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An argument over infidelity led to the arrest of a 65-year-old Ocala man after he allegedly pointed a gun at his wife and struck her in the head with a weight. A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a local residence on Monday, October 7, in reference to an altercation involving a married couple. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female victim, and a “laceration” and “dried blood” were observed on top of her head, according to

A school bus carrying a student and a school board employee crashed Thursday morning after officials said the driver struck hurricane debris in the roadway. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus was traveling northbound on Aquila Street around 8:33 a.m. when the driver went to make a left turn on Adriatic Street. Deputies said that’s when the driver struck a stop sign that was leaning over the roadway, which had been damaged during Hurricane Milton. When

An attempt to serve a warrant led to the closure of I-275 in Tampa on Thursday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. On Thursday, law enforcement officials attempted to serve a warrant for a case involving Thomas Edward Sapp, 31, who is facing charges of homicide after he allegedly stabbed his wife 30 times. The prior night, Tampa police responded to the Trails at Hunters Village Apartments, located at 8500 Hunters Village Road. They found the woman with multiple injuries

Miami police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday afternoon outside a popular brewery in Wynwood. According to authorities, the stabbing was reported shortly before 1:40 p.m. outside Cerveceria La Tropical, located at 42 NE 25th St. Sky 10 was above the scene as officers surrounded the area and were going in and out of the business. Officer Kiara Delva, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, said the victim was a Hispanic man in his 30s who

A school crossing guard is recovering from injuries after being hit by a car on Thursday morning, Largo police said. According to investigators, a Chrysler 300 hit the crossing guard shortly after 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of 8th Ave NW and Clearwater Largo Rd. Police said at the time of the crash, the guard was walking an adult, who was not injured, across the street. Paramedics took the crossing guard to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. The driver

A 30-year-old Miami woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after police responded to a disturbing child abuse case involving her 3-year-old son, who was found with multiple bruises on his face, authorities confirmed Thursday. The incident began just after 2:30 a.m. when Miami police were contacted about a possible case of child abuse and neglect. An officer who had initially responded to the scene following an anonymous 911 call, informed authorities that a neighbor had reported hearing a child screaming

A 26-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he choked his stepson inside a hotel room in Miami Springs where they had been living, authorities said. According to his arrest report, Luis Carlos Almendarez-Gonzalez and his wife have been living in several different places, along with her son and several other children they have together. Miami Springs police said officers were called to the hotel Wednesday afternoon in reference to a disturbance. According to the report, the hotel manager and a

 Authorities identified a man Thursday who they said was killed in a police shooting that also left a responding officer injured last week in Hollywood. Authorities identified the man as 48-year-old Juan Wu. The incident began around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, when Hollywood police were called to a home near North 66th Terrace and Eaton Street for a “neighbor dispute” involving a reported vandalism. Wu’s neighbor had called 911 to report that he had damaged a shared fence. “I’m calling because

Collier County‘s sheriff wants to remind drivers about school bus safety after a teenage girl was struck by a car while waiting for the school bus. According to a Facebook post by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the teen was struck Thursday just before 7 a.m. after a car failed to stop for a school bus that had its stop signs deployed and blinking lights on at Manor Boulevard and Radio Road. Investigators told us that the girl was crossing the

A man was airlifted to a hospital Thursday morning after being shot in Miami Gardens. Miami Gardens Police responded to alerts of a shooting around 4:00a.m., in the 2700 block of NW 172 Street where they would located a male victim in the back of the business who had been shot. According to police, the subject fled the scene in an unknown direction. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting and the victim’s exact condition is unknown. The aftermath

Photo by: winknews The westbound lanes of Corkscrew Road at the 24900 block are closed after two trucks collided in Lee County. Traffic is currently being redirected, but the Lee County Sheriff’s office is asking drivers to find an alternative route. It’s unknown how the crash happened or the number of people and injuries involved. Stay tuned to WINKNews.com, WINK News App, streaming, and on-air for any new developments on this story. Car accidents can be traumatic experiences that leave victims struggling with

Photo by: cbs12 A rush hour wreck Thursday morning caused major delays on I-95 and left a car on its side. Florida 511 reported the wreck happened in the southbound lanes shortly after 8 a.m., just past the State Road-882/Forest Hill Boulevard interchange. As of 8:45 a.m., two left lanes remained blocked. The 511 map showed considerable delays on I-95 South stretching all the way to Okeechobee Boulevard, although it is not clear if all the delays are related to the crash.