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A man who works for J & B Electric, Inc., based in Pennsylvania went on a killing spree Saturday in Florida. Three people were killed Saturday morning and one is not expected to live after an attack in Davenport, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s…
Read More Pennsylvania Electrical Worker Goes On Florida Killing Spree
The Florida Lottery announces that Omar Hernandez Arias, 52, of Coral Gables, claimed a $1,000 a Week for Life prize in the CASH4LIFE® Draw game from the September 13, 2021, drawing at the Miami District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time,…
Read More Florida Man Wins $1,000 A Week For Life, Chooses $1M Lump-Sum
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – Cleaning rags in a patio storage room ignite a fire in Weeki Wachee on Friday. On Friday, just after 5:00 pm, Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) responded to a reported residential fire in the 6000 block of Patricia PL.…
Read More “Boom In The Patio” Cleaning Rags Ignite Fire In Weeki Wachee Home
A 77-year-old woman was killed on Friday when a front end loader backed over her vehicle according to Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators say, the front end loader, driven by a 26-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling in reverse southbound on 2nd Street Southwest at Avenue…
Read More 77-Year-Old Florida Woman Killed When Front End Loader Reverses Over Her Car
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis called attention to the impacts congressional inaction and dysfunction are beginning to have on all types of transportation projects in Florida. Congress has failed to pass a timely authorization to fund the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), halting federal support for…
Read More “Unacceptable” DeSantis Says Dysfunction In D.C. Impacting Florida Transportation Construction
TAMPA, FL.- Police are investigating two unrelated shootings that happened just smiled apart Friday. Tampa police say they responded to the area of 15th St. and 113th Ave on Friday for a shots heard call. Officers found two victims, a 22 and 23-year-old male, suffering…
Read More One Dead, Four Others Injured In Separate Shootings In Tampa
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night in Brandon. Deputies were called to the 1800 block of Lake Chapman Drive at 9:20 p.m., for reports of a possible shooting. Once on scene, deputies located one…
Read More Overnight Shooting In Brandon Leaves 16-Year-Old Dead
TAMPA, FL. – Tampa Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened Thursday night after a reported fight. Police say on Thursday at 9:12 pm, officers responded to the 8200 block of Klondike St E reference a fight between two male subjects. According to investigators,…
Read More Tampa Police Investigating Deadly Stabbing
TAMPA, FL. – Bucs QB Tom Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick are saying all the right things about one another leading up to Sunday night’s game between the Bucs and Pats at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. “Tom’s had an unbelievable career,” said Belichick.…
Read More More Pressure On Belichick Than Brady?
CLEARWATER, FL. – Starting Monday, Oct. 4, two lanes of southbound traffic along McMullen Booth Road just north of State Road 580 in Clearwater will close to traffic. The city of Clearwater’s contractor will begin the process of repairing the broken sewer pipe along the…
Read More Lane Closures On Southbound McMullen Booth Road Starting Monday