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45-Year-Old Inverness Woman Killed by Hit and Run Driver While Delivering Pizza
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - A 45-year-old Inverness woman was killed Thursday evening, by a hit and run driver on South Cascade Ave. FHP says the crash hap [...]
18-Year-Old Missing Lakeland Teen Found Dead, Homicide Investigation Underway
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 18-year-old Lakeland teen that went missing, was found deceased in Sumter County, and is now being investigated as a homicide.
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Full Road Closure on West Swann Avenue Between South Church Avenue and South Grady Avenue
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, all lanes of West Swann Avenue between South Church Avenue and South Grady Avenue will be closed as the Tampa [...]
Arrest Made in Lakeland Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Alexandra Saldana
LAKELAND, Fla. - An arrest has been made in the August 8th, 2020 rollover accident that killed 16-year-old Lakeland resident Alexandra Saldana.
Ma [...]
US 301 to Be Closed South of SR 50 This Weekend
RIDGE MANOR Fla. - US 301 (Trieman Blvd.) will be closed to all traffic just south of SR 50 (Cortez Blvd.) between 10 p.m. Friday, February 26 and 6 [...]
Reward Now Up To $9,500 To Help Solve Brandon Murder of Jahlil Lewis
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - On January 20, 2021, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a shooting occurred at the Cypress Trace Apartment Complex located at 81 [...]
Polk County School Board Reviewing List of Recommended Candidates for PCPS’ Next Leader
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - With more than 50 applications to replace Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd, who is retiring in June, the search for the next top l [...]
Hispanic Man in His 20’s Shot and Killed Overnight in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - One man was killed overnight in a shooting that happened just after 11 PM.
Tampa Police were dispatched to the report of shots heard [...]
BREAKING: One Dead In Tampa Shooting, Police Investigating
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police Detectives are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting.
At 6:14 PM, Tampa Police were dispatched to the report of s [...]
Tampa PD Needs Public Help To Identify Robbery Suspect
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police Detectives have been working to develop leads in an armed robbery that took place in October and are now asking for help f [...]