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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 [...]
BREAKING NEWS: 44-Year-Old Missing Mom Believed Found in Venice Pond
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla - At approximately 11:45 a.m. Saturday, divers with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and North Port PD, assisted by the FWC, [...]
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Substitute School Crossing Guards
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - PCSO is seeking qualified men and women in various locations in Polk County who desire to work as substitute crossing guards.
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USDA Releases Citrus Forecast, Oranges Down 16% in Harvested Boxes
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the initial citrus crop forecast for the 2020-21 season. Friday's USDA forecas [...]