TAMPA, Fla. – A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting of a 15-year-old victim in Tampa. Tampa Police responded to the report of a shooting near E. Seneca Ave and E. Jasmine Avenue. Minutes later, another call came in from a few blocks…
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Florida-Backed Citizens Policies Continue Climbing
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 1.387 million policies, as it continues to add thousands of customers a week. Citizens had 1,387,163 policies Friday, up from 1,379,289 policies a week earlier and 1,370,175 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted on its…
Read More Florida-Backed Citizens Policies Continue ClimbingPhiladelphia Child With Special Needs Receives Dream Trip To Florida Theme Parks
Josiah Vasquez of Philadelphia was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a family trip to Central Florida’s Theme Parks. Josiah lives with the challenges of having Septo-optic dysplasia, Bi-lateral deafness, and severe level 3 autism. “Josiah and my family had an amazing time…
Read More Philadelphia Child With Special Needs Receives Dream Trip To Florida Theme ParksTampa Fire Rescue Battles Blaze At Vacant Home
TAMPA, Fla – Tampa Fire Rescue crews responded to a reported structure fire at a vacant house located on the 8000 Block of N. 13th St. in Tampa at approximately 4:50 am on Tuesday. The first arriving crews found a single story residential structure that…
Read More Tampa Fire Rescue Battles Blaze At Vacant HomeSarasota Man Convicted In Video Voyeurism Case
SARASOTA, Fla. – A Sarasota man has been convicted on two counts of video voyeurism, according to Sarasota Police Department. Investigators say Kirk Groome, 58, Sarasota, was arrested by Sarasota Police in December 2022 following a report of video voyeurism. Detectives learned through evidence uncovered…
Read More Sarasota Man Convicted In Video Voyeurism Case90s Con To Bring 90210 Cast, Other Celebrities To Tampa Convention Center
TAMPA, Fla – It’s being called the “raddest celebration this side of the millennium.” 90s Con will give guests a chance to relive the nostalgia of the 90s when it comes to the Tampa Convention Center September 15-17, 2023. An estimated 15,000 people are expected…
Read More 90s Con To Bring 90210 Cast, Other Celebrities To Tampa Convention CenterDeputies Conducting Death Investigation In Hospital Parking Lot In Brooksville
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are conducting a Death Investigation in the northern portion of the parking lot at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville. The scene is contained and there is no threat to the community, deputies say. This is a…
Read More Deputies Conducting Death Investigation In Hospital Parking Lot In BrooksvilleLane Closure On East Busch Boulevard Between North 14th Street And North 16th Street
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9am today, the outside westbound lane on East Busch Boulevard will be closed between North 14th Street and North 16th Street while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Barricades and signs will be located in…
Read More Lane Closure On East Busch Boulevard Between North 14th Street And North 16th StreetFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Cabinet To Take Up Land Issues
After canceling a scheduled in-person meeting last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet will meet by phone next week, according to an agenda posted on the Cabinet website. The Sept. 18 meeting will be the fourth this year — and second by phone —…
Read More Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Cabinet To Take Up Land IssuesDaytime Traffic Stops Planned For US 98 Bypass In Dade City
DADE CITY, Fla. – Lane closures with periodic flagging and brief traffic stops are scheduled for several areas of the US 98 Bypass between 7th Street S and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 12 through Thursday, September…
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