TAMPA, Fla. – Today, Tampa’s Parks & Recreation Department in partnership with Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation, kick-off their 13th annual youth baseball clinic. The Tampa Baseball Clinic is a free three-day program that teaches participants baseball fundamentals and meaningful life lessons. The clinic is…
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The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 1.2 million policies and continues to see a flood of new customers. Citizens had 1,203,840 policies as of Friday, an increase of 6,481 policies from a week earlier and up 14,735 policies from two weeks earlier, according…
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TAMPA, Fla. – A boy was hospitalized following a shooting in Tampa on Tuesday. According to the Tampa Police Department, just after 4 a.m., officers responded to a neighborhood along Del Ray Court, located just south of E. Busch Blvd. near the city limits of…
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TAMPA, Fla; – The Tampa Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance locating a missing, endangered man. A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for Daniel Hatfield, 45. Hatfield was last seen walking northbound in the area of North Boulevard toward Sligh Avenue just before…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Chief Anthony Holloway convened a Command Review Board on March 10, 2023, to review the officer-involved shooting on November 27, 2022. The Office of Professional Standards concluded an investigation into whether Officer Jace Morrow had violated any Police Department policies and…
Read More St. Petersburg Police Officer Cleared In November Shooting While Investigating Crash
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Tips are sought to find the person responsible for injuries to a female dog abandoned in Lithia. According to investigators, on February 24, 2023, a brown and white mixed breed female dog was found abandoned in a wooded area near Old…
Read More Reward Offered After Dog Found In Lithia With Electrical Wire, Zip Ties Embedded In Its Neck
LAKELAND, Fla – Several car burglaries occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 12th, in the area of Shepherd Road and Lunn Road near Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office obtained security video that showed three suspects who appear to be male juveniles…
Read More Deputies Investigating Multiple Car Burglaries In Lakeland Over The Weekend
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 22-year-old Lakeland woman has died in a crash that happened on Sunday around 8:30 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the SUV was traveling southbound on the I-275 exit ramp to 28th Street when the woman failed to negotiate a…
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TAMPA, Fla. – Florida gas prices increased last week, as was projected in AAA’s Gas Price Brief. On Sunday, drivers paid an average price of $3.31 per gallon. That’s 9 cents more than last week, according to AAA. The state average rose 11 cents in total,…
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County will soon open a huge new sports complex in Apollo Beach and wants to know what kind of organized sports residents would like available there. The Waterset Sports Complex features four synthetic turf athletic fields, making it home to…
Read More Hillsborough Surveying Residents About Waterset Sports Complex In Apollo Beach