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Pasco Libraries Accepts NASA’s ‘Plant the Moon’ Challenge
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Science is sprouting in the Pasco County Library System during NASA’s “Plant the Moon” Challenge at the following library:
Hu [...]
Lane Closure on West De Leon Street Between S. Hyde Park Avenue and S. Plant Avenue
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 11 am today, West De Leon Street will be closed between South Hyde Park Avenue and South Plant Avenue while the Tampa Wate [...]
Reward Increased For Tips in the Murder of Calvin Engram
TAMPA, Fla. - Calvin Engram, 49 years old, was walking from his residence to a nearby gas station to get coffee, a daily activity before being picked [...]
Vaccine Appointments Still Available Through Patient Portal
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - All 65+ residents, as well as eligible health care workers, law enforcement, firefighters and K-12 school staff are eligible [...]
73-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed In St. Pete Crash Saturday
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 73-year-old man was killed in St. Pete over the weekend when struck by an SUV.
On Saturday, just after 8 pm, a 2004 blu [...]
37-Year-Old Lakeland Woman Dies From Early Morning Shooting
LAKELAND, Fla. - On Sunday, March 7, 2021, at 6:25 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department (LPD) received a call requesting officers to respond to the 5 [...]
Florida Boarding School Soccer Coach for DUI in Polk County
PLANT CITY, Fla. - Polk County deputies arrested 38-year-old Joshua Kiper of Plant City during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 6, 2021, fo [...]
One Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting Sunday at Lakeland Cobblestone Landing
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Lakeland Police Department is currently investigating an officer-involved shooting, at a townhome complex, that happened Sunday [...]
BREAKING: One Dead in Spring Hill Fire, Family Dog Saved
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Fire Rescue is on the scene of a home fire in the 17000 Blk of Normandeau St in Spring Hill.
Firefighters locat [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic For Pinellas Healthcare Workers Opens Monday
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County will open a COVID-19 vaccine point of dispensing (POD) for health care workers starting on Monday, March 8. T [...]