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A Florida woman was taken to jail after she attacked a man with steak knives and a bottle opener at a Flagler County home last week, deputies said.  Daileen Keller, 34, was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, deputies were called out to a home in Palm Coast regarding a woman, later identified as Keller, attacking a man. The victim told law enforcement the incident started after he

Photo by: mypanhandle No one was injured after a woman crashed through a daycare center on Wednesday. The crash happened around 8 a.m. at the Quality Learning Child Care Center, Inc. on School Ave in Springfield. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 29-year-old Panama City woman accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake when she attempted to park at the daycare. Florida Highway Patrol officials said there were 6 children and 3 adults in the building at the

hopper 6 flew over the scene as firefighters battled a house fire in Miramar on Wednesday. Cameras captured a large fire rescue response at 3421 SW 64th Avenue shortly before noon, where smoke could be seen escaping from several parts of the home’s damaged roof. At one point, firefighters were seen using a chainsaw to cut out a portion of the roof before water came spraying out, along with more smoke. Miramar Fire’s Public Information Officer told NBC6 that no

Charlotte County deputies are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital near the county line of Charlotte and Sarasota Wednesday morning. According to CCSO, the scene was near U.S.-41 and Cornelius Boulevard. The nearby roads were shut down for hours but have since reopened. Deputies said they learned the disturbance involved two people and gunfire was exchanged. CCSO found the victim on the scene with injuries from the shooting and the suspect had fled the scene on

Photo by: WJXT A fire that destroyed a Springfield home under renovation overnight spread to the home next door, causing significant damage to the 124-year-old home. The cause of the house fire on Market Street is unknown. The owners of the home next door told News4JAX they were alerted about the fire around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. Video provided to News4JAX shows sparks flying when firefighters cut the power as they battled the blaze. The car in the driveway of the

Two people have died, and one other is seriously injured after a crash involving a motorcycle in Seminole Tuesday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Subaru Impreza was traveling west on 46th Avenue North before it stopped for a stop sign at the intersection of Park Street North around 10:47 p.m. The Subaru continued into the intersection, failing to yield to a Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling north on Park Street North. The motorcycle then crashed into the Subaru as

Investigators with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office are working to find who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy outside the Citrus Park Town Center Mall Saturday evening. The agency said they are interviewing multiple persons of interest.  Shots were fired just after 7 p.m., killing Peter Hyman Jr, who his family called “PJ.” His mother, Bianca Cooper, is devastated and trying to get answers as to what unfolded outside the food court, where Hyman was enjoying a regular Saturday with his friends. 

Two drivers are dead and a passenger was hospitalized following a late-night crash in St. Pete, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, a 24-year-old St. Pete woman was traveling westbound on 46th Avenue North and had stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Park Street North. At the same time, a 49-year-old Mary Esther man on a Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound on Park Street North. FHP said the woman then

A 54-year-old Collier County woman was arrested after being accused of repeatedly striking and yelling at a baby in her care. Deysi Acosta, 54, is facing child abuse charges after Collier County deputies arrested her on Tuesday. According to detectives, another child at Acosta’s home day care used an iPad that belonged to a third child to record a video of Acosta as she repeatedly hit the baby on the butt and legs while she was changing his diaper. Acosta

A 24-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection to the death of a man found shot in his car on Interstate 295 at the Interstate 10 interchange in May. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found Derrick Nicholls, 22, suffering from a gunshot wound after the car had traveled off the road into the tree line. Nicholls was taken to the hospital, where he died. JSO said evidence at the scene led them to Santos Herring. Herring was already in jail on unrelated charges.

The Sarasota Police Department is currently at the scene of a crash on Fruitville Rd. near Cardinal Mooney High School. As of now, westbound Fruitville Rd. remains open, however, eastbound traffic is restricted to one lane between Beneva Rd. and McIntosh Rd. Drivers should expect delays in the area while authorities work to clear the scene. It’s been confirmed that no students were involved in the accident. The Sarasota Police Department will provide updates as they become available, including information

Photo by: weartv A fire erupted at a recycling center in Pensacola on Tuesday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. at EMR Southern Recycling on 1000 South Myrick Street. Seven units from Pensacola Fire Department responded. Flames were showing from the center of a scrap pile that was about 50’x 50′. The fire was brought under control around 2:15 a.m. No injuries were reported. According to the city, employees were able to assist in using a crane to remove scrap