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Two Female Victims Found Dead In Largo, Double Homicide Investigation Underway
LARGO, Fla. - Update: 19-year-old man arrested in connection with the murders. Largo Police are investigating a double homicide that was discovered [...]
Sarasota Sheriff’s Office Expands “How We Serve” Campaign
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman announced Monday the expansion of the agency’s "How We Serve" campaign to highlight h [...]
Lane Closure on North Florida Avenue Between West Stanley Street and West Hanlon Street
TAMPA, FL. - Beginning at 9 am today, the outside southbound lane on North Florida Avenue will close between West Stanley Street and West Hanlon Stre [...]
Florida Gas Prices Slip To 7-Week Low
Florida gas prices declined again last week, reaching the lowest daily average price since March 8, 2021.
Florida drivers are paying an average p [...]
33-Year-Old Brooksville Woman Killed In Sunday Evening Crash On Croom Road
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A 33-year-old Brooksville woman was killed in a crash that happened on Croom Road just after 6 PM Sunday.
According to Florid [...]
19-Year-Old Citrus Springs Woman Killed In Lecanto Highway Crash Sunday
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - A 19-year-old Citrus Springs woman was killed on Sunday, in a crash that happened on Lecanto Highway at Carl G Rose Highway.
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Two Manatees From Florida’s ZooTampa Transferred To Columbus Zoo And Aquarium In Ohio
As manatees continue to face an unprecedented year marked by an unusual mortality event, record watercraft injuries, severe weather and red tide, two [...]
‘Over 100 Miles Per Hour’ DUI Crash On I-4 Early Sunday Now Fatal, 24-Year-Old Tampa Woman Arrested
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A 24-year-old Tampa woman is behind bars this morning after blasting past a a FHP Trooper at over 100 miles per hour, cra [...]
Westbound Courtney Campbell Causeway Lanes Reopened After Multiple Vehicle Crash
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police Department were on the scene of a multiple vehicle crash with a life threatening injury on the Courtney Campbell Causeway [...]
2 Killed In Zephyrhills Head-On Crash Sunday Morning At Eiland Blvd. And Skipper Ln.
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - A 21-year-old Zephyrhills man and 65-year-old Williamstown, NY, woman, were killed in a crash Sunday morning around 6:45 AM.
A [...]