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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Former Hillsborough County Sheriff Cal Henderson has passed away at 77. Sheriff Henderson began his law enforcement career in 1965 with the Tampa Police Department, in 1967 joined the United States Border Patrol, and then served with the Central Intelligence Agency…
Read More Former Hillsborough County Sheriff Cal Henderson Passes Away At 77
Steven Hall One of the early members of the show “Bad Girls Club” died from a mix of booze and drugs, according to a death certificate first obtained by TMZ Friday. Whitney Collings died from acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, cocaine, alcohol…
Read More REPORT: ‘Bad Girls Club’ Actress Died From Cocktail Of Drugs, Alcohol
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – Debra Buschman settled into a chair in the studio of WTAN radio in Clearwater, glanced at the microphone mounted on the end of a bifold metal stalk and shrouded in a black, foam rubber pop filter, and settled her notes on…
Read More David, In The Form Of A Republican Neophyte, Takes On A Democratic Goliath
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), after consultation with its partners, has temporarily made snook, redfish, and spotted seatrout catch-and-release only in Tampa Bay. This is due to recent impacts from red tide beginning today, July 16th, and continuing through September 16th. This…
Read More New Snook, Redfish And Spotted Seatrout Catch-And-Release Measures For Tampa Bay
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man following a fatal crash early Friday morning. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on July 16, 2021, a blue Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Taylor Silva, 21, was traveling eastbound on Bearss Avenue East approaching…
Read More 21-Year-Old Man Facing DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Friday Morning Crash
TAMPA, FL – John Mayer has announced his ‘Sob Rock’ Tour 2022 will make a stop at Tampa’s AMALIE Arena on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. In album news, Sob Rock, the eighth studio album from the GRAMMY Award-winning artist, guitarist and producer…
Read More John Mayer Coming To Tampa, ‘Sob Rock’ Tour 2022
TAMPA, FL. – One person was rescued from an elevator on Friday morning after a water leak in a Tampa Apartment building flooded a portion of the structure. According to investigators, Tampa Fire Rescue received a call at 3:30 a.m. Friday morning reporting a general…
Read More One Person Rescued From Elevator After Tampa Fire Responds To Alarm At Element Apartments
Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for Reuters, was killed Friday amid crossfire between the Taliban and Afghan forces. Both Siddiqui and a senior Afghan officer were killed, according to Reuters, as Afghan forces attempted to retake the main market area in Spin Boldak a small…
Read More Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Killed In Crossfire Between Taliban, Afghan Forces
Florida man has really done it this time, stealing a small alligator from Congo River Golf and then caught by police abusing the little crocodilian. Police say that William “Bubba” Hodge, 32, was seen carrying an alligator down A1A Thursday night. Hodge was arrested after…
Read More Florida Man “Bubba” Steals Alligator From Mini-Golf, Slams It To The Ground
After more than six months of suspended service to Tampa International Airport’s largest international destination, nonstop flights to Canada will return on July 17 with the resumption of service to Toronto aboard Air Canada. Air Canada last offered limited seasonal flights from Toronto between October 2020 and January…
Read More First Canadian Flights Resume At Tampa International Airport