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Beachfront Lighting Retrofit Program Hopes to Save Sea Turtles
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Lindsey Flynn, M.S., with The Sea Turtle Conservancy, gave a live demonstration to the Pinellas County Board of County Commis [...]
Woman In Custody After Man Found on the Ground Stabbed, Bleeding Profusely
SPRING HILL, Fla. - On Tuesday, just after 1 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff's deputies along with Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) [...]
St. Pete To Rename Main Library “President Barack Obama Main Library”, $6 Million in Renovations
St. Petersburg, Fla. - The St. Petersburg Main Library, located at 3745 9th Ave. N., will be renamed the President Barack Obama Main Library in hono [...]
Caught On Camera: Florida Man Exposes Himself to Women, Police Seek To Expose Him
The suspect seen in the video below, has exposed himself to numerous women and Tampa Police Detectives are working to identify and arrest him.
In [...]
Pasco County Operation Green Light: Save $$$, Get Driving
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Set for March 3-6, Operation Green Light 2021 is the Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller’s annual event to help motorists idled [...]
Spring Hill Homicide Overnight, One Suspect In Custody
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight murder in Spring Hill.
Investigators say that on Tuesday night [...]
Pasco County Sheriff Seeking Holiday Porch Pirate
HOLIDAY, Fla. - Pasco County Sheriff Deputies are seeking the public's help in identifying a porch pirate.
Investigators say that on Feb. 2, 2021, [...]
One Dead in Early Morning Tampa House Fire
TAMPA, Fla. - One person died in a house fire in Tampa early Tuesday morning, fire officials said.
According to investigators, at 4:12 am Tampa Fi [...]
Full Road Closure on East Columbus Drive Between N. 18th St. and N. 17th St.
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, all lanes of East Columbus Drive between North 18th Street and North 17th Street will be closed as the Tampa W [...]
Inverness Florida Man Arrested 15 Minutes After Armed Robbery
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - Sunday, Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputies arrested 37-year-old Anthony Lamar Wright of Inverness for robbery with [...]