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Driver Takes out Lights and Signs Overnight in Winter Haven
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The traffic signals at Hwy 17 and Ave M NW (the intersection at Publix Northgate and St. Joseph Catholic Church) are on flash mo [...]
Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue Respond to Large Duplex Condo Fire
BRADENTON, Fla. - At 6:10 pm on Friday, Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue units responded to a report of a house fire at 3503 Avenida Madera. The first units [...]
Four Counts of Kidnapping and Carjacking 21-Year-Old Arrested
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – In an overnight carjacking, Pinellas Park Police officers responded to the McDonald’s located at 7001 US Highway 19 N. Through [...]
AMBER ALERT CANCELED: 6-Year-Old Marqus Perkins, Found Safe
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - AMBER ALERT CANCELED- THE CHILD IS SAFE....A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Marqus Perkins, a black male, 6 years ol [...]
BREAKING NEWS: One-Man Dead Tampa Fatal Shooting on 15th Street
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead off 15th Street in Tampa.
Shortly aft [...]
BREAKING: Carjacked with Children in The Car
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Earlier this evening, Pinellas Park Police officers responded to the McDonald's located at 7001 US Highway 19 N in reference to [...]
3-Arrested and Charged in Tampa Robberies
TAMPA, Fla.- On 09/27/2020, Tevin William, wearing a dark mask, entered the Circle K at 3:12 a.m. William walked through the store and grabbed severa [...]
Father & Son Charged In Scheme To Transport Minor From Croatia And Florida For Sex
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jordan Jysae Pulido (26, Tr [...]
City of Tampa Will “Light the Night” In Respect for Fallen Firefighters
TAMPA, Fla. - Every October the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation sponsors the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, the official nati [...]
Hernando County Withlacoochee River Nearing Flood Stage
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - The area of low pressure over the northwestern Caribbean Sea has now formed into Tropical Depression 25. TD 25 is expected to [...]