a.m. in the area of mile marker 61, not far south of World Drive, troopers said. An Osceola School District bus was involved in the crash while transporting 29 Island Village Elementary students, a district spokesperson told News 6 in a statement According to

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy accused of intentionally setting another teen on fire earlier this month in Marion County. TV20 obtained the arrest affidavit for BM, 17, of Anthony, for whom a warrant was issued last week on the charge of aggravated battery. According to the report, M, the victim, and two other teens took jet skis out to Kauffmans Island on Lake Kerr in the Ocala National Forest during the overnight hours of Jan. 10 into Jan. 11.

A pickup truck driver left the scene after hitting a school bus carrying students on U.S. Highway 19, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. No one was injured in the crash. FHP officials said the bus was stopped on U.S. Highway 19 when the pickup tried to get around it and hit the bus’s stop bar. Troopers said the truck is a white Dodge pickup. The report lists the children on board between the ages of 6 and 14. School

Authorities are investigating after they said a man was struck and killed by a Brightline train in Deerfield Beach on Monday night. The incident happened around 9:20 p.m. in the area of West Hillsboro Boulevard and Dixie Highway. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said the man was trying to cross the east set of railroad tracks when he was struck by the train. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said the safety equipment was working properly while investigators

An air conditioning unit sparked an apartment fire in Hollywood on Wednesday morning, according to fire rescue. Firefighters responded to the fire at an apartment building in the 2700 block of Johnson Street at around 5:48 a.m. Crews said flames were coming from an AC unit on the second floor at the rear of the building. Hollywood Fire Rescue said the fire extended into the apartment, but was quickly extinguished. No one was in the apartment and injuries were not

 The Fort Pierce Police Department has revealed that a motorcyclist was killed in a deadly crash that shut down a busy stretch of U.S. 1 on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police department, officers responded to U.S. Highway 1 and Avenue M in the city of Fort Pierce after receiving reports about a deadly crash that involved a motorcycle and a vehicle. The investigation revealed that a woman was driving her sedan north on US 1 and attempted to turn on Avenue M when

 Two people were hospitalized after a crash involving a school bus in Royal Palm Beach on Wednesday morning. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said that crews responded to the crash at 6:33 a.m. on State Road 7, just north of Southern Boulevard. Upon arrival, responders reported finding a three-vehicle collision that included two passenger cars and a school bus. The School District of Palm Beach County said the bus involved in the crash was School Bus 8555, which serves Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School and

A child was horrifically beaten on a school bus in Florida. Now someone who was expected to care for the student is accused of crossing the line. A 10-year-old boy with autism was subject to what investigators call terror at the hands of a school bus aide. “This child had no voice,” said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. “This goes against any grain of human decency.” The Hillsborough County Sheriff said a report from the boy’s teachers in November led