A dog was euthanized Thursday evening after wounding four people in West Palm Beach, including a city firefighter and a 3-year-old girl. According to the director for Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, the dog’s brain tissue will be tested for rabies as a precaution. The dog, a cane…
Seven people were injured and taken to area hospitals after a car slammed into the back of a Lynx bus shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. A Ford Taurus apparently rear-ended a Lynx bus at a bus stop in Orlando, Florida. According to Florida Highway Patrol, six people on the bus…
A Florida Panhandle man lost a piece of his tongue and a few of his front teeth after the electronic cigarette he was smoking Monday night exploded. The fire chief for the North Bay Fire Department near Niceville equated the incident to a bottle rocket igniting in the man’s mouth.…
The Florida Highway Patrol will be cracking down on aggressive truck and car drivers in the next few weeks. From Feb. 27-29, state troopers will be ticketing drivers showing signs associated with road rage including following too closely, speeding and making unsafe lane changes. Community outreach, education and evaluation will…
The strong-growing cruise ship industry may face at least a short-term slump following the Costa Concordia disaster. Wall Street analysts, travel agents and other cruise line industry spectators expect a brief drop in bookings as controversy churns around the safety of cruise vacations. It remains unclear if the impact of…
Most people consider holiday decorations a central part of celebrating the season. While decorating your home may be a festive tradition, when holiday adornments have product defects the aftermath can be anything but jolly and leave you and your loved ones with serious personal injuries. With the holiday season officially…
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many Floridians have opted to try a new spin on the holiday staple – deep fried turkey. While the results can be delicious, deep frying can also be quite dangerous. In fact, the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers require turkeys to be immersed…
A Florida two-year-old boy is reportedly in stable condition following a vicious dog attack in Port Orange Tuesday afternoon. The boy and his parents were apparently visiting relatives when the boy was mauled on the porch of the home shortly before 4 p.m. The boy was first taken to Halifax…
The National Transportation Safety Board released a 14-page report on Monday citing a pair of employee errors as the main causes of a July, 5, 2009 monorail accident that killed a 21-year-old resort employee at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The federal investigation has taken nearly two-and-a-half years to…
A 53-year-old Live Oak, Florida man was instantly killed after being hit by a car on Oct. 16 while pushing a golf cart along a Suwanee County road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man was pushing a 1990 EZ-Go golf cart when he was hit from behind by a…