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3- Arrested in I-4 Shooting That Left a 17-Year-Old Dead
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced multiple arrests on Monday, in the deadly shooting that took place [...]
17-Year-Old Fires 11-Rounds Through Window, Killing A Lady Watching TV Pasco County
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco provided an update on the homicide that occurred on Irene Loop on Sunday. Detectives determined [...]
Major Accident Investigation Team investigate a three-vehicle crash with injuries in Pinellas Park
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team investigate a three vehicle crash with injuries in Pinellas Park.
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Tampa – Missing Newborn and Mom Located Safe
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- Kanasia Johnson and her baby, Brinae Sherman, have been located safely, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office today.
Kan [...]
Happening Now: Tampa Police Investigating Overnight Homicide
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police were dispatched to the Tzadik Oaks Apartments on Sunday night for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived to find a 32- [...]
“Sex in Shed” Mother’s Premonition Leads to Shooting
BRANDON Fla. – In the early morning hours of August 12, 2020, Elizabeth Randolph-Padgett had a premonition. Noticing a light on in her backyard shed [...]
State Attorney’s Office Launches Review of Convictions Based on Bite Mark Evidence
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren is announced Sunday, a partnership with the Innocence Project to review past convictions that [...]
Tampa Lane Closures on East Waters Ave. and South Manhattan
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 a.m. today, the eastbound lane of East Waters Avenue will close between North 20th Street and East Riverhills Drive whil [...]
Florida Man Convicted, Sexual Battery of a Child Under 12, Repeat Predator Faces Life
ORLANDO, Fla.- Vince Edward Lasane (48, Orlando) was found guilty Friday, of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing [...]
Homicide Overnight in Pasco County, Sheriff Investigating
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Sheriff responded to the scene of a homicide on Irene Loop in New Port Richey, Saturday night. One individual is in [...]