POLK COUNTY, Fla. – On Tuesday, undercover detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit arrested two local men for lewd activity at two public county parks. 74-year-old Guy Wellington Rindge of Lakeland was arrested at Saddle Creek Park after he propositioned an undercover…
Read More Lakeland Man, 74 And Haines City Man, 82 Arrested At County Parks For ‘Lewd Acts’Author: Matt Rife - Local News Desk
DOH-Pasco Working With Pasco Schools To Vaccinate Children 12 And Up
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco) is partnering with Pasco County Schools and Health Heroes to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to Pasco County children age 12 and older. Free vaccinations will also be made available to children’s eligible…
Read More DOH-Pasco Working With Pasco Schools To Vaccinate Children 12 And UpFive People Trapped In SUV After Crash Rescued By Citizens Who Stopped To Help
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – Five people that were stuck in a crashed SUV early Wednesday morning, were rescued by citizens that stopped to help. On Wednesday, at approximately 5:23 AM, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash located at 49th St N and 91st Ave. It…
Read More Five People Trapped In SUV After Crash Rescued By Citizens Who Stopped To HelpTwo 16-Year-Old High School Kids Arrested In Bartow Ambush And Murder Of Taigur Taguri
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – PCSO Homicide detectives have arrested two 16-year-old suspects in the homicide of 17-year-old Taigur Taguri – both suspects have been charged with first degree murder, along with other felonies. At least two other suspects are still at large. Based upon interviews…
Read More Two 16-Year-Old High School Kids Arrested In Bartow Ambush And Murder Of Taigur TaguriReef-Wide Outplanting Of Corals Susceptible To Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Begins
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and our coral reef restoration partners announce the recent successful outplanting of 1,152 coral colonies along Florida’s Coral Reef as part of the largest coordinated experimental outplanting effort in Florida…
Read More Reef-Wide Outplanting Of Corals Susceptible To Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease BeginsTampa Woman Wins $1,000,000, Going To Purchase Her Dream Home
TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announces that Wanda Brana, 55, of Tampa, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $760,000.00. Brana expressed…
Read More Tampa Woman Wins $1,000,000, Going To Purchase Her Dream HomeLightning Close Out Carolina, WIll Face Bruins Or Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning closed out the Carolina Hurricanes In Tuesday’s Game 5, winning 2-0 and silencing a raucous crowd in Raleigh. The Lightning became the second team to advance to the semi-finals after Montreal finished its sweep of Winnipeg on Monday.…
Read More Lightning Close Out Carolina, WIll Face Bruins Or IslandersI-275 South Reopens After 22-Year-Old Man Found Shot In His Car
TAMPA, Fla. – Late Tuesday night, Tampa Police responded to what was originally reported as a vehicle crashing into the guardrail in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275. Officers arrived to find a 2015 blue Dodge with multiple bullet holes resting against the center concrete…
Read More I-275 South Reopens After 22-Year-Old Man Found Shot In His CarFederal Jury Convicts Brandon Man Of Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting In Death
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury has found Christopher A. Defilippis, 43, Brandon, guilty of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Due to his prior felony drug convictions, Defilippis faces a mandatory sentence of life in federal…
Read More Federal Jury Convicts Brandon Man Of Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting In Death‘Boom By The Bay’ Is Back, City Of Tampa Announces 4th Of July Celebration
TAMPA, Fla. – The City of Tampa is celebrating Independence Day with a bang this year with the return of Boom by the Bay! Mayor Jane Castor first sparked the tradition of Boom by the Bay in 2019 to create a festive atmosphere where neighbors…
Read More ‘Boom By The Bay’ Is Back, City Of Tampa Announces 4th Of July Celebration