An off-duty sheriff’s deputy jumped into action on Wednesday when a woman at Texas Roadhouse began choking. Officials say Deputy C. Morito, with Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, was preparing to leave Texas Roadhouse after eating dinner with his family, when he noticed a woman who…
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Kick-Off The New Year With The Outback Bowl Parade In Ybor City
TAMPA, FL. – Get ready for the Outback Bowl Parade in Historic Ybor City to kick off New Year’s Eve! This parade starts Friday, Dec. 31 at 5:30 p.m. and is the big celebration leading up to the Outback Bowl, which will be played at Raymond…
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The POWERBALL® jackpot that rolled for the last three months of 2021 will carry over into the New Year! The jackpot now stands at an estimated $483 million ($347.7 million cash value) for the Saturday, Jan. 1 drawing. This will be Powerball’s first drawing on…
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TEMPLE TERRACE, FL. – Effective immediately, face coverings are required for staff and visitors to enter all City facilities, including City Hall, Omar K. Lightfoot Center, the Temple Terrace Public Library, and the Family Recreation Complex. As cases of COVID, especially the Omicron variant, are…
Read More City Of Temple Terrace Reinstates Mask Requirement For All City FacilitiesFlorida Cold Case: Three Cases, Four Faces, Reward Offered In These Unsolved Murders
A cold case is any criminal investigation by a law enforcement agency that has not been solved for (generally) at least one year and, as a result, has been closed from further regular investigations. The three cases featured below today, are out of Alachua County, Florida, from…
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POLK COUNTY, FL. – 28-year old Raheim Jamaar Johnson (AKA “City) was arrested yesterday in a burglary that took place in a Lakeland home right before Christmas. After he was taken into custody, Johnson made spontaneous statements that he should be taken to the Hillsborough…
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Today, the FBI released detailed data on nearly 8.9 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2020. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest report, NIBRS, 2020, presents data about 23 offense categories comprised of 52 offenses. It also presents arrest data for…
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Thomas Catenacci A weather station in Kodiak, Alaska, recorded the state’s highest December temperature ever when it clocked in at 67 degrees Fahrenheit on Dec. 26. “The temperature at the Kodiak Harbor NOAA tide gauge briefly reached into the 60s again on Monday afternoon and…
Read More ‘Unprecedented Warmth’: Alaska Records Highest December Temperature EverHillsborough County COVID-19 State Of Local Emergency Extended Through Jan. 6
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Hillsborough County’s state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for another seven-day period. Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an extension of the declaration under authority authorized by the County’s Emergency Management Ordinance…
Read More Hillsborough County COVID-19 State Of Local Emergency Extended Through Jan. 6Many US Shoppers Racked Up Debt This Holiday Season
Harry Wilmerding Many U.S. consumers racked up debt this holiday season, and most of them won’t be able to pay it off immediately, according to a report published Wednesday. Around 36% of consumers went into debt, spending on presents, plane tickets and decorations, owing an…
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