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ST. LEO. Fla.- Saint Leo University recorded it’s annual Fall Faculty Music Recital this semester to share with the public. The recital is roughly an hour in duration. People can take in the entire recital in a single viewing, view it repeated times, or decide…
Read More Saint Leo University Makes New Faculty Music Recital Available on YouTube
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Meeting scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in the West Pasco Government Center Boardroom, will be held online and broadcast live. Public Hearings will start promptly at 1:30 p.m. and 5:15…
Read More Sept. 21 Pasco BCC Meeting will be Held in Hybrid Virtual Format
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man following a carjacking earlier this morning involving a HART driver, in Ruskin Florida. At approximately 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, HCSO received a 911 call from the complainant, a HART driver, who indicated they…
Read More Superman Arrested for Carjacking Public Transportation Van Wednesday
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking public feedback from all interested parties on draft rules related to high-risk nonnative reptiles. Invasive species management is a high priority for the FWC because these animals negatively impact native fish and…
Read More FWC Seeking Feedback on Draft Invasive Species Rules
NASHVILLE, TN—The FBI Memphis Field Office—Nashville Resident Agency is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown female believed to be related to the “Felony Lane Gang” (FLG), a group of organized burglary and identity theft rings originating in South Florida and operating in multiple…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: FBI Seeking Public’s Assistance to Identify ‘Felony Lane’ Gang Suspect
TAMPA, Fla. – This past weekend,Tampa Police Officers responded to Club 1828 where multiple shots were heard inside the business. While investigating, shots were fired from a vehicle at officers and security guards outside the club, as the driver traveled north on 40th St.towards Hillsborough…
Read More Tampa PD Release Body Cam Footage of The Club 1828 Shooting
TAMPA, Fla. – A crowd of several dozen people marched through SOHO on the roadway and periodically blocked traffic on the road. A driver in a Jeep attempted to go around the crowd on the sidewalk and was blocked by the group and another person…
Read More Tampa Police Release SOHO Protest VIDEO Crash, Mugshots of Arrested
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Superintendent Himmel recently requested and received approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services Office to allow the Citrus County School District to operate under the Summer Food Service Program through December 18, 2020. Under the Summer Food…
Read More Citrus County Announces FREE School Meals extended through December
LUTZ, Fla. – Alexandra Merrick was shocked to discover her 27-month-old child was bitten “approximately 17 times,” according to a lawsuit she filed against Kiddie Campus University, a daycare located at 111 Myrtle Ridge Road in Lutz, Florida. According to the suit, several daycare employees…
Read More Mother Alleges Child Bitten 17-Times in One Incident at Popular Daycare
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Continuing to defend her life and innocence after the 1997 disappearance and 2002 declared death of her husband Jack Donald Lewis, Carole Baskins of Tampa, CEO of “Big Cat Rescue,” is fighting back against a Complaint for a Pure Bill of…
Read More Attorney for “Tiger King” Carole Baskin Rebuffs Step-daughters, Blasts Inaccurate Reporting