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Hernando Executive Policy Group Scheduled to Discuss Extending Local State of Emergency
BROOKSVILLE, Fla.- Hernando County Government will hold an Executive Policy Group (EPG) meeting on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 starting at 1 p.m. at [...]
Florida Firefighter Takes COVID Vaccine Home for a Family Member
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Chief James Large asked the St. Petersburg Police Department to investigate the theft of two Covi [...]
City of Zephyrhills Enters Design Phase of Simons Road
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - The City of Zephyrhills has been coordinating with Duke Energy for two years in an effort to finish the roadwork linking Eiland B [...]
Reward Increased in South Brooksville Homicide
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - The Florida Sheriff's Association's (FSA) Criminal Apprehension Assistance Program (CAAP) has pledged an additional $5,000 in rew [...]
Two Bodies Found In a Car Overnight, St. Pete Police Investigating
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - Saint Petersburg Police are seeking information after two people were found dead inside a running vehicle in St. Petersburg [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help In Monday’s Dover Homicide
DOVER Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance as detectives continue their investigation into a homicid [...]
Autopsy Reveals Man In Saturday’s Shooting Died of Self Inflicted Gunshot
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sarasota Police Department is continuing an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that happened Saturday, February 6, [...]
URS Corp., Florida Gas Transmission Company Natural Gas Pipeline Testing on Fowler and 301 Complete
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla- Florida Gas Transmission Company has successfully completed its test of 17.0 miles of natural gas pipeline using water earl [...]
‘Murder’ Florida Drug Dealers Charged With Killing Two
TAMPA, Fla. - Two Hillsborough County drug dealers are now facing first-degree murder charges following the death of their clients.
On August 11, [...]
“I can’t, I am too drunk.” Two Florida Nurses Arrested for DUI Overnight in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - On February 8, 2021, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 47-year-old Arleen Lebron, Director of Nursing at Haines City Reha [...]