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RIVERVIEW, Fla. – A 37-year-old Riverview woman was killed in a crash that happened around 10:28 pm on Saturday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the woman was traveling southbound on I-75 near Milepost 243 when she lost control of the vehicle for an…

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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Police detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Pinellas County. Shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday, Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies responded to Sunshine Mobile Home Park at 7403 46th…

Read More St. Petersburg Woman Shot And Killed After Pulling Gun On 3 Pinellas County Deputies

About 1,550 consumers were potentially affected after an incident last month at the Port of Tampa, where gasoline was contaminated by diesel fuel, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Thursday. The department announced on Aug. 27 that “human error” at the port…

Read More Claims Paid After Gas Contamination In Florida

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 78-year-old man has died after being struck by a car while crossing Tampa Road in Oldsmar overnight. Investigators say on Saturday at approximately 11:52 p.m., deputies responded to the intersection of Tampa Road and Burbank Road in the City of…

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject a request to block next week’s scheduled execution of Death Row inmate Michael Duane Zack. Lawyers for Zack on Tuesday filed a request for a stay of execution and an…

Read More Florida AG Ashley Moody Urges Justices To Allow Execution Of Michael Duane Zack

A House Republican filed a proposal Friday that would designate State Road A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” to honor the musician who died Sept. 1 at age 76. The proposed designation would include counties from Monroe County to Nassau County. Rep. Chuck Clemons, R-Newberry,…

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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies and several partner agencies joined overnight to conduct a DUI Wolf Pack operation in Pinellas County. The DUI Wolf Pack operation began at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 29, 2023, and continued until 5:00 a.m. on Saturday. The operation is…

Read More 52 Arrested In Pinellas County DUI Wolfpack Overnight

POLK COUNTY, Fla. -The driver who struck and killed 9-year-old Andres Martinez was located late Friday night and has been booked into the Hardee County Jail. Gilbert Almaguer, 45, of Bowling Green, will be transferred to the Polk County Jail. Deputies said a child, 9-year-old…

Read More Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Child On Bicycle In Polk County, Arrested In Hardee County

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office apprehended wanted subject Jeremy Jason Patterson, 23, in a wooded area near the High Point community, off of Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville. Deputies say Patterson was taken into custody without incident. Initially, the sheriff’s office said Patterson…

Read More Brooksville Murder Suspect Arrested In Wooded Area Friday

PLANT CITY, Fla – Two teens have been arrested for their involvement in a sexual battery case of a teenage girl. On September 23, 2023, a group of teenagers gathered for a party in Plant City and engaged in underage drinking. One person became intoxicated…

Read More 2 Florida Teens Arrested In Rape Of Unconscious Girl At Plant City Party