About 100 people were displaced after a fire broke out at a Miami Beach hostel Monday night, officials say.
Firefighters were called out to the South Beach Rooms and Hostel at 236 Ninth St around 5:15 p.m., according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The fire was contained to the second floor and was extinguished.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A man who died after riding a rollercoaster at one of Orlando’s newest amusement parks died from blunt force injuries, according to an Orange County medical examiner.
Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, died due to “multiple blunt impact injuries,” according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The manner of his death has been ruled as an accident.
The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Epic universe when Zavala was found unresponsive after riding a rollercoaster. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators have not released what they believe to be the likely cause of a Cutler Bay house fire that killed at least one person and left another hospitalized Friday.
Fire officials were called out to the blaze around 5:50 a.m. for a home on the 9700 block of Montego Bay Drive. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from all sides of the home and rescued at least one person from inside, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. One other person self-evacuated.
Emergency responders took both people to the hospital where one of them was pronounced dead. As of Friday afternoon, the condition of the survivor had not been released.
At least two people have died after a head-on crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Pompano Beach Monday morning, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.
The crash happened around 12:50 a.m. near Atlantic Boulevard and involved a 2004 Acura TL sedan and a 2019 Mercedes A220 sedan, officials with Florida Highway Patrol told the newspaper. The Acura was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the turnpike when it collided with the Mercedes
After the collision, the Acura hit a concrete barrier and burst into flames.
A family has lost their 13-year-old son after he hit a metal cable in a “freak accident” while riding his e-bike through the neighborhood, according to local media.
Emiliano Munoz, of Everett, Washington, was playing with friends at a neighborhood field on May 2. As he left on his e-bike, he took a shortcut through a yard where he did not see a braided cable strung up between two bollards in the grass.
The boy ran into the cable and cut his vocal cords, a spokesperson for the family told local media.
At least one person has died following an altercation near Brickell City Centre in Miami Wednesday morning.
The incident happened in the area of Southwest Eighth Street and First Avenue around 1 a.m. when two women were leaving Blackbird Ordinary, a popular bar and music venue. The two women were allegedly approached by an unrelated man who began “heckling them” before pulling out a firearm, according to reporting from Channel 7 News.
A second man, allegedly a boyfriend of one of the two women, pulled up to the scene with his own firearm. The two exchanged gunfire before the boyfriend and the two women left in a car. The trio was later stopped by Miami police.
Thousands of tourists and locals languish on Florida’s white, sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters.
It’s a dream many vacationers fantasize about while enduring frigid winters, but for Floridians, it’s just another typical Sunday afternoon. Whether visitors return sunburned to a hotel room or their primary residence, one thing they all have in common is venturing into the water – a choice that can carry dire consequences, even for the most experienced swimmers.
A Slew of Rescues
A substitute teacher is accused of asking multiple students in her elementary school’s classroom to hit another child, then allowing the beating to take place.
Geanene Che’rrie White, 57, was charged March 1 with one count of child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. White’s child abuse charge is a third-degree felony that, if convicted, could result in a five-year prison sentence and/or a $5,000 fine. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a first-degree misdemeanor that can carry a penalty of up to one year in jail, a year of probation and/or a $1,000 fine.
The incident happened while White was subbing for a class at YMCA Tiger Academy, an elementary school in Jacksonville, Florida, on Feb. 12. As she was asking the class to separate into small groups to complete their work, one student did not cooperate.
A teacher with the Broward County School District is facing felony charges after allegedly soliciting an 11th grader, police say.
Lem McKinney, 40, of Broward County, was charged with a second-degree felony Tuesday after police said he solicited a student to engage in sexual conduct via social media. If convicted of the charge, penalties could include a fine of up to $10,000 and/or up to 15 years in prison.
McKinney was a social science teacher at J.P. Taravella High School, a public school located in Coral Springs.
A private contractor in Weston was shocked by an underground electrical line this week at construction site, according to local media.
Emergency responders were called out just after 9 a.m. to the construction site at 2300 Glades Circle after reports that a worker had been shocked. Officials told reporters that a private contractor was operating machinery that hit an underground electrical line, critically injuring the worker.
The man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
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