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45-Year-Old Thonotosassa Man Struck and Killed on 301 Friday
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A 45-year-old Thonotosassa man was struck and killed by an SUV in Thonotosassa Friday.
According to Florida Highway Pa [...]
Pasco County Offices to Close for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Government offices, including the Constitutional Offices and the Courts, will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021, i [...]
10-Arrested, Citrus and Hernando County Sheriff’s Search Warrant Ends in Major Drug Bust
HOMOSASSA, Fla. - On Thursday, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, along with the support of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office SWAT team [...]
Wesley Chapel – SR 56 Ramp onto Northbound I-75 to be Closed at Night
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - The SR 56 entrance ramp onto northbound I-75 may be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights (January 8 and 9) [...]
‘Palo Rituals’ Skulls Found in the Shed of Polk County Men Who Stole From Graves in Lake County Cemetery
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested two suspects wanted by the Lake County Sheriff's Office for desecrating graves and steali [...]
57-Year-Old Lakeland Man Killed in Pinellas Park Pedestrian Crash Friday
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A 57-year-old Lakeland man was killed early Friday morning, crossing U.S.-19 in Pinellas Park.
According to Florida Highwa [...]
‘Removed The Heads Of Deceased’ Two Polk County Men Charged, Stealing Veterans Remains From Cemetery For Religious Rituals
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATED STORY, CLICK HERE. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating the thefts from gravesites at [...]
Injured Bald Eagle Rescued in Pasco County
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Fire Rescue assists in the rescue of a bald eagle on Thursday.
Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 heard a knock [...]
“Get drunk! Pass the f— out!” Pinellas County Charter School Dean, Wife Charged With Child Neglect
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - The dean of a Pinellas County charter school and his wife provided their babysitter marijuana and alcoholic beverages over 30-tim [...]
Fatal Pedestrian Crash Involving a Pinellas County Sheriff Deputy In Largo
LARGO, Fla. - According to investigators, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at approximately 9:02 p.m., K-9 Deputy Edge was responding to deploy his K-9 [...]