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Family Dog Wakes Owner To House Fire in Brooksville Monday
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - At 4:25 a.m. on Monday, Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) and Brooksville Fire Department (BFD) responded to a [...]
Sign Up For The Winter-Spring Pasco Citizens’ Academy
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County is offering you a first-hand, immersive look at how local government works. Applications are now being accepted fo [...]
Lane Closures on West San Miguel Street Between South Frankland Road and South Himes Ave
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 10 a.m. today, all lanes of West San Miguel Street will be closed between South Frankland Road and South Himes Avenue whil [...]
Missing and Endangered 53-Year-Old Man From Tampa Found Safe
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Update . This man has been located safe. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance l [...]
19-Year-Old Charged in Hit and Run That Killed a 7-Year-Old Pasco Boy
PORT RICHEY, Fla. - A 19-year-old Port Richey man has been charged in the hit and run accident that took the life of a 7-year-old Port Richey Boy Sa [...]
19-Year-Old Arrested in Highlands County Avon Park Shooting
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. - On Friday, Highlands County Sheriff's Office arrested 19-year-old Tayten Hardy-Clunis of Avon Park, for the shooting of a 16 [...]
56-Year-Old Ruskin Man Dies in Pedestrian Crash Saturday
GIBSONTON, Fla. - According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 56-year-old Ruskin man died Saturday night after being hit by a car while walking down U [...]
7-Year-Old Boy Killed In Motorcycle Hit and Run, Pasco County
PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving [...]
Pedestrian Killed in Orlando Hit and Run, FHP Seeking Red Jeep
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a Jeep that fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian in Orlando and killing the man.
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Two Tampa Men Indicted For 10-Armed Robberies, Shooting
TAMPA, Fla. - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Jeffrey L. Davis (22, Tampa) and Tyee Spike [...]