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July 29, 2020 By: Staff Report and HCSO PSA TAMPA, Fla. – With a potential tropical storm in the Atlantic and the state of Florida in its forecast path, Sheriff Chad Chronister is reminding Hillsborough County residents to stay prepared for severe weather. “We never…
Read More ‘Start Getting Ready’ Hillsborough County Sheriff on Hurricane Preparedness
July 29, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- Tropical Cyclone 9 is picking up steam but still has no low-level center, according to the NWS. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The disturbance has moved into…
Read More Tropical Storm Isaias Likely to Form Wednesday, Track is Up In the Air, Literally
July 29, 2020 By: Staff Report LUTZ, Fla.- At approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, deputies were called to a home on the 14000 block of N 30th Street for reports of shots fired. The incident appears to have occurred during a house party. When deputies…
Read More One Dead in Lutz House Party Shooting, Investigation Underway
July 28, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- President Trump will be in Tampa for a fundraiser this Friday the 31st according to the GOP website, at the State Fairgrounds in Tampa, where guests can spend up to $100,000 for direct access to the President.…
Read More Trump In Tampa Friday, ‘Wall Of Moms’ and Protests Planned
July 28, 2020 By: Staff Report SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – By a unanimous vote on Tuesday, Pinellas County Schools will be delaying the start until August 24th. Teachers will be required to report on August 13th. Pasco, Polk, and Hillsborough County Schools all voted on…
Read More Pinellas County Schools Delayed Until Aug 24th
July 28, 2020 By: Staff Report LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced that William Mallette, 61, of Land O’ Lakes, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at Florida…
Read More $1 Million Scratch-Off Winner in Land O’ Lakes
July 27, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Jasmine Wynne (30, Ruskin) with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, five counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of…
Read More St. Petersburg Postal Clerk Indicted For Stealing Mail Passport Applications To Commit Bank Fraud
July 27, 2020 By: Staff Report FROSTPROOF, Fla- Sheriff Grady Judd announced that three suspects were arrested in the Lake Streety Rd Massacre that happened last Friday. Tony Wiggins From Frostproof 26 – Guman, 3-Counts of First-Degree Murder William (Robert) Wiggins From Frostproof 21- 3-Counts…
Read More ‘He Needs to Be Executed’ Sheriff Judd on Gunman Tony Wiggins
July 27, 2020 By: Staff Report RIVERVIEW, Fla. – UPDATE- The Person of Interest, is in police custody. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide, which happened in the 13000 of Clement Pride Boulevard, Southfork Lakes, around 4 a.m. Monday morning HCSO is seeking…
Read More BREAKING, Homicide in Riverview, Suspect at Large
July 27, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano TAMPA, Fla. – In late February, as April Griffin read the news about COVID-19 spreading across the country, she worried about the virus coming to the Tampa Bay area. She also wondered how this growing crisis might affect the…
Read More ‘Very Hot’ Real Estate Market Despite Pandemic