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TAMPA, Fla. – A man who barricaded himself inside a home following a shooting on Monday has been taken into custody. According to police, on Monday, at approximately 1:35 p.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of E. Osbourne Ave in reference to an adult…
Read More Tampa Police Take Barricaded Subject Into Custody Following Monday Shooting
After Hurricane Idalia tore through parts of its service area, Duke Energy Florida on Monday estimated storm-related costs totaling $91.9 million. Duke filed a proposal at the Florida Public Service Commission seeking approval to pass along the Idalia costs to customers in 2024. To cushion…
Read More Duke Energy Puts Flordia Hurricane Idalia Costs At $91.9 Million
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rep. Lindsay Cross, D-St. Petersburg, has drawn a Republican challenger as she seeks a second term in the Florida House. St. Petersburg Republican Ed Montanari opened a campaign account Friday to challenge Cross next year in Pinellas County’s House District 60,…
Read More St. Petersburg Rep. Lindsay Cross Draws Republican Challenger In Ed Montanari
On Sunday night, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis went to Tampa International Airport to welcome more than 260 Americans airlifted from Israel to Florida. In a video filmed at the airport Sunday night and posted on X, formerly Twitter, DeSantis…
Read More Florida Governor’s “DeSantis Airlines” Pulls Off Another Mission, This Time Out Of Israel
TAMPA, Fla. – A 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after an apparent accidental fall from a fourth-floor apartment window in Tampa. On Sunday, October 15, 2023, at approximately 4:40 p.m., officers responded to the Mosaic Westshore Apartments in reference to a 3-year-old female who…
Read More 3-Year-Old Girl Falls From Fourth-Story Apartment Window
TAMPA, Fla.- Tampa Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash and need your help. On October 16, 2023, at approximately 6:50 a.m., Tampa Police Officers responded to the 2600 block of Causeway Blvd, near the Shrimp Docks, in reference to a deceased white male. Upon…
Read More Tampa Police Need Your Help In Fatal Hit-And-Run
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly 37-years after 29-year old Teresa Lee Scalf was brutally murdered in her Lakeland home, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigation can finally be closed following the analysis of DNA which confirmed the identity of her killer. With assistance from Othram, Inc., a…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Solves 1986 Lakeland Cold Case Homicide Of Teresa Lee Scalf
The average price of a gallon of gas in Florida decreased 13 cents over the past week, despite uncertainty in the oil market following the Hamas attack on Israel. The AAA auto club said a gallon of regular unleaded in Florida cost an average of…
Read More Florida Gas Prices Down Amid Mideast Uncertainty
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The community pulls through again, showing its unwavering commitment to protecting Pasco County’s environment! More than 1,500 volunteers participated in the annual Keep Pasco Beautiful cleanup event in September, picking up more than 18 tons of trash and litter along roadways,…
Read More Keep Pasco Beautiful Cleanup Event Results In More Than 18 Tons Of Garbage Cleaned Up
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 a.m. today the outside northbound lane of Bruce B. Downs Blvd between Shumard Oak Drive and Imperial Oak Blvd will be closed as the Tampa Water Department works to perform maintenance on the distribution system. Barricades and signs will be located in the area to assist…
Read More Lane Closure On Bruce B. Downs Blvd Between Shumard Oak Drive And Imperial Oak Blvd