June 30, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla.- This accident is cleared. Interstate 75 northbound is closed past the I-4 interchange. A jackknifed truck is in the middle northbound lanes. The southbound Lanes of I-75 are open with heavy traffic. We will update the story…
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Calls for Tampa Mayor Castor and Chief Dugan to Resign, Heat Up
June 30, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – After last weekend’s Hyde Park protest, turned into a second protest at the Orient Road Jail, the hashtag #dumpdugan has picked up steam on Twitter with more people calling on Tampa Mayor Jane Castor to force…
Read More Calls for Tampa Mayor Castor and Chief Dugan to Resign, Heat UpPasco BOCC Meeting Live Now
June 30, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY – Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the June 30, 2020, Board of County Commissioners(BCC) Meeting is being held online and broadcast live. *The meeting is being conducted virtually to reduce the risk to residents, elected officials and…
Read More Pasco BOCC Meeting Live NowPasco County Utilities Welcomes New Customers with Acquisition
June 30, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, FL —- The much-anticipated acquisition of the FGUA/Pasco Aqua Utility System by Pasco County Utilities (PCU) begins Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in the Jasmine Lakes, Palm Terrace Gardens, and Zephyr Shores communities. PCU team members are pleased…
Read More Pasco County Utilities Welcomes New Customers with AcquisitionPasco County Special Needs Disaster Registry and Information Video
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report WESLEY CHAPEL Fla. – Should you go to a Special Needs Shelter during a disaster? The video below helps define who may qualify as special needs (and who may not), what to bring to a Pasco Special Needs shelter,…
Read More Pasco County Special Needs Disaster Registry and Information VideoHillsborough County EPG Changes Mask Order, Kids Under 8 Exempt
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group met Monday via webcam, to discuss issues with the mask mandate, and make changes to that mandate. During Monday’s EPG meeting, the age of those required to wear a mask while…
Read More Hillsborough County EPG Changes Mask Order, Kids Under 8 ExemptHumane Society of Tampa Bay’s Animal Hospital Closes Temporarily Due to COVID-19
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – The Humane Society of Tampa Bay’s animal hospital will be closing temporarily due to the spikes in COVID-19. The shelter says the animal hospital will be closed from June 30 to July 13 and return to…
Read More Humane Society of Tampa Bay’s Animal Hospital Closes Temporarily Due to COVID-19Hillsborough Emergency Planning Group Meeting LIVE
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – Hillsborough Emergency Planning Group Meeting for Monday June 29 2020, is live and you can watch the meeting below. The EPG is expected to discuss the mask mandate and the effect on local businesses. Publishers note: While…
Read More Hillsborough Emergency Planning Group Meeting LIVESun Radio 96.3 Interviews The Free Press in Sun City Center
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report SUN CITY CENTER Fla. – Connecting with Kim, a radio program on 96.3 FM that airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week at 3:30 PM, sat down with the Publisher of The Free Press – Brian Burns, to discuss…
Read More Sun Radio 96.3 Interviews The Free Press in Sun City CenterGovernor DeSantis Calls Out the Younger Crowd for COVID-19 Spikes
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – During a press conference on Sunday, Governor DeSantis told reporters that the younger crowd is partially to blame for Florida’s COVID -19 spikes. Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference Sunday, “If you look at…
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