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Lecanto High School Teacher Arrested After Sending Lewd Text Messages And Images To Students
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - A Lecanto High School teacher is facing charges after having inappropriate contact with female students.
Late Friday [...]
Early Morning Tampa Fire Destroys Home
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in Tampa at approximately 4:15 am on Monday.
Fire officials say that [...]
Four Lakeland Residents Displaced After Fire On MLK Ave. In Lakeland Monday
Lakeland, Fla. - At approximately 6:30 AM on Monday the Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) received a call of a structure fire at 1544 Martin Luther Kin [...]
Lane Closure On West Hillsborough Avenue Between Memorial Highway And Webb Road
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, the outside eastbound lane of West Hillsborough Avenue between Memorial Highway and Webb Road will be closed a [...]
North Combee Rd. Reopened After Pedestrian Crash In Lakeland Monday
LAKELAND, Fla. - An adult male was seriously injured in a pedestrian crash that happened around 4:41 am. on Monday.
Polk County Sheriff's Office i [...]
Winter Haven’s Floridino’s Italian Kitchen Forced Closed Due To Fire Damage
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A beloved Winter Haven restaurant has been forced to close due to fire damage Sunday.
The Winter Haven Fire Department respo [...]
Sarasota County Blackburn Point Bridge Reopened After Malfunctions Sunday
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - Blackburn Point Bridge has reopened after malfunctions closed it Sunday.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office was asking t [...]
Haines City Police Looking For Info After 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot In The Head
HAINES CITY, Fla. - The Haines City Police Department is looking for any information regarding a deadly shooting that took place Sunday afternoon.
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Eastbound Courtney Campbell Reopened After Crash Closed Eastbound Lanes Sunday Afternoon
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue were on the scene of a crash with serious injuries on the Courtney Campbell Cau [...]
Weeki Wachee Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice A 13-Year-Old To Engage In Sex
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced James Allen Shook, 49, Weeki Wachee, to 20 years in federal prison for attem [...]