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Notice from Republic Services to Subscription Area Customers Regarding $0.87 Charge
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Republic Services customers in the subscription area may have received an invoice or charge for $0.87. This amount is the approve [...]
Body Found in Burned Car, Police Investigating
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla,- Tarpon Springs Police Department Detectives along with the State Fire Marshals Office are investigating after a body was found [...]
State Attorney Announces First-Degree, Premeditated Murder Charge in Deputy’s Death
TAMPA, Fla. - Travis Garrett will be prosecuted for first-degree premeditated murder of a law enforcement officer, the most serious charge in all of [...]
71-Year-Old Armed Barricaded Man Surrenders to Police
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police responded to the report of "shots heard" in the 1400 block W. Waters Ave. One business was struck by at least one bullet.
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Tampa Police Investigating Shooting Homicide
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police were dispatched to the report of a subject being shot in the 2800 block of Satellite Court on Thursday afternoon.
Offi [...]
Elementary School Teacher Arrested on Aggravated Manslaughter of Her Baby
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested a Plant City woman after she left a child unattended in a bathtub. The [...]
“Increase Shipments” Florida Governor Opposes Biden’s Vaccination Camps and Vaccine Tourism
Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted Florida’s strong momentum on vaccinating seniors age 65 and older and is against President Biden's plan for opening [...]
Arrest Made in Shooting and Stabbing Death of Mitchell Collins
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Pete Police have arrested 26-year-old James A. Chin in the stabbing and shooting death of 29-year-old Mitchell William C [...]
Pasco County BCC Meeting will be Held in Hybrid Virtual Format
PASCO COUNTY, FL ---- Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 202 [...]
70-Year-Old Dunnellon Man Killed in Crash Wednesday
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - A 70-year-old Dunnellon man was killed in a crash that happened around 4:20 PM on Wednesday.
According to Florida Highway Pa [...]