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2-People Sustained Inhalation Injuries in Overnight House Fire Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE, FL. - Early morning Wednesday, Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) drove up to a residential fire at 9100 block of Highp [...]
Hillsborough Teacher Arrested ‘Abused his position to prey on this young male victim’
TAMPA, Fla. - A teacher from Greco Middle School was arrested by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Tuesday.
Deputies say they began investigati [...]
Developing Story- Tampa Police Investigating a Body Found In the Hillsborough River
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is investigating a body found in the Hillsborough River at 8100 Florida Avenue by the marina, on Tuesday.
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Searching For Battery, Abuse Suspect
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for Deaurburn Valentin, Winter Haven. Valentin has two warrants for his arrest and he’ [...]
Pinellas County Commission extends State of Local Emergency through Oct. 2
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. - The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners today, extended its State of Local Emergency for COVID-19 through Oct. 2 and [...]
Harold’s Auto In Spring Hill Burglarized Monday
SPRING HILL FL. - On Monday, at 7:30 a.m., an employee of Harold's Auto Center located at 5299 Commercial Way in Spring Hill called 911 to report a b [...]
Hernando County – Upcoming Vacancies on Various County Committees
BROOKSVILLE, FL. - Hernando County Board of County Commissioners is accepting applications from individuals wishing to serve as a member on the Count [...]
UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Gardening 365 Educational Festival
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - Step up your gardening game while learning at home with free, online offerings from UF/IFAS Pasco County Cooperative Extension Se [...]
Lane Closure on East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between North 15th and North 17th Streets
TAMPA, Fla. -Due to more extensive repairs needed to complete this work, the outside eastbound lane of East Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard w [...]
Pasco County Man Sentenced In Lizard Trafficking
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Akbar Akram (44, Holiday) to serve a four-year term of federal probation for traffic [...]