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Pasco County Sheriff Investigating a Deputy-Involved Shooting Saturday
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Pasco Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred Saturday morning at the Racetrac [...]
Pasco County Issues Precautionary Boil Water Notice for Mirada Community
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Utilities is issuing a Precautionary Boil Water Notice for approximately 700 customers near Setter Palm Road in the [...]
Local Author Sheds Light On Her Long Career In Media And In Writing
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Velma Seawell Daniels, a local author and former journalist for The News Chief, reflects on her 75-year career in telling stori [...]
19-Year-Old Autistic Man Arrested for Murdering Elderly Man With a Hammer
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - A 19-year-old man with autism was arrested for first-degree murder on Thursday.
According to Police, officers responded t [...]
18-Year-Old Who Helped Land O’ Lakes Man Escape Police on Clearwater Beach Arrested
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Detectives have arrested the man who helped the handcuffed Land O' Lakes man escape after a disturbance on Clearwater Beach.
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City Of Bradenton Fire Department Receives Grant From Firehouse Subs
BRADENTON, Fla. - The Bradenton Fire Department is better equipped for on-scene safety thanks to a grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation [...]
Hillsborough County’s State of Local Emergency Extended for Another Seven-Days
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an extension of the declaration under authority authorized by t [...]
Pasco County Government to Host In-Person Job Fair
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County's Human Resources Department is hosting an in-person job fair Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at the West Pasco Government [...]
Two Men Shot, One Dead in Ruskin Thursday
RUSKIN, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting in Ruskin that happened Thursday morning.
According to [...]
19-Year-Old Man Arrested in Clearwater Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police homicide detectives have arrested a 19-year-old chronic offender in a March 8 drive-by shooting that left one pe [...]