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Florida Best Buy Sued by Military Vet for False Arrest
BRANDON, FL. – A lawsuit alleging the false arrest and imprisonment of a U.S. military veteran over an erroneous charge of grand theft shoplifting de [...]
BREAKING NEWS: 10-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Tampa Home
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy in Tampa.
On Monday, October 12, 2020 [...]
Fatal County Line Road Crash Claims 15-Year-Old Spring Hill Girl
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A 15-year-old girl from Spring Hill, was killed in a car accident Monday afternoon in Pasco County. At approximately 3:13 p.m. t [...]
Clearwater Multi-Vehicle Accident Near Mall, Lanes Reopened
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue are on scene of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard ju [...]
Deputy Stabbed in The Neck On BodyCam Video, Suspect In Hillsborough County Jail
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy was taken to the hospital after a suspect stabbed him in the neck on Sunday [...]
Skyway Bridge Racers Arrested, Caught on Camera
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. - 28-year-old Danielle Hebner and 32-year-old Francisco Pavez were arrested for reckless driving around 5:45 p.m. in St. Petersb [...]
‘Bound and Beaten’ St. Pete Detectives Seek Sex Assault Victims
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL. - Anthony Sowell was arrested in Pennsylvania on September 24, 2020, for a kidnapping and sexual battery charges for an assault [...]
Hernando JCPenney Retail Theft Suspect Sought by HCSO
SPRING HILL, Fla.- The subject pictured below is the suspect in a retail theft that occurred at JCPenney located at 5181 Pepper St., Spring Hill on S [...]
Rogers Park Swimming Advisory in Effect Hernando County
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Hernando County (DOH-Hernando) announces that Rogers Park, located at 7244 Shoal Line Bouleva [...]
Virtual MarineQuest 2020 and Virtual School Day Event
PASCO COUNTY, Fla.- For more than 20 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute has ho [...]