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Tampa Traffic Alert: Lane Closure On Bayshore Boulevard For Water System Maintenance
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - A lane closure will be in effect on Bayshore Boulevard starting at 9 a.m. today. The outside southbound lan [...]
Hillsborough County Observes Severe Weather Awareness Week
Lightning Strike (File)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Following recent severe weather events, including hurricanes, tornadoes, and extreme cold, Hil [...]
Frigid Potomac River Waters Pose Hypothermia Risks In Wake Of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.
Frigid Potomac River Waters Pose Hypothermia Risks In Wake of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.
Rescue and recovery teams are battling frigid wate [...]
Swift Arrest Made In Riverview Vehicle Burglaries: Hillsborough County Sheriff
Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A 17-year-old, Michael Andrew Green, has been arrested in connection with a series of veh [...]
Life Sentence For Man In 2023 Tampa Shooting Death
Joel Elkanah
TAMPA, Fla. - Joel Elkanah has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of shooting and killing a man in Tampa [...]
Breakaway Music Festival Returns To Tampa Bay With Star-Studded Lineup
Breakaway Music Festival Returns To Tampa Bay With Star-Studded Lineup
TAMPA, Fla. - Breakaway Music Festival, presented by CELSIUS, is set to ret [...]
Starkey Ranch K-8 Lockdown Lifted After Report Of Masked Suspicious Person Unfounded
Emergency Lights (FIle)
ODESSA, Fla. - Pasco Sheriff's Office Deputies determined the threat to be unfounded. There is no threat to the school. St [...]
Winter Haven Man Arrested After Confrontational Outburst At Crash Scene
Sabastian Angel Suarez
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 23-year-old Winter Haven man, Sabastian Angel Suarez, was arrested Tuesday evening following a disru [...]
Suspect Vehicle Recovered In Manatee County: Fatal Hit-And-Run That Claimed Life Of Lakeland Man
Lakeland Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash On I-275 In Pinellas County (FHP)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol troopers have located th [...]
Bartow Seeks Public Input On S. Jackson Ave. Road Improvements
Old Polk County Courthouse (File)
BARTOW, Fla. - The City of Bartow is seeking community input on proposed road improvements for South Jackson Ave [...]