POLK COUNTY, Fla. – An illegal immigrant has been charged in a deadly crash that happened on Tuesday and claimed the life of two people in Polk County, Florida. On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 24-year-old Elmer Bryan Giron-Canil of…
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The Protect the Panther License Plate will soon have a new design featuring a stunning photograph taken by photographer Carlton Ward in 2018 of a now-famous female and her kitten. The adult female panther pictured on the plate is well known because she is the…
Read More New Florida Panther License Plate Features Famous Female And Her Kitten
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s Office’s Economic Crimes Unit recently conducted an unlicensed contractor operation in which businesses and individuals were found to be conducting contractor work without the proper licensing. “This crime is dangerous, placing citizens at potential risk for poor quality work…
Read More Pasco Sheriff’s Office’s Economic Crimes Unit Operation Finds 18 Unlicensed Contractors
LARGO, Fla. – Elite DNA Behavioral Health, a comprehensive behavioral and mental health service provider, is expanding its services with the opening of a new center in Largo. The practice will offer in-person and virtual mental and behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults,…
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Workshop Tuesday, May 16, 2023, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the West Pasco Government Center Boardroom, will be streamed online and broadcast live on Pasco Television. Elected officials and administrators from Pasco County Government…
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Dozens of bills from the 2023 legislative session landed on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk Tuesday, including controversial measures about immigration and state oversight of Walt Disney World’s monorail system. DeSantis formally received 41 bills from the Legislature, according to his office. They included an immigration…
Read More Immigration, Disney Monorail Bills Go To Florida Gov. DeSantis
PLANT CITY, Fla. – On May 9, 2023, at approximately 6:15 a.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to a road rage incident on Hwy 301 S and Big Bend Rd., resulting in the arrest of Plant City Fire Rescue Driver/EMT Daniel Santiago Varela. During…
Read More Plant City Fire Rescue Employee Arrested After Assault
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners took another big step toward creating more local housing choices with the approval Tuesday of $12.51 million in County funds to support four developments in Lealman, Ridgecrest and St. Petersburg, totaling 307 new units.…
Read More Pinellas County Commissioners Approve Additional Affordable Housing Projects
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police responded to the report of gunshots heard in the 3700 block of N. Tampa St. just after 9:00 AM Tuesday. Officers arrived to find a deceased adult white male in his 30s who had succumbed to a gunshot wound. The…
Read More One Man Shot And Killed On N. Tampa Street Tuesday
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Judd briefed the media on a double-fatal crash on SR 60 in Mulberry. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash happened at around 5:41 a.m. and involved two vehicles. “We had a Bartow High School senior, who was…
Read More 2 Dead, 18-Year-Old Bartow High School Senior Flown To Tampa After Mulberry Crash