WINTER HAVEN, FL. – Winter Haven Public Safety and The City of Winter Haven is proud to announce the promotion of Fire Marshal Joseph “Sonny” Emery, Jr. to Chief of the Winter Haven Fire Department effective January 10, 2022. Chief Emery started his career in…
Read More City Of Winter Haven Announces New Fire Chief
TAMPA, FL. – Joseph Obregon is wanted for a traffic crash on Sligh Avenue that killed a couple on December 5, 2017. Obregon was initially arrested at the scene after allegedly racing his Dodge Ram pickup against another pickup before crashing into the victim’s Toyota Rav4.…
Read More U.S. Marshals Searching For Tampa Florida Fugitive Joseph Obregon, Reward $5,000
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Beginning Jan. 31, residents living in unincorporated Hillsborough County may have new service days for trash, recycling, and yard waste collections. Residents in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Tampa Palms, Hunter’s Green, and New Tampa will be mailed postcards that detail the new days for their trash,…
Read More Changes Coming To Trash Collection Days For Hillsborough County Solid Waste Customers
Chronic wasting disease or CWD was recently detected in a hunter-harvested deer in northwestern Alabama, making it the 28th state where CWD has been documented. It’s the first time CWD has been detected in a state that borders Florida. CWD, which is a brain and…
Read More Florida FWC: Chronic Waste Disease Detected In Alabama
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the arrest and charge of 10 men from Atlanta, Georgia for the unlawful use of a monofilament entanglement net (gill net) for the take of several species of fish and sharks at the Skyway Bridge North…
Read More 10 Georgia Men Arrested For Poaching 500lbs Of Sharks And Fish In Florida
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Setting prescribed fires in controlled settings can reduce the risk of wildfires burning out of control, as many Floridians witnessed during the state’s wildfire emergency in 2017. That’s why the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be conducting prescribed burns…
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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – A mother and her six-month-old son died Monday morning after a four-vehicle crash on US-19 in Spring Hill, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the adult victim is a 35-year-old Weeki Wachee woman. All lanes of US-19 remain closed…
Read More Weeki Wachee Mom And 6-Month Old Son Killed In Spring Hill Crash
SPRING HILL, FL. – Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating a fatal crash at US-19 at Berkeley Manor Boulevard. Motorists should expect delays and seek other travel routes. Hernando County Sheriff said in a release that traffic from Commerical Way into Berkeley Manor is blocked…
Read More Traffic Alert: FHP, Sheriff Investigating Fatal Hernando County Crash, US-19 At Berkeley Manor Boulevard
CLEARWATER, FL. – The Lovin’ Feelin’ is Back – and so are The Righteous Brothers as they return to Clearwater after their last sold-out Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre concerts in 2019 & 2020. With a string of #1 classics, including the most played song in…
Read More The Righteous Brothers In Clearwater Jan 21-22, Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 9 a.m. today, the outside eastbound lane of W Gandy Blvd will be closed between S Renellie Drive and S Trask Street while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the…
Read More Lane Closure On W Gandy Blvd Between S Renellie Drive And S Trask Street