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‘Women For Trump’ Makes a Stop in Clearwater Today
CLEARWATER, Fla.- The “Women for Trump” tour bus rolled into Clearwater Saturday, to a crowd at the Republican Party-Pinellas County field office.
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BREAKING NEWS: Lakeland Fatal hit and Run of a Pedestrian Being Investigated by Polk County Sheriff’s Office
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit is conducting an investigation of a fatal hit and run of a pedestrian which o [...]
Clearwater Coast Guard Unit with Global Mission Welcomes New Commander
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A local U.S. Coast Guard Reserve unit that played a pivotal role in the 2017 U.S. hurricane response welcomed a new commander at a [...]
Tampa Road Between East Fowler and 113th Ave
TAMPA, Fla. - As of 12PM Saturday, all lanes of N 15th Street have closed between East Fowler and 113thAvenues while the Tampa Water Department repai [...]
Polk County Sheriff Looking for 28-Year-Old Wahneta Man
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office is looking for 28-year-old Bernardo Juan Aparicio of Wahneta, who has a Polk County warrant for Gran [...]
Food Max Shooting in Saint Petersburg Overnight
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- A shooting at a gathering of people in St. Petersburg Saturday morning, left one man dead and another in critical condition.
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Illegal Alien Convicted Of Making False Statements During Purchase Of Firearm
Orlando, Florida –A federal jury has found Wilmer Eduardo Mejia-Palacios (36, Orlando) guilty of four counts of making a false statement to a federal [...]
Pinellas County Sheriff Detectives Investigate Homicide at St. Petersburg Gentlemen’s Club
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED STORY. According to investigators, deputies responded to a shooting at the 4Play Gentlemen's Club [...]
UPDATE: Missing and Endangered Largo Adult, Found Safe
LARGO, Fla. -UPDATE: This alert has been canceled as this person was found safe. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office have issued a Silver Alert for a mi [...]
‘Fake Suicide’ Story Exploits a 77-Year-Old Palm Harbor Man For $10,000.00
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - In April 2020, Jeffrey Pugliese, currently a licensed security officer, pleaded for Bill Borgiasz, a 77-year-old elderly man [...]