The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday that it will add its most severe safety warning — a boxed warning — to Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy Elevidys, following two reported patient deaths linked to the treatment earlier this year. The FDA’s decision marks a significant development in the ongoing scrutiny surrounding the…
Continue reading ›Authorities with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) are investigating after a man was found shot in the face Thursday night at an apartment complex in the Woodland Acres area of Jacksonville. According to police, officers responded around 7:20 p.m. to the 8200 block of Kona Avenue, where they found the man standing outside a building…
Continue reading ›A 38-year-old man from DeLand was killed late Wednesday night after his vehicle veered off Interstate 4 and struck a fence and several trees, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash occurred around 10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-4 near DeBary Avenue, in Volusia County. Troopers say the man was driving…
Continue reading ›Tragedy struck in Columbia County on Thursday afternoon when a 69-year-old Fort White woman was killed in a motorcycle crash along County Road 778, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The incident occurred east of Fort White on the two-lane roadway, where the woman was riding her three-wheeled Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound behind a…
Continue reading ›Authorities are investigating a fatal crash in Seminole, Florida, that claimed the life of an elderly man riding an electric bicycle on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the collision occurred at the intersection of Seminole Boulevard and Valencia Terrace when a car struck an e-bike. Deputies identified the victim as 82-year-old…
Continue reading ›A 49-year-old bicyclist was killed Tuesday evening after being struck by a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 41 in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Troopers said the fatal crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. near 24th Avenue South and U.S. 41 in the Palm River-Clair Mel area — a busy corridor often used…
Continue reading ›A fatal crash at a railroad crossing in Palm Beach Gardens left one person dead Wednesday afternoon, according to the City of Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR). The collision occurred on Northlake Boulevard near Beeline Highway, prompting the closure of all eastbound lanes and causing significant traffic delays throughout the…
Continue reading ›A pedestrian was struck and killed early Wednesday morning on U.S. 41 (South Tamiami Trail) in Lee County, prompting a full-scale investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The fatal hit-and-run occurred just north of Constitution Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. Troopers said the pedestrian, whose identity has not yet been released, was walking along…
Continue reading ›A two-car crash in West Palm Beach sent one person to the hospital Sunday evening after an SUV flipped onto its roof near Golden Lakes Boulevard and Belvedere Road, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR). Firefighters and deputies arrived on the scene around 6 p.m. to find two heavily damaged vehicles in the…
Continue reading ›A 28-year-old Parrish man was left in critical condition Sunday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a Toyota Corolla in Manatee County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. on State Road 64 near the intersection of River Heritage Boulevard, an area that has seen repeated…
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