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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday shortened the recommended isolation time for people infected with COVID-19 from 10 days to five if they are asymptomatic. CDC says the updated guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus…
Read More CDC Cuts Recommended Quarantine Time For COVID Infections
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Jonathan Villalobos, a missing/runaway 17-year-old. According to deputies, Villalobos was last seen in the area of River Rd. in Dade City at approx. 11 a.m. on Dec. 26. Villalobos is 5’02”, approx. 150 lbs.…
Read More Pasco Sheriff Seeking Help Locating Missing 17-Year-Old
TAMPA, FL. – A Tampa Police Corporal was placed on leave after being arrested for Battery last week. Corporal John Simpkins has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest from a domestic-related incident that occurred while off duty on Dec. 23, 2021. Simpkins has…
Read More Tampa Police Corporal On Leave After Domestic Battery Arrest
LARGO, FL. – One person was killed in an overnight motorcycle crash in Largo. On Monday at around 9:20 pm, Largo Police Department was dispatched to a single vehicle motorcycle crash in the area of Ridge Rd SW and 9th Ave SW. Police say that…
Read More One Dead In Largo Motorcycle Crash Overnight, Police Investigating
POLK COUNTY, FL. – Three people were killed and three airlifted to the hospital in a crash that happened on Lake Hatchineha Road at the cross street of Watkins Road, east of Haines City. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Investigators and Crime Scene…
Read More 3 Dead, 3 Airlifted In Polk County Crash Monday
Attorney General Ashley Moody today issued a Consumer Alert warning Floridians of the rise in robotexts. Robotexts have existed for a while, but with Americans on track to receive 86 million automated text messages this year Robotexts are now more prevalent than robocalls. Americans are projected…
Read More Consumer Alert: Florida AG Moody Warns Of Robotexts, Scam Messaging
Ailan Evans A 15-year-old boy reportedly died after falling overboard from a cruise ship heading back to Miami last week. A “Man Overboard” alarm was reportedly sounded at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening aboard the MSC Seashore cruise ship as it headed back to Miami after…
Read More Passenger Reaction On Video As 15-Year-Old Boys Falls Overboard Florida Bound Cruise Ship
A 43-year-old Florida man made his first appearance in Fort Lauderdale federal magistrate court on Thursday to face a charge that he used the U.S. mail system to solicit, plan, and pay for the murder of his former girlfriend’s new love interest. According to the…
Read More “Eliminated” Florida Man Attempts To Hire Hitman To Kill Ex-Girlfriend’s New Man By Mailing Letter
A woman was charged with killing her boyfriend with a sword on Christmas Eve, the Associated Press reported. Brittany Wilson, 32, was found in her Missouri home she shared with her boyfriend covered in blood and with a sword lying in the front yard, the…
Read More Woman Who Killed Her Boyfriend On Christmas Eve With A Sword Smiles During Mugshot
A massive snowstorm hit Northern California and Nevada over the Christmas weekend, causing road closures and car accidents, multiple sources reported. Three people were injured during a 20-car accident near Reno, Nevada, on Interstate 395, authorities said, according to The Wall Street Journal. Also, a 70-mile stretch…
Read More Snowstorm Causes Road Closures And Accidents Up And Down West Coast