Category: News
Tampa Free Press - Your Source For Tampa Area Local Breaking News, National Stories, Politics, Sports, Florida Agriculture, Legal, Cops and Crime
Disability Rights Florida Sues DCF Over Baker Act Data
Court, Judge (File)
Disability Rights Florida (DRF) has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), alleging th [...]
Clearwater Police Enhance Pedestrian And Bicyclist Safety
Clearwater Police Department
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Police Department has launched a new initiative to improve pedestrian and bicyclis [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Extinguishes Lithia House Fire
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue
LITHIA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) crews responded to a residential structure fire in Lithia ea [...]
Mystery Drones Haunt New Jersey Skies
Drone Over Bedminster, NJ. Source: @Kobe_for_3
A wave of unexplained drone sightings has gripped New Jersey, sparking public concern and prompting [...]
Tampa Police Investigating After Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Crosstown Expressway
Tampa Police
TAMPA, Fla. - A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Crosstown Expressway near the intersection of W Gandy Blvd and Bridge St. on [...]
Lakeland Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Incident Damages Neighbor’s Fence
Joy Deangelis
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 64-year-old Lakeland resident, Joy Deangelis, was arrested on Wednesday evening by the Polk County Sheriff’s Offi [...]
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Finding Dog That Was In A Stolen Port Richey Car
Pasco County Sheriff's Office Seeks Public's Help Finding Dog That Was In A Stolen Port Richey Car
PORT RICHEY, Fla. - The Pasco County Sheriff’s [...]
Florida Unemployment Claims Rise After Thanksgiving Dip
Help Wanted Sign Source: Unsplash
Florida’s unemployment claims increased last week, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labo [...]
Two-Vehicle Crash In Spring Hill Results In Fatality: Florida Highway Patrol
Florida Highway Patrol
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred on Mariner Boulevard in Spring Hill on Wednesday around 4:20 pm, acc [...]
Florida Shivers As Cold Front Sweeps Through State, Warmer Temps On Deck
Cold Weather (File)
A sudden and dramatic drop in temperatures has gripped Florida as a powerful cold front swept through the state on December 12 [...]