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$5,000 Reward Offered For Locating the Stolen Car with COVID Vaccine Suspect
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification and arr [...]
Justice Department Settles Retaliation Claim Against Florida Electrician Company
OCALA, Fla. - The Justice Department today announced that it reached a settlement agreement with Service Minds Inc., dba Mister Sparky (Service Minds [...]
1-Year-Old Grazed With Bullet, Another Person Murdered In South Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - On Wednesday at 8 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff's Office 911 dispatchers received calls from residents on Twigg Street in South B [...]
Former University of Florida Professor From Tampa in Crosshairs of a Federal Indictment
The Justice Department has charged a former University of Florida professor from Tampa with fraud after allegedly pilfering nearly $2 million from th [...]
43-Year-Old New Port Richey Man Killed Overnight in Motorcycle Crash
HUDSON, Fla. - A 43-year-old New Port Richey man was killed overnight in crash that happened on U.S. 19.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, arou [...]
Winter Haven Home Lost to Fire Wednesday
WINTER HAVEN, Fla.- A Winter Haven home is deemed a total loss after a late-afternoon fire quickly spread.
There were no injuries and nobody was [...]
Charges In River Ridge High School Fight that Ended With a Student Airlifted to the Hospital
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A fight that broke out between two students at River Ridge High School in Pasco County, ended with one student airlifted to the [...]
Florida Woman Calls in Bomb Threat to Courthouse in Anger Over Mans 4 Life Sentences
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman for calling in threats against the Hillsborough County Courthouse.
On Wedn [...]
Man Charged with Attempted Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault in Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - On Tuesday, just after 7 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the intersection of E. Jefferson Street and [...]
Lakeland Man Indicted On Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
LAKELAND, Fla. - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Julio Gonzalez, 45, Lakeland, with four c [...]