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Elderly, displaced residents who lived at the Miami apartment that burned down a few months ago are getting their first look at where they will be living now. On Monday, the former residents of Temple Courts Apartments got a tour of their new homes at the Sawyer Walk Residence near Second Avenue and Sixth Street. Residents toured their new living rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms that were ready to welcome them to their new homes. The residents were displaced after a fire

Portions of U.S. 19 were closed for some time after a semi-truck hit a power pole and knocked it over in Largo, causing downed power lines, officials said. The Largo Police Department says the accident happened sometime Monday at Frontage Road near Belleair Road. Officers, along with Largo Fire Rescue, responded to the scene. There were reportedly seven cars damaged from the accident. Five patients were medically evaluated at the scene, but were not taken to the hospital, according to LFR.

Updated 7:32 p.m. A driver was killed in a crash near the intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Old Kings Road in Palm Coast at 4:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. Just seven minutes later in an unrelated incident, at 4:17 p.m., a young boy or man riding a bicycle was involved in a crash with a dump truck, and the youth was pronounced dead at the scene, at the intersection of Belle Terre Parkway and Pine Grove Drive, according

The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a death at the Target on Dynasty Drive. According to FMPD, this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. There are no outstanding individuals that officers are searching for at this time. FMPD says at no time was there a threat of danger to employees or guests of the store. The identity of the victim has not been shared at this time. The cause of death is under

Police arrested one of two men suspected of an armed carjacking in the parking lot of the Miami Shores Publix over the weekend. According to Miami Shores police, the victim told detectives that the two suspects approached her outside of the store, located at 9050 Biscayne Blvd., just before 8 p.m. Saturday, pulled out a gun and told her, “give me everything you have and the keys to your car.” “The victim, in fear for her life, dropped her purse

Police arrested a man on an attempted murder charge Friday after accusing him of stabbing another man multiple times following a “disagreement” in Hialeah. According to Hialeah police, the stabbing happened at around 11:20 Wednesday morning at the Exxon gas station at 801 E. 25th St., just east of Hialeah Hospital. Police said William Gregory Rodriguez, 36, of Lehigh Acres, had first tried to stab the victim with a kitchen knife three hours earlier following a fistfight after the unspecified

A 36-year-old Melbourne man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Brevard County on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the fatal crash happened at State Road A1A and Seagrape Road around 5:36 p.m. According to a crash report, a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck was traveling south on A1A, south of Seagrape Road. At the same time, a Hyundia Veloster was traveling north on A1A, south of Seagrape Road. Troopers said “an impact occurred between

A 17-year-old boy riding a motorized bicycle died after a crash with a dump truck on Monday, according to troopers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Belle Terre Parkway and Pine Grove Drive in the Palm Coast area around 4:18 p.m. Troopers said a dump truck, being driven by a 51-year-old Pierson man, was stopped at the stop sign on Pine Grove Drive, east of Belle Terre Parkway. According to a crash report, the boy on

 A man’s generosity led to him being punched and nearly stabbed in the Florida Keys over the weekend, deputies said. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday afternoon, authorities responded to the fenceline mile marker 4.5 on Stock Island after receiving reports of a disturbance among several people who regularly congregate in the area. An arrest report states that the victim told deputies that Patrick Michael DeGrand, 42, of Key West, “attacked him for no reason.” The man

A man is facing a felony charge after authorities said he was driving drunk when he crashed into two vehicles at an intersection near his home on Stock Island over the weekend, sending one victim to a Miami-Dade trauma center and injuring two others. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies said William Ashley Thetford, 29, was driving his Toyota truck north on U.S. 1 when he hit the two cars as they turned onto the Overseas Highway from MacDonald Avenue at

Photo by: WFTX UPDATE 3:22 P.M.: All lanes are back open on the Matanzas Pass Bridge. ORIGINAL STORY: A shrimp boat crashed into the Matanzas Pass Bridge Monday morning, leading to a complete shutdown of the bridge for several hours. The incident occurred when the Captain Jack shrimping boat’s outrigger became lodged underneath the bridge. Deputies say there is no major damage, and no injuries. The Florida Department of Transportation said the closure was necessary to allow inspectors and the

A76-year-old Fort Walton Beach man died at the scene during a crash on State Road 189 in Okaloosa County on Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 19-year-old Laurel Hill man was stopped at a stop sign on Poquito Road going onto Lewis Turner Boulevard. They say he then pulled out into the path of the 76-year-old’s car causing them to collide around 9:50 a.m. The 19-year-old and his passenger suffered minor injuries. Experienced Legal Guidance