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Lakeland Fatal Crash Investigation Kathleen and West 2nd St.
August 10, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla. - On Saturday, August 8, 2020, at approximately 10:42 p.m., officers responded to a traffic cra [...]
Homicide Investigation Underway In Lakeland, Police Confirm
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla.- Lakeland Police Department Detectives have confirmed the death investigation reported earlier t [...]
$1 Million Awarded, 22 Local Governments for Community Planning Technical Assistance
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Governor DeSantis awarded nearly $1 million ($990,565) in Community Planning Technical Assis [...]
2 Found Dead In Lakeland Home, Police Investigating
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla. — Click here for the update, this is now a homicide investigation. Lakeland Police are investig [...]
16-Year Old Jessica Swanson Missing, Police Need Your Help
August 8, 2020
By: Staff Report
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.- 16-year-old, Jessica Swanson, was last seen on Thursday around 2 p.m. in the area of 713 [...]
Pasco School Superintendent Reopening Schools and COVID-19
August 7, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAND O LAKES- Fla. - Pasco County School Superintendent Kurt Browning posted a video message for parents and st [...]
Gov. DeSantis Rescinds 14-Day Quarantine for Travelers Coming From N.J. & N.Y.
August 6, 2020
By: Staff Report
TAMPA, Fla. - Governor DeSantis rescinded an order requiring people traveling from New Jersey, New York, and Co [...]
‘Unacceptable and Disturbing’ Caretaker Abuses 88-Year-Old Man VIDEO
AUGUST 6, 2020
By: Staff Report, HCSO PR
TAMPA, Fla.- A caretaker is under arrest after physically abusing an 88-year-old man in Hillsborough C [...]
Tues Aug 11th, Pasco County Offers More Assistance Through Community CARES
August 6, 2020
By: Staff Report
PASCO COUNTY, FL ---- The Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is pleased to offer another round of CARE [...]
‘Despicable’ Brandon Burglars Busted HCSO
August 6, 2020
BRANDON, Fla. - Over the course of a month, three suspects targeted at least eight locations in Hillsborough County during a burgla [...]