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One Person Has Died in Spring Hill Fire Saturday
SPRING HILL, Fla. - At 11:20 a.m., Saturday, Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) responded to a residential fire at the 7000 block of [...]
Serious Injury Crash in Dunedin Saturday Morning
DUNEDIN, Fla. - A Dunedin vehicle crash Saturday morning, left an 83-year-old man with serious injuries, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
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’10-Months Old To Teenagers’ Lakeland High School Teacher Charged, 408-Counts of Child Porn
LAKELAND, Fla. - Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 46-year-old Shawn Fitzgerald, a Lakeland High School teacher on Friday, N [...]
Second Arrest Made in Lakeland Double Murder of David and Edith Henderson
LAKELAND, Fla. - Lakeland Police detectives have made a second arrest in the homicide investigation of David and Edith Henderson, killed on Tuesday, [...]
Video Released in Deadly Haines City Shooting of 4-People, One Dead
HAINES CITY, Fla. - Oscar Lee Hendrix Jr., 36, of Haines City was fatally shot in the area of North 15th Street on Thursday night. Two other men and [...]
‘400-Counts of Child Porn’ Polk County Teacher-Varsity Soccer Coach Arrested
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will briefed the media at 2:30 pm this afternoon. The updated and disturbing story is below.
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Suspect Shot at Florida Highway Patrol Trooper in Marion County Arrested
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Around 3:00 pm on Thursday, November 19, 2020, a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper was notified of a shooting that had just occurr [...]
2-Lakeland Teens Arrested in Fraud Investigation, Polk County Sheriff
LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office Organized Retail Crime detectives arrested 19-year-old Solomon Smith of Lakeland and 18-year-old Garret [...]
SILVER ALERT: 95-Year-Old Tarpon Springs Man Located Safe
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - Update - This man has been located safe. Deputies have issued a Silver Alert for 95-year-old Richard Tilton, of unincorporated [...]
Lane Closure on Bayshore Boulevard Between South Gunby and South Albany Avenues
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 1 p.m. today, the outside southbound lane of Bayshore Boulevard will be closed between South Gunby and South Albany Avenue [...]