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Clearwater Construction Coming to the Downtown Gateway
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A contractor will begin working in the Downtown Gateway area of Clearwater this month to install several 6-inch underdrain pipes. [...]
Florida Sheriff Deputy Is Killed By Drunk Driver, Suspect Charged With Murder
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Detectives assigned to the Robbery-Homicide Unit are investigating a deputy-involved crash that resulted in the death of Pine [...]
“Soaring Paws” Animal Charity CEO is Flown New Fraud Charges
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office prosecutors have filed six new felony fraud charges against Albert Adams, the former CEO of the no [...]
Ruskin Residents May Experience Lower Water Pressure
RUSKIN, Fla. - Hillsborough County Water Resources is notifying some of its Ruskin customers that they may experience lower water pressure beginning [...]
Death Investigation Underway of Hillsborough County Inmate
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation surrounding the passing of an inmate housed [...]
Pinellas County Extends State of Local Emergency Through Feb. 26
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County has extended its State of Local Emergency for COVID-19 through Feb. 26.
The extension was issued Wednesda [...]
Caught On Camera: Florida Man With a ‘Strut’ Takes a Bike Apart To Steal It
The man in the video below was caught on camera stealing a bicycle. The bike was locked up, so the man had to take it apart to make the hiest.
Pol [...]
Hillsborough BOCC: All Aboard for Strawberry Festival
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - “It’s a sweet time of year,” said Commissioner Stacy White who excitedly recognized this signature event, Florida’s Straw [...]
Clearwater: Help Us Test for Lead and Copper in Your Water Pipes
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Public Utilities Department is seeking assistance from its utility customers who are willing to collect water sampl [...]
WATCH: Sheriff Master Corporal John Seale Locate Florida Amber Alert Baby on Camera
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released body camera footage from the moment Tinnley West, the center of a recent AMBER Alert, was locat [...]