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Lane Closure on North Himes Avenue Between West Cherry Street and West Walnut Street
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, the southbound lanes of North Himes Avenue between West Cherry Street and West Walnut Street will be closed a [...]
SUV, Motorcycle Crash Leaves Two Dead, One Critical in St. Pete
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Two people have died Friday morning after an SUV and motorcycle collided in St. Pete, around 4:20 AM, according to police.
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Clearwater Couple Arrested For Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child and Neglect of a Child
CLEARWATER, Fla. - On Thursday, detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit arrested 33-year-old Ashley Ferguson for Aggravated Manslaugh [...]
Phase One Details of Cart-To-Curb, Plant City’s New Automated Waste Collection System
PLANT CITY, Fla. - In 2021, the City of Plant City’s Solid Waste Department will launch an automated collection system they named Cart-To-Curb.
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“Kneed Him Multiple Times in the Face” Florida Substitute Teacher Beats Two Students
HAINES CITY, Fla. - A long-term substitute teacher was arrested on Wednesday after physical confrontations with two students.
Police say that Davi [...]
Temporary Closure of Bayport Park in Spring Hill
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Parks and Recreation will temporarily close Bayport Park, located at 4140 Cortez Boulevard in Spring Hill, on Mar [...]
BOCC: One Year Later, COVID-19 Remains Entrenched, But Vaccinations are Taking Aim
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - One year after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Hillsborough County, the total number of local cases has reach [...]
Lane Closure on South Himes Avenue Between West Kensington and West Euclid Avenues
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, the southbound lane on South Himes Avenue will close between West Kensington and West Euclid Avenues while the [...]
Lake Wales Police Seek To Identify Man Who May Have Found Lost Wedding Ring
LAKE WALES, Fla. - On February 28th, a woman at the Dunkin Donuts on Rt. 27 in Lake Wales lost her wedding ring in the parking lot.
Investigators [...]
Grand Ave in Pinellas Park Reopened After Fatal Crash Wednesday
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - On Wednesday, at approximately 3:15 PM, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Grand Ave north of North Gandy Blvd.
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