LAKELAND, Fla. – The Lakeland Police Department is investigating a deadly hit-and-run that happened early Sunday. According to investigators, at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Bartow Road for a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist. Upon arriving, officers…
Read More Man On Bicycle Killed In Lakeland Hit-And-Run, Vehicle Located At Winter Haven Residence
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Polk Sheriff Grady Judd briefed the media and public this afternoon, Monday, at 1:00 pm regarding the arrests of twelve people in a family-run drug trafficking operation in Winter Haven. Nearly $140,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized, as well as…
Read More 12 Arrested In Polk County Sheriff’s “Operation Family Affair” Drug Operation In Winter Haven
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Tampa Police Department worked in unison over the weekend to combat illegal street racing. “The joint effort, “Operation Silent Knights,” focused on those who make public streets their race track and endanger the…
Read More Video: 15 Arrested In Tampa ‘Operation Silent Knights’ Illegal Street Racing Operation
TAMPA, Fla. – The City of Tampa is excited to welcome Javier Marin as its new Director of Economic Opportunity. Serving within the Development and Economic Opportunity portfolio, led by Administrator Nicole Travis, the Director of Economic Opportunity is responsible for ensuring all stakeholders benefit…
Read More City Of Tampa Welcomes New Director Of Economic Opportunity
SARASOTA, Fla. – The 38th annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix is July 1 – July 2, 2023, at Lido Beach in the City of Sarasota. Bayfront Fireworks Spectacular will be held Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at the Sarasota Bayfront Park, 1 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, at…
Read More Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix And Bayfront Fireworks Safety Reminders And Closures
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, the inside southbound lane of South Armenia Avenue will be closed between West Kennedy Boulevard and West Cleveland Street while the Tampa Water Department returns to complete additional repairs following earlier work on the water distribution system.…
Read More Lane Closure On South Armenia Ave Between West Kennedy Blvd. And West Cleveland St
Floridians will travel in record numbers for the 4th of July holiday. AAA forecasts more than 2.8 million Floridians will take at least one trip of 50 miles or more, between Friday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 4. That’s 87,000 more holiday travelers than the…
Read More Floridians To Travel In Record Numbers For 4th Of July
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Jenny Bucaro has been located and is safe, according to Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Jenny Bucaro, a missing/runaway 14-year-old girl. Deputies say Bucaro is 5 ft., around 120 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes and…
Read More Missing-Runaway 14-Year-Old Jenny Bucaro Located Safe
SARASOTA, Fla. – A boat explosion near Longboat Key sent six people into the water around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, according to police. Authorities say multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the FWC, the USCG, and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue,…
Read More Six Transported To The Hospital After Boat Exploded Near Longboat Key
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attended the memorial ceremony marking the two-year anniversary of the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium and gave remarks alongside the families that lost loved ones on that day. “Two years after we lost 98 precious lives in the tragic…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Attends Memorial Ceremony On 2-Year Anniversary Of Condo Collapse