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Man Fired At Deputies, Found Dead In Plant City Home
PLANT CITY, Fla. - At approximately 7:55 a.m. on December 28, 2020, HCSO's Communications Bureau received a 911 call in reference to a disturbance on [...]
Homes Evacuated on Sparkman Road, Plant City Barricaded Man Investigation
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office remains on scene along the 1900 block of Sparkman Road, where an active investig [...]
St. Pete Free Christmas Tree Collection Event Jan. 9
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - The City of St. Petersburg Sanitation Department will collect undecorated Christmas trees during the free one-time citywide [...]
FWC and Hillsborough State Attorney Announce Charges Filed in Deadly BUI Case
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office today announced that charges h [...]
Tampa Man Dies In Early Saturday Morning House Fire
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire at 1306 East Cayuga Street early Saturday morning at 3:13 a.m. Responding crew [...]
40-Year-Old Zephryhills Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Monday
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - A 40-year-old Zephyrhills man was killed in an early-morning crash Monday, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say a [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Seeking Driver in “House Hit and Run” Victims Suffered Serious Injuries
Florida Highway Patrol is seeking the driver in a hit and run that left a man and woman seriously injured, while they were in there home Sunday night [...]
Charges To Be Announced in May Boating Crash that Killed 12-year-old girl
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - CLICK HERE FOR UPDATE AND CHARGES. Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren and leaders from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserv [...]
Tampa Man Goes Missing While Boating, Search Continues
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who went missing while fishing in the Bypass Canal.
On Sunday, Decem [...]
FHP Seeks White Audi Involved in Deadly New Port Richey Hit and Run
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - FHP Troopers continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian hit and run crash from December 25th.
Below are photos of the suspe [...]