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Holiday Presents for Every Person (and pet) on Your List
(Family Features) With a variety of personalities and interests likely on your holiday shopping list, finding the perfect gift for everyone can be a [...]
Woman Shot and Killed in St. Petersburg Overnight
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the 1600 block of 16th St. S. All we know at this [...]
Tampa Hit and Run Suspect Sought By Police
TAMPA, Fla - Tampa Police are working a hit and run accident that took place Saturday. A vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic crash with serious injury. SB [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Davenport Man Charged In Deadly Early Morning Crash Saturday
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff deputies arrested 28-year-old Jose Antonio Perez Jimenez of Davenport for one count each of leaving the scene [...]
Suspect Charged, 2nd Degree Murder in Early Morning Shooting at Food Max St. Pete
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - Saint Petersburg Police Department arrested 24-year-old John F. Grant after a shooting at the Food Max store, located at 140 [...]
50-Year-Old Brooksville Man Killed in Overnight Pedestrian Crash
SPRING HILL, Fla. - According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 50-year-old Brooksville man was killed in when struck by a car in Spring Hill overnight Fr [...]
U.S. Marshals – New York Murder Suspect Arrested in Lakeland Friday
LAKELAND, Fla. - On Friday, November 13, 2020, the U.S. Marshals Service Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF) arrested a fugitive from justic [...]
Tampa, 40 Murders 578 Gun Crimes in 2020, Chief Calls for People to Care
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan took to the podium at a press conference today, to talk about the increases in gun violence in the City [...]
“I Was Trying to Toughen Him Up” Lake Wales Man Crime Spree With Child
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lake Wales man Thursday, November 12, 2020, after he committed a series of crimes ove [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis: Disorder and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ drafted a proposed bill, that expands the list of “forcible felonies” under Florida’s self-defense law to include crim [...]