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Acrash on Interstate 95 near the Duval County-St. Johns County line Thursday morning has caused all northbound lanes on the interstate in the area to close, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. St. Johns County Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post that a semi-truck overturned on I-95 at mile marker 331, which is just north of County Road 210. “Command is reporting no injuries,” the post states. Drivers can get off at the CR-210 exit, travel up to State Road

Photo by: msn Two men in their 20s were involved in a crash early Thursday morning on Pinebrook Drive South, just west of Whitehouse. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene just before 4 a.m. Police said the red Ford truck they were riding in left the road, jumped a culvert, ran through a ditch, rolled over a fence and into a tree. One man was partially ejected and crushed by the truck. The other man was taken

A man was shot and killed Wednesday night at a Seminole County apartment complex, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies responded around 11:20 p.m. to 497 Sun Lake Circle in unincorporated Lake Mary, where they found the man dead inside an apartment. “A suspect, who has a connection to the victim, was quickly located by our Alert helicopter and apprehended after a traffic stop was executed on his vehicle. Authorities believe the incident is isolated and not random in nature,” the

Photo by: wsvn She complained to her landlord about leaks for years. They patched them but never fixed the problem, and then one day, the ceiling collapsed on her young daughter. What happens now? Tonight’s Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser. Diana chose to rent this house for a reason I have never heard. Diana Girald: “It was a main street, and it’s close to the Turnpike.” Lots of traffic flowing by. One thing Diana didn’t know when she moved

A British national living in Miami Beach is facing multiple felony charges after an undercover human trafficking sting led to his arrest Tuesday, according to police. According to an arrest report from the Miami Beach Police Department, Robert Brown, born in England, is accused of beating and trafficking a woman he met in March when he paid her for sex himself. He started living with her and “never left,” police said. Police said they encountered the woman at an unspecified

A teenager was arrested this week after she and three other girls allegedly showed up at the home of a 14-year-old boy, looking to pick a fight. The boy told investigators that he was returning from a park around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday to find the four of them already in front of his Riviera Beach home and his little brother crying. The Riviera Beach Police Department alleges they did not have permission to be at the home and started

A massive fight broke out inside an IHOP in North Miami Beach after police say a woman attacked a 14-year-old customer. Multiple cellphone videos captured the chaos back in June as customers punched each other, grabbed each other’s hair, and threw syrup bottles. The 14-year-old victim told police she and her family were eating inside the restaurant when Precious Williams approached them in an aggressive manner because they were “talking badly.” “My son said one of them said something,” a

More charges have been filed against a woman who was connected to the death of a man whose body was dumped in Stuart. According to Martin County Court records, Lori Beth Hart, 46, faces an additional charge of failure to report a death. In August, Hart was taken to the Martin County Jail where she was booked on counts of tampering with evidence in connection to the death of 56-year-old Chester Smith, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies say Smith’s body was discovered

A man was shot in the shoulder in Riverside early Wednesday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Around 4:30 a.m., police responded to 2500 College St. regarding a man shot in the shoulder. The victim and another man got into a dispute that led to the shooting and the suspect was detained at the scene, police said.  The victim’s injuries are non-life-threatening. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500, email JSOCRIMETIPS@Jaxsheriff.org or contact Crime

Two charges against the two Escambia County Public Schools employees who were arrested fornot reporting alleged child abuse of a 14-year-old by her parents, instead hiding her from them, are dropped. Prosecutors will not move forward with charges offailure to report suspected child abuse and resisting arrest without violence, according to a report. The women are now only charged with interfering with the custody of a minor, the report says. ORIGINAL STORY — 1:31 P.M. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Two

A 59-year-old man passed away almost two weeks after being involved in a crash with a semi-truck. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) reported that the crash took place on August 27 in the 8700 block of US Highway 27 South, south of South Bay. According to the crash report, the Fidel Leon Pomares was driving a Nissan Altima northbound on US 27, approaching a right-hand curve. Investigators determined the Miami man failed to stay in his lane while

A Titusville man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Brevard County on Tuesday night, police said. The Melbourne Police Department identified the victim as 23-year-old Trevor Dean Hackbardt. Officers responded to a crash at around 9:45 p.m. at the intersection of North Harbor City Boulevard and Babcock Street. Upon arrival, they found Hackbardt suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. An initial investigation revealed that Hackbardt was traveling north on