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Tampa Pill Mill Owners Sentenced To Prison For Illegal Distribution Of Opioids
TAMPA, FLORIDA – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Ernest Gonzalez (68, Tampa) to 46-months in federal prison and Rosa Colon (30, Tam [...]
19-Year-Old Riverview Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 19-year-old after detectives found he was in possession of child pornograph [...]
Drunk Mom Collides with Tree, 3-Year-Old Dies
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - An SUV traveling northbound on North Jill Avenue failed to negotiate the curve and intersection of West Cave Court early Sunday [...]
Taste of South Tampa Restaurant Week
TAMPA, Fla.- Taste of South Tampa Restaurant Week 2020 kicked off this weekend, here is what the food lovers need to know.
The Annual Taste of Sou [...]
Pedestrian Fatality Early Sunday, Responding Deputies Struck the Body In The Road
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - At approximately 3:56 a.m. on Sunday morning, two HCSO deputies responded to a pedestrian vs. vehicle traffic crash on ea [...]
Juvenile Pedestrian Killed in Largo Saturday Night
LARGO, Fla. - Saturday night, officers of the Largo Police Department responded to a pedestrian-involved traffic crash on East Bay Dr. just west of H [...]
BREAKING NEWS: 1-Dead 4-Rescued in Citrus County Gunman Standoff
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla.- At approximately 4:00 PM on October 10th, 2020, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) received reports of an armed suspect b [...]
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office On Scene of Barricaded Armed Suspect
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATE HERE One Dead and Four Rescued. There is currently a heavy Sheriff's Office presence on Highway 41, North of Independen [...]
Former Florida Teacher Arrested For Molesting 6-Year-Old
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - On Friday, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Detective Frank Scala arrested 30-Year-Old Christina Ruby Sanchez-Rodriguez fo [...]
Sinkhole in Pasco County Growing 130′ Deep 46′ Wide
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Emergency Management reports the depression on Spring Haven Boulevard in New Port Richey opened another four feet S [...]