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New Residents Displaced by Apartment Fire in Spring Hill
SPRING HILL, Fla. - At 5:22 p.m. Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) responded to an apartment fire at the 1300 block of Sylvia Ln. [...]
Tampa Murder Investigation Underway on Tanner Road
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a homicide investigation on Tanner Road in Tampa.
At 5:05. p.m., deputies wer [...]
Traffic Stop Leads to Two Arrests for Possession of Meth and Fentanyl
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - On Wednesday at around 12:50 a.m., a Hernando County Sheriff's deputy on proactive patrol, conducted a traffic stop on the dr [...]
Suspect Dies and a Police Officer Shot in St. Pete
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - UPDATED STORY CLICK HERE. St. Pete police were involved in a shooting around 4:17 pm in St. Pete on Wednesday. Police say sh [...]
BREAKING: 70-Year-Old Bartow Man Arrested for Molesting a 6-Year-Old Girl
BARTOW, Fla. - Bartow Police Detectives arrested Donnie K. Worley of Bartow, 70, for Sexual Battery on a victim less than 12-years of age and Lewd Mo [...]
Man Robs Spring Hill CVS and Pasco Walgreens for Medication, $3,000 Reward
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff's Office is seeking to identify a male suspect involved in a Spring Hill robbery as well as a Pasco Count [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeking Identity of a “Porch Pirate” in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is working to identify a suspect who stole packages from the porch of a home on Stockbridge Dr [...]
83-Year-Old Homosassa Man Dies in Early Morning Crash
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - An early morning accident claimed the life of an 83-year-old man from Homosassa.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, around [...]
Three Pasco County Communities Getting Reclaimed Water in 2021
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Pasco County Utilities (PCU) Engineering & Contract Management Department will soon bring reclaimed irrigation water to [...]
Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion And Money Laundering
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced Tom Wynne, 65, Pinellas Park, to 33-months in federal prison, followed by 36 [...]