By Blake Farmer As the speed of covid vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it’s more than just a handful at the end of the day because of a few appointment cancellations. Health officials are trying to rein in…
Read More Accidentally Trashed, Thawed or Expired: Reports of COVID Vaccine Spoilage
LAKELAND, Fla. – On Sunday, March 7, 2021, at 6:25 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department (LPD) received a call requesting officers to respond to the 5400 block of Quarry Rock Road, related to a disturbance involving a man with a gun. Three uniform patrol officers…
Read More 37-Year-Old Lakeland Woman Dies From Early Morning Shooting
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management has successfully spawned Florida largemouth bass out of season for the twelfth year in a row at Richloam Fish Hatchery in Webster. This practice allows biologists to produce twice as many largemouth…
Read More Florida FWC Celebrates 12 Years Of Out-Of-Season Largemouth Bass Spawning
PLANT CITY, Fla. – Polk County deputies arrested 38-year-old Joshua Kiper of Plant City during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 6, 2021, for DUI after conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle he was driving. A deputy who observed the white Toyota van…
Read More Florida Boarding School Soccer Coach for DUI in Polk County
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Lakeland Police Department is currently investigating an officer-involved shooting, at a townhome complex, that happened Sunday morning. Chief Ruben Garcia said that an officer with the Lakeland Police Department shot and killed a man after witnessing him shoot a woman in…
Read More One Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting Sunday at Lakeland Cobblestone Landing
The Florida Lottery announced that Rickey Casey, 60, of Cape Coral, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Fort Myers District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a…
Read More Florida Walmart Shopper Wins $1,000,000 From Scratch Off
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco County Fire Rescue is on the scene of a home fire in the 17000 Blk of Normandeau St in Spring Hill. Firefighters located a deceased individual while searching the home. One dog was also pulled from the home and survived.…
Read More BREAKING: One Dead in Spring Hill Fire, Family Dog Saved
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County will open a COVID-19 vaccine point of dispensing (POD) for health care workers starting on Monday, March 8. The POD will operate by appointment only for health care workers who live or work in Pinellas County. Appointments can be…
Read More COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic For Pinellas Healthcare Workers Opens Monday
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking for the public’s help in stopping the spread of the invasive zebra mussel. This species might cause devastating impacts to Florida’s ecology and economy, and has recently been discovered in a Florida pet store and…
Read More Florida FWC Asks Public to Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Zebra Mussels
LAND O’ Lakes, Fla. – As part of the Bell Lake Road Reconstruction Project, Bell Lake Road will be temporarily closed from Lake Padgett Drive to Peninsular Drive beginning Wednesday, March 10, at 5 p.m. through Monday, March 22, at 7 a.m. This project is…
Read More Land O’ Lakes Bell Lake Road Detour Scheduled to Begin March 10