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Plant City Man Dies From Self Inflicted Gunshot In Tampa After Domestic Dispute With Ex-Girlfriend
TAMPA, Fla. - A 25-year-old Plant City man has died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he followed his ex-girlfriend to Tampa, accor [...]
Hillsborough County Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency Through May 6
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County's state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for a [...]
Cart-To-Curb Wants to Collect Your Ideas For Its ‘Name That Truck!’ Contest
PLANT CITY, Fla. - What’s big, rumbly, has lights, arms and wheels, lifts and pours garbage, and keeps the City clean? Plant City’s new automated was [...]
St. Pete Probationary Police Officer Fired After Using A Texas Victims Credit Card Online
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Police Probationary Officer Jonathan Cain was arrested by Pinellas Park Police last night for using a woman's [...]
One Dead, Tampa Police Investigating Early Morning Homicide
TAMPA, Fla. - One man has died after being shot early Thursday morning in Tampa.
According to police, at around 2:30 AM, officers responded to gu [...]
A New Name and a Broader Vision: How Blanketing Tampa Bay Brings New Hope to the Homeless
TAMPA, Fla. - Right now, someone you know is on the brink of homelessness. They are your neighbor, your cashier at the grocery store, your child’s cl [...]
“Operation Dirty Water” Florida Sheriff, DHS To Hold Press Conference, Seizes $50M In Meth From Cartel
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Updated story click here.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Department of Homeland Security Investigators from Tampa and Atlanta [...]
Detectives Arrest Dunedin Insurance Company Office Manager, Paid Herself An Extra $50,000
DUNEDIN, Fla. - An insurance company office manager has been arrested after paying herself a bit extra,
On Wednesday, detectives assigned to the [...]
60-Year-Old St. Pete Man Killed In Pickup Truck Crash Wednesday On I-275
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 60-year-old St. Pete man has died from injuries sustained Wednesday afternoon in a crash that happened around 12:45 PM.
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Wesley Chapel Man Pleads Guilty, Distributing Narcotics Resulting In Death
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - A Wesley Chapel man, Jared Collins, 27, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl to an individual, resulting in that individ [...]