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$894 Million In Florida Flood Damage Claims Paid So Far After Hurricane Season
Historic Flooding In Pasco County Prompted Voluntary Evacuations
Over 72,000 Florida residents have filed flood insurance claims with the National [...]
Mattel “Wicked” Dolls Hit Shelves With X-Rated Blunder
Mattel "Wicked" Dolls Hit Shelves With X-Rated Blunder
Toymaker Mattel finds itself in hot water after a hilarious yet inappropriate error surface [...]
Tropical Disturbance AL98 Weakens Near The Bahamas
Tropical Disturbance AL98 Weakens Near The Bahamas
A tropical disturbance located near the Bahamas has weakened significantly over the past 24 hou [...]
Hillsborough County Extends State Of Emergency Declared For Hurricane Milton
Flooding in Hillsborough County following Hurricane Milton(HCFR)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise has ext [...]
Tropical Storm Rafael Weakens, Rip Currents Threaten Florida Coast
Rip Current Risk for the State of Florida
Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to weaken and dissipate over the Gulf of Mexico early this week. While [...]
Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder In Ruskin: Hillsborough County Sheriff
Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder In Ruskin: Hillsborough County Sheriff
RUSKIN, Fla.– The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a [...]
Brooksville Mobile Home Destroyed In Fire, Two Dogs Perish
Brooksville Mobile Home Destroyed In Fire, Two Dogs Perish
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A fire erupted in a mobile home on Jayson Drive in Brooksville on S [...]
Florida Law Enforcement Thwarts Planned Street Takeover In Tampa
Florida Highway Patrol
TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers, along with Tampa Police Department officers, successfully shut down a [...]
Electric Bicycle Rider Killed In St. Petersburg Crash
Police Lights (File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A man riding an electric bicycle was killed in a crash on Friday afternoon.
The crash occurred arou [...]
NHC: Tropical Storm Rafael In The Gulf, Low Chance Of Development Near Bahamas
NHC: Tropical Storm Rafael In The Gulf, Low Chance Of Development Near Bahamas
Tropical Storm Rafael is currently churning in the central Gulf of [...]