TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A Tarpon Springs Middle School teacher has been arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on charges of transmission of harmful material to a minor. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, police say 31-year-old Stephan Badertscher was communicating via social media…
Read More Tarpon Springs Middle School Teacher Arrested After Sending Explicit Video To 15-Year-Old Student
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an attempted murder that occurred at the South County Jail in unincorporated Frostproof on Thursday, May 13th. The male victim of the attempted murder is at an area hospital in critical condition…
Read More Attempted Murder Investigation Underway At The Polk County Jail
TAMPA, Fla. – In an effort to make it more convenient for parents to get their eligible children vaccinated, the City of Tampa will be hosting COVID-19 vaccine pop-ups at several of its Parks and Recreation facilities this summer. Parents who have young teens participating…
Read More Tampa Hosts Teen-Friendly’ Vaccine Pop-Ups to Boost Summer Camp Safety
Gag grouper will open for recreational harvest in most state Gulf of Mexico waters and all federal Gulf waters June 1, and will remain open through Dec. 31. Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor and Jefferson counties opened April 1 and will remain open through June 30. These…
Read More Florida Gag Grouper Season Starts June 1 In Most Gulf State Waters
TAMPA, Fla. – In celebration of National Bike Month, the City of Tampa is co-sponsoring an Open Streets event hosted by onbikes that will close Bayshore Blvd to vehicular traffic from Swann Ave to Bay to Bay Blvd on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 3…
Read More City of Tampa Co-Sponsors Onbikes Open Streets Event on Bayshore on Saturday, May 22nd
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – One man was killed in St. Pete when he was struck by a pickup truck Thursday night. According to police, shortly after 10 p.m., a 2003 Ford F150, driven by Timothy L. Brill, 55, was in the southbound curb lane of…
Read More 55-Year-Old Man Killed When Struck By A Pickup Truck In St. Pete Thursday Night
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit program which provides a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to…
Read More Citrus County: FCC Helps Households Connect During The Pandemic
TAMPA, FL. – Thousands of Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles were sent from ZooTampa to Puerto Rico yesterday, with the goal of restoring the critically endangered amphibian on their native island. The Puerto Rican crested toad, the island’s only native toad species, once flourished on the…
Read More ‘Special Delivery’ From Tampa To Puerto Rico, ZooTampa’s Race to Save a Species From Extinction
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two teens, 17 and 18, on Wednesday, after the two drove around a park shooting at children with a pellet gun. Jordan Hawes, 18, and Terrell Covington, 17, both from Lakeland, were charged with three…
Read More ‘Clearly, It Wasn’t Fun’ Two Lakeland Teens Arrested Shooting Kids At A Ball Park With A Pellet Gun
Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman recognized several employees for their extraordinary dedication to duty Thursday during a ceremony. Corrections Deputy Teima Henderson received the Life Saving Award for her efforts to save an inmate. On February 22, 2021, Deputy Henderson was working in…
Read More Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman Hosts Awards Ceremony