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Clearwater Mobile Home Seriously Damaged In Afternoon Blaze; No Injuries Reported
Clearwater Fire & Rescue
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A mobile home in the Bayside Waters Mobile Home Park suffered serious damage in a fire that broke out [...]
Wastewater Spill in Hillsborough River; Tampa Crews Working On Fix
Hillsborough River (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - Emergency crews from the City of Tampa are actively working to contain and repair a wastewater overflow in [...]
South-Central U.S. Braces For Intensifying Flash Flood Threat Over Memorial Day Weekend
Flooding, Severe Storms Threaten Memorial Day Weekend From Ozarks To Tennessee Valley
AccuWeather meteorologists warn some locations could see clo [...]
Illegal Alien Arrested In Wahneta After Polk County Traffic Stop Turns Violent
Jhonnys Robles Pereira (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - What began as a routine traffic stop for an expired tag in Wahneta escalated into a dramatic enc [...]
Grandmother Shot And Killed In Tampa By Hillsborough Deputy After Domestic Dispute
Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer and State Attorney Suzy Lopez
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is investigating a deputy-i [...]
UPDATE: 400-Acre Brush Fire Contained At Alafia River State Park
Wildfire. Source: TFP File Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) and the Florida Forest Service have successfull [...]
Tampa Horror Crash: Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter In Deadly Red-Light Tragedy
Maldonado Hernandez
TAMPA, Fla. - A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including DUI Manslaughter, following an early morning crash at Bu [...]
Florida On Alert: NOAA Warns Of Strong 2025 Hurricane Season With Up To 5 Major Storms
Hurricane Milton (2024)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season [...]
HCSO Blitz Nets 43 Arrests, Seizes Drugs And Guns In Hillsborough County Crackdown
HCSO Blitz Nets Dozens Of Arrests, Seizes Drugs And Guns In Hillsborough County Crackdown
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sher [...]
Toxic Tantrem: Florida Fishing Captain Jailed And Fined $51K For Poisoning, Shooting Dolphins
Dolphin Diving (File)
A charter and commercial fishing captain in Florida, Zackery Brandon Barfield, 31, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison a [...]