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Photo by: (SLCFD) Crews with the St. Lucie County Fire District saved a cat after knocking down a commercial structure fire on Oleander Boulevard Saturday afternoon. According to the fire district, firefighters were dispatched to the 2000 block of Oleander Blvd in Fort Pierce at 12:44 p.m. A second alarm was called at 12:54 p.m., and the fire was under control by 1:03 p.m. bringing the blaze under control within minutes. Images from the scene show fierce flames inside a

 Police blocked off the gate to a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood Sunday night after a van crashed into a canal, drawing a large response from officers and firefighters. A man staying in the community said the van blasted through the entrance gate before ending up in the water. Video shared with Local 10 News shows dozens of police officers and Broward sheriff’s deputies inside the neighborhood as first responders worked the scene. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said crews were called

Photo by: wsvn  1 person is in critical condition after a car struck a bicyclist in Pembroke Pines, closing the road as a result. Police found the biker near Sheridan Street and Chestnut Court, with the driver staying and cooperating. The biker was transported to a nearby local hospital, where he was said to be in critical condition. As of Saturday afternoon, the eastbound roadway of Sheridan Street has not been cleared. Police are currently investigating. Legal Support After a

Photo by: wsvn A multi-vehicle crash in West Miami-Dade sent eight people to the hospital Saturday. The violent crash left three cars mangled in the intersection of West 82nd Avenue and West Flagler Street. Officials from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that it was a “mass casualty incident.” Witnesses reported that the crash sounded like a bomb. “I tried to help both of them. The driver, he had a shattered leg, and I tried to calm him down, he was trying

A man using a walker was taken to an area hospital overnight on Friday after he was hit by a car while trying to cross North Century Boulevard, according to NorthEscambia.com. Officials say the man was struck by a Buick sedan as he attempted to cross the four-lane road near the Century Food Mart. Escambia County EMS transported the man to the hospital, according to NorthEscambia.com Officials say his injuries are non-life-threatening. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded, along with

Photo by: Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District UPDATE – SATURDAY Crews have cleared the scene, and the home has been turned over to the occupants. The fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal, according to the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control. Fire crews are working to contain and extinguish a structure fire in the area of 12th Street in Shalimar on Saturday morning, according to the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District. Firefighters from the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District

Photo by: weartv One person is dead and multiple people were injured following a crash in Escambia County Friday afternoon. The crash happened on Jordan and North U Street around 3 p.m. According to the county, five adults and two children were taken to the hospital. Out of the seven, four of them were transported as “trauma alerts.” There’s been no details about many of their injuries at this time. However, Florida Highway Patrol confirmed a fatality. Traffic homicide is

An ATV crash in Santa Rosa County left a 23-year-old Brewton woman dead and four others injured, including two young children, on Saturday night. Troopers say the crash happened at 6:55 p.m. on Lakefield Lane at 2817 Lakefield Lane in Jay. A side-by-side ATV was traveling east on Lakefield Lane when it drifted onto the southern shoulder,” according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the operator overcorrected, causing the ATV to overturn onto its roof. The 23-year-old Brewton woman

A plane crashed early Saturday morning are into the bushes near a runway in Upper Captiva. The five people on board are doing okay. Gulf Coast News crews on scene spoke with firefighters who say a family was on board. The Sanibel and Captiva Chamber of Commerce says four people on board were not hurt. The plane lost a wing and crashed into the bushes. The Upper Captiva Fire Department says it is working on the crash. The Lee County

 One person was killed in a crash on US-41 in Nokomis on Sunday morning, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash occurred near the intersection of US-41/Tamiami Trail and Bayshore Drive at around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Deputies said a Lincoln Cosair was traveling in the right lane, approaching Bayshore Drive, and a Harley Davidson Motorcycle was traveling in the left lane. The Lincoln made a left turn from the right lane and collided with the front right of

A devastating house fire killed an 18-year-old in St. Petersburg early Sunday morning, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said. First responders were first called to the scene at around 3:30 a.m. and arrived to find a large fire originating from the front of a home on Neptune Drive in Coquina Key. Deputy Fire Chief Brett Ciskoski said firefighters began an aggressive attack on the fire and started a search for anyone who might be inside. Inside the home was a family

A scooter rider hit by a car at the intersection of Santa Barbara Boulevard and Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral Friday night has been identified by her family as 13-year-old Stella Piscopo. Stella’s family tells Gulf Coast News that she is in critical condition and still unconscious after she suffered a fractured pelvis, broken femur, broken hip and a small brain bleed. Stella was taken by helicopter to a hospital for surgery, her family adds. Stella’s family says that she