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Residents In Phase I Of Cart-To-Curb Program Will Begin To Receive New Carts Starting July 19
PLANT CITY, FL. - Plant City residents in Phase I of the city’s new Cart-To-Curb automated trash collection program will receive their new carts bet [...]
Pasco County EOC Scales Back to Level Two Activation
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - Pasco County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is returning to a modified Level Two Activation status and resuming regular oper [...]
New Port Richey Robbery Suspect Sought By Sheriff
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - Pasco County Sheriff Deputies are seeking the public's help in identifying a robbery suspect.
According to deputies, on June [...]
Man Caught On Cam Stealing A Cell Phone At Winter Haven Community Pool
WINTER HAVEN, FL. - Police are seeking a male suspect after he was caught on camera stealing a phone at the Rowdy Gaines Pool.
Police say that on [...]
Deputies Seek Hit And Run Driver That Struck Two 14-Year-Old Girls, Killing One
LAKELAND, FL.- Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on a hit and run driver that hit two 14-year-old girls, killing one.
The hit &a [...]
BBB Tip: Florida Use Caution When Cleaning Up After Elsa
Are you cleaning up the damage left by Elsa? Not sure who to contact to make repairs or clean up the mess? Are you worried about who you can trust? [...]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty, Credit Card Manufacturing Fraud After Being Pulled Over By FHP
Eugene Stephan Cole, 31, Tampa, has pleaded guilty to possession of credit card manufacturing equipment.
He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years i [...]
Repeat Immigration Offender And Illegal Alien Sentenced To Two Years In Prison
TAMPA, FL. - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara has sentenced German Lopez-Gomez, a/k/a Samuel Bautista-Bautista, 41, to two years in federal pr [...]
Florida In The Cone: TS Elsa Now Category 1 Hurricane
At 8:00 p.m., the center of Hurricane Elsa is moving toward the north at 10 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through to [...]
Pasco County To Open Hurricane Shelter Ahead Of Elsa
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - Pasco County is opening the Mike Fasano Regional Hurricane Shelter at 6:30 p.m. as a last resort for anyone wanting to leave thei [...]