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Courtesy: City of Clearwater.  A car crashed into Robert’s Christmas Wonderland along Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in Clearwater Monday afternoon, first responders said.  What we know: The Clearwater Police Department and fire crews said they responded to the crash just before 5 p.m. after a Nissan Maxima struck the building. Officials said the crash happened in the 2900 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard after the driver lost control of the vehicle.  Authorities said the car crossed three eastbound lanes before crashing into the Christmas store. 

 Severe damage was left behind on two vehicles in Little Havana after a serious crash involving an Uber driver and another vehicle. It happened Saturday along Southwest Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street in Miami. Cellphone video captured the moments that Uber driver was standing outside her black car in shock. That woman, who asked not to be identified while speaking to Local 10’s Roy Ramos, said her passenger grabbed her and began to sexually assault her as she was driving.

Three pets are confirmed dead after a fire at a home on Lincoln Avenue in Lehigh Acres. According to the Lehigh Acres Fire District, crews responded to the scene shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday night. LAFD confirmed that active crews were on the scene, and by 1 a.m., the fire was out. LAFD said that three pets were found dead inside the home, and that the house is considered a total loss. No other injuries were reported. The American

Photo by: (FDOT)  A crash on the northbound Turnpike in West Palm Beach is delaying traffic on Tuesday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash just after Exit 97, Southern Boulevard, at 7:02 a.m. In the latest update at 7:04 a.m. officials said that the center lane has been blocked and that traffic has been backed up to before Mile Marker 96. No injuries have been reported at this time. Ovadia Law Group provides exceptional legal support to individuals harmed in

An accident with multiple injuries has closed all lanes of Alden Road in the Sandalwood neighborhood on Monday afternoon. North and southbound lanes between Alden Rd and Whitehorse Road are closed as crews respond to the crash. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, five people were taken to the hospital, with two in life-threatening condition. Drivers should avoid the area and seek alternative routes. News4JAX will update this story as more details are provided. A car accident can disrupt your

Photo by: (Edgewood Police Department) A FedEx semi pulling double trailers crashed into a building early Saturday in Edgewood in Orange County, according to police. The Edgewood Police Department said the semi was heading north on Orange Avenue before 3 a.m. when it went off the road, onto the sidewalk and crashed into Taino’s Bakery in Water’s Edge Shopping Center. The business was not open at the time of the crash. According to police, the semi driver had non-life-threatening injuries

Photo by: wcjb Gainesville Fire Rescue crews put out a building fire early Monday morning. GFR officials say crews responded to a building fire at the 200 block of Southwest 2nd Avenue at around 5:30 a.m. Crews arrived to find heavy fire from inside the building. Firefighters were able to put out the fire quickly, and there were not injuries reported. GFR is investigating the cause of the fire. Fire rescue officials want to remind you that Gainesville and Alachua

A deadly crash shut down all lanes on State Road 100 in Bunnell just before noon Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 11:11 a.m. near the intersection with Bertha Road. It is unclear when the lanes will reopen. After a car accident, you deserve a legal team that fights for your best interests, and Ovadia Law Group is committed to doing exactly that. Our attorneys understand how quickly medical bills, vehicle repairs, and lost

Records show SE left state prison on Sept. 2 after serving time on a grand theft auto conviction out of the Jacksonville area. Five days later, police say he was in Miami and stabbed another man multiple times outside a church in the city’s Overtown neighborhood. Authorities said the victim only knew the assailant by his alias “Storm,” but was recently able to identify the 31-year-old E as the suspect ― because they ended up as cellmates. E who is homeless and

Photo by: (WPLG)  A driver died and his two passengers were hospitalized Sunday night after he crashed his vehicle into a canal in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash was reported at about 11 p.m. in the area of Southwest 268th Street and 107th Avenue. Deputies said the two male passengers escaped from the vehicle as it was submerging and tried to rescue the driver, however the driver was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade

A Fruitland Park teen was arrested for allegedly punching her mother’s shoulder after being told to clean her room. An officer responded to the residence of 18-year-old AGH on Pine Ridge Dairy Road regarding a battery incident around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. Upon arrival, the officer met with H’s mother at the front door. She advised that she was sitting at the dining room table when Hawley punched her on

A Leesburg woman was arrested on a drunk driving charge after crashing her vehicle near a church and admitting to having “a few beers.” Officers responded to the area of the Carver Heights Church of Christ, 901 Beecher St., for a vehicle crash around 1:35 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Once there, they suspended the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash, identified as 40-year-old PJR, to be under the