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Photo by: news4jax Investigators are saying a lightning strike might have ignited a fire Wednesday morning that destroyed a home in the Greenland area. Video from a News4JAX viewer shows crews working to put out the fire on Alexis Forest Drive, near Philips Highway. No one was hurt, but the house is considered a total loss. Expert Legal Help for Fire Accident Claims Fire accidents can cause severe damage to property and lives, leaving victims overwhelmed. Ovadia Law Group is

A possible gang member, previously accused of attempted murder and linked to another shooting, has been accused of duplicating a check from a business and using personal information to steal over $11,000. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) stated that on May 9, gang detectives and tactical agents were conducting surveillance on Sorel Rinvil for an unrelated case and found him in possession of a gun. Officers noted that they had seized his phone and uncovered that Sorel Rinvel

A Cross City woman died and a Cross City man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of their pickup on State Road 55 in Dixie County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the 77-year-old Cross City man was driving his pickup northbound on SR 55 at 4:05 p.m. when a 38-year-old Alberta, Alabama man driving a semi pulling a flatbed trailer stopped at a stop sign on NE 132nd Avenue and then pulled

Police are investigating a shooting that they said left one man injured and a woman detained in northwest Miami-Dade on Monday. It happened near the 900 block of Northwest 150th Street in the county’s Golden Glades area. Miami-Dade police said after responding to a shooting call, officers found a man with apparent gunshot wounds. Authorities said medics with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the victim to Aventura Hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Detective Angel Rodriguez, an MDPD spokesman, said

Photo by: wsvn  Surveillance video captured a horrifying hit-and-run on the streets of Miami Beach, claiming the life of a mother who was riding her bicycle. The video, obtained exclusively by 7News, shows several angles of a Blue Ford Bronco when it “sideswiped the victim’s electric bicycle and the victim” in front of the Miami Beach Police station, according to the police report. Sixty-three-year-old Esmat Ahmed Ibrahim Khedr was thrown from her bicycle and hit her head against the raised

A man in his early 40s was injured in a shooting on Jacksonville’s Northside early Sunday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said around 1 a.m., they responded to a local hospital regarding a person who had been shot. When they arrived, they spoke to a man who suffered a single gunshot wound. Police said the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries. According to JSO, their initial investigation indicated there was an argument on East 31st Street, near Haines Street. When

Orlando police have arrested a man accused of armed robbery and attempted kidnapping of a woman outside a Walmart on Monday. Police said the attack happened Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Walmart near South Goldenrod Road and Market Place Drive. Surveillance video, police said, captured the man, later identified as Juan Perez, pacing in the parking lot. He then allegedly threatened the woman with a knife and demanded her purse. He then attempted to shove her into

A Florida man was taken to jail last week for driving under the influence in Volusia County, officials said. Lance Green, 59, of Port Orange, was arrested on charges of DUI and resisting an officer without violence, according to an arrest affidavit. On August 30, around 9:40 p.m., deputies responded to a crash at the intersection of Williamson Boulevard and Taylor Road. According to the report, both vehicles were traveling westbound on SR-421 when a Ram pickup truck rear-ended a

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Tamarac, authorities said. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Tamarac Fire Rescue responded to the crash around 6:15 a.m., Wednesday, near North State Road 7 and West Commercial Boulevard. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene where debris and what appeared to be a book bag were scattered in the roadway. The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Photo by: WEAR A dog died in a house fire Monday morning in Escambia County. The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. at a home on Cody Lane. Escambia Fire Rescue crews arrived on scene at 11:35 a.m. to a working fire. Everyone made it out of the home safely except for a dog, which was located deceased, according to Battalion Chief Curt Isakson. The homeowner told fire officials that the fire started in the AC unit. No further details

An Orlando police officer was involved in a crash late Tuesday night on John Young Parkway. The crash happened around 11:10 p.m. near Old Winter Garden Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the officer was responding to an emergency back-up call and entered the intersection on a red traffic left-turn arrow. The other vehicle, a 2024 Chevy Equinox, had a green signal and continued into the intersection, troopers said. Both drivers tried to avoid a collision but were unable to,

A driver was punched in the face after he complimented another driver’s car, says the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). According to the PCSO, at around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, the driver was heading west on Tindel Camp Road approaching the scenic highway in the Dundee/Lake Wells area. Traveling in front of the driver, was John Sturgeon who suddenly stopped his vehicle, approached the driver, and allegedly punched him in his face. Deputies asked the victim what might’ve provoked the