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Silver Alert: 63-Year-Old Unincorporated Clearwater Man Has Been Canceled
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATE, This man has been located safe. Pinellas County Sheriff Deputies have issued a Silver Alert for 63-year-old Guy J. Si [...]
Vice President Mike Pence Visits Lakeland Saturday
LAKELAND, Fla. - With a crowd of about 1,000 people, Vice President Mike Pence rallied local folks at Lakeland Linder Airport behind the GOP on Satur [...]
2-Children and a Woman Killed in Head-On Crash In Lakes Wales
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that killed four people Friday night in Lake Wales, Polk County.
The [...]
48-Year-Old Pasco County Man Charged With $1.9M COVID Relief Fraud
DADE CITY, Fla. - Keith William Nicoletta, 48, Dade City, was charged with bank fraud and illegal monetary transactions. Nicoletta was arrested earl [...]
Can You Step Up to The Monster Burger Challenge?
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Can you wolf down a burger and all its trimmings nearly the height of a human head in just 20 minutes? Dozens of confident entrie [...]
Pretty in Pink-O-Ween at Edge City BBQ and Tap, True Cancer Stories as Fundraiser for Faces of Courage
TAMPA, Fla.- Coming to the newly opened Edge City BBQ and Tap on Wednesday, October 28th at 7 pm, is Pretty in Pink-O-Ween, a theatrical dinner show [...]
ZooTampa Announces a New Baby Gronk in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay has a second Gronk.
ZooTampa announced that their baby Indian rhino will be sharing his name with Tampa Bay Buccaneers' ti [...]
62-Year-Old Sebring Man Shot, Airlifted with Critical Injuries
SEBRING, Fla. - On Lake Josephine Drive in Sebring at approximately 7:55 p.m. Thursday, a 62-year-old man was shot and suffered critical injuries. He [...]
Pasco and Hernando County Stolen Credit Card Shopping Spree, Suspects Sought
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on 3-individuals that used the same stolen credit card in two counties, o [...]
88-Year-Old Avon Park Man Beaten in His Home, Critical Injuries
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. - Highlands County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating an incident that occurred yesterday, Oct. 22. An aggravated b [...]