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Woman shot in Grand Island Saturday by man trying to “get answers”

GRAND ISLAND, Fla. —A man who was trying to “get answers” is facing an aggravated battery charge after being accused of shooting a woman Saturday. According to a probable cause affidavit, shortly before 7:15 p.m., Denise Rosa was outside of a home in Grand Island putting her dog in her vehicle when she saw Michael Phillips, 76, and invited him inside for a card game. The address of the residence is redacted from the affidavit. Rosa told deputies she finished with her dog, and when she walked in, she heard Phillips say, “Don’t trust what she says.” Rosa asked him what […]

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3-Vehicle Crash Kills Grand Island Man Monday Night, Sends 3 More to Local Hospitals

SORRENTO, Florida—The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a Grand Island man Monday night. A 2008 Volkswagen Touareg being driven by an 82-year-old Sorrento man was eastbound on State Road 44 approaching the intersection of Barry Lane, near Sorrento around 6 p.m., according to FHP Lt. Tara Crescenzi. The Touareg attempted to make a left turn on Barry Lane and entered the direct path of a 2018 Nissan Rogue being driven by a 66-year-old Grand Island man; as a result of the impact, the Rogue rotated, entered the eastbound lane, and struck a 2013 Chevy Cruz being

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Off-Road Crash Kills Astatula Woman Early Sunday Morning

LAKE COUNTY, Florida—A 23-year-old Astatula woman was killed early Sunday morning when the Polaris Ranger side-by-side she was in overturned in a water-filled ditch and trapped her, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The woman, along with a 22-year-old Mount Dora man, a 48-year-old Tavares man, and a 25-year-old woman from Grand Island, were in the all-terrain vehicle in a wooded area near the Orlando North Airpark, off Duda Road near County Road 448A when it overturned and ejected the woman, trapping her beneath the vehicle around 4:30 a.m., FHP Lt. Channing Taylor said in a press release. The

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