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LAKELAND, Fla. – On Tuesday, at approximately 6:30 am, Lakeland Police were called to investigate a shooting that took place near the 1500 block of Fairbanks Street. Upon arrival, they found an adult male with gunshot wounds. He was transported to Lakeland Regional Health for…
Read More Lakeland Police Make Arrest in Early Tuesday Morning Homicide
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit have arrested a St. Petersburg man for Possession of Child Pornography. Detectives began their investigation on February 25, 2020, after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC),…
Read More 63-Year-Old St. Pete Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Starting Feb. 3, Publix Pharmacy will once again open appointments for eligible individuals to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at select Florida locations. The announcement comes in collaboration with the state of Florida and includes the addition of Nassau, Pasco, and Pinellas counties to the…
Read More 325 Florida Publix Pharmacies to Receive the Next Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine
A former Dublin, Ohio, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research, identification and treatment of a range of pediatric medical conditions. Li Chen, 47, also conspired to commit wire…
Read More U.S. Hospital Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets, Sell Them in China
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – On January 20, 2021, an armed robbery occurred at the Hillside Trace Apartment complex in Dade City. As a result of the investigation, detectives with the Dade City Police Department have obtained an arrest warrant for Samuel Lee Marshall and Isaiah…
Read More $5,000 REWARD For Dade City Armed Robbery Suspects
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a murder suspect. On Monday, January 11, 2021, deputies obtained an arrest warrant for Claude Brooks, 33, following a year-long investigation surrounding the death of a child. On December…
Read More Sheriff Seeks Tampa Man In Death of a Child, Needs Your Help
SPRING HILL, Fla. – On Saturday 01-30-2021 at 3:30 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Spring Hill residence on Colchester Avenue in reference to a vehicle burglary that had just occurred. A witness said he observed two unidentified individuals enter an unlocked vehicle…
Read More Spring Hill Teens Arrested Burglarizing Vehicles
TAMPA, Fla. – Nothing about the 2021 Super Bowl will be business-as-usual, but that offers opportunity for doing things that have never been done before, especially as all eyes focus on the Tampa Bay area. Local radio station WWBA AM 820/FM 98.3/ FM 96.7, owned…
Read More Local Pre-Game Broadcast Goes Global from Live Stage at Sparkman Wharf
On Tuesday, the Trump legal team released the response to the Articles of Impeachement. “The 45th President of the United States, Donald John Trump, through hiscounsel Bruce L. Castor, Jr., and David Schoen hereby responds to the Article of Impeachment lodged against him by the…
Read More Trump Legal Team Releases Answer to Article I Impeachment
RIVERVIEW, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a teen who shot into an occupied vehicle in Riverview. On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., deputies responded to the Circle K, located at 11606 Balm Riverview Road, where Jerome James…
Read More 19-Year-Old Shoots Into a Truck With Children Inside, Sought By Deputies