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Deadly Pedestrian Crash In Ruskin Friday Morning
RUSKIN, Fla. - A 30-year-old Ruskin man in an SUV struck a 78-year-old man from Ruskin Friday morning around 10:30 a.m.
The SUV was traveling sout [...]
Straz Center Broadway Performances Postponed Until Mid-2021
TAMPA, Fla. – Due to the pandemic theaters across the nation were forced to close their doors. Since then, The Straz has had more than 1,000 cancell [...]
Police Need Help Identifying Man Found Dead in the Hillsborough River
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man found floating face down in the Hillsborough Riv [...]
Early Voting Starts Monday in Hillsborough County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Vote By Mail has been breaking records in Hillsborough County this election, but it's not the only option. For voters wh [...]
14-Year-Old Hernando County Teen Charged in Multiple Burglaries in Spring Hill
SPRING HILL, Fla. - On 09-18-2020, Hernando County Sheriff's deputies responded to a house in Spring Hill to investigate a package theft.
Deputies [...]
Fatal Wheelchair Hit and Run Ulmerton Road, FHP Seeks Driver
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A car was traveling westbound on Ulmerton Road in the outside lane approaching 34th Street North. The pedestrian, a 58-year-old ma [...]
Winter Haven Police Seeks Public Help in Rose Motel Murder
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Winter Haven Police Detectives are asking for the public's help in locating 38-year-old Beloni Petitfrere. Detectives would like [...]
Dunnellon Sex Offender Arrested Sexual Battery with 4-Year-Old
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - On October 9th, 2020, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to an alleged sexual assault of a ju [...]
Lane Closure on South MacDill Avenue Between North Adams Street and West Napoleon Avenue
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 a.m. today, the northbound lane on South MacDill Avenue will close between North Adams Street and North Napoleon Avenue [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Fatal Pedestrian Crash in St. Pete
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - Saint Petersburg Police are investigating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on 66th street at 34th Ave North shortly before [...]