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TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on the 2000 block of W. Kansas Ave. at 2:30 pm. Fire officials say that Engine 15 arrived first to the Kansas Ave. Apartments with smoke showing from the roof. The fire seems to…
Read More Tampa Fire Rescue Battled Apartment Blaze On W. Kansas Ave.
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help in a construction site theft case. On June 25 at around 6:40 p.m., a Caterpillar 289D3 Track skid steer was stolen from a construction site near the Suncoast Parkway and SR 52 in…
Read More Pasco Sheriff Seeking Ford Pickup Truck That Rolled Away With Caterpillar From Land O’ Lakes Construction Site
LARGO, Fla. – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash that happened on US 19 in Largo Tuesday morning. According to investigators, on Tuesday at approximately 10:30 am, officers of the Largo Police Department were dispatched to NB US Hwy 19 N on the Whitney…
Read More Motorcyclist Killed In Largo Crash On US-19 Tuesday Morning
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On June 28, 2022, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy was terminated after an investigation revealed a violation of Duties and Responsibilities and Conduct Unbecoming Members of the Agency, according to PCSO. According to the Administrative Investigation Division, on March…
Read More Pinellas Sheriff Deputy Terminated After Falsifying Report On Innocent Citizen
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A former Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detective is facing charges of misconduct and tampering with evidence. Dalton Lewis, 32, was employed with HCSO from 2016 to 2021 and worked as a detective within the Criminal Investigations Division. Through the course of…
Read More Former Hillsborough County Sheriff Detective Arrested At His Home In Pasco County On Multiple Charges
SPRING HILL, Fla. – Two people were shot early Tuesday morning outside, in the parking lot of a Spring Hill bar. On Tuesday, just before 1:30 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Sunset Lounge, located at 5431 Spring Hill Drive in Spring…
Read More Two Shot Overnight At Spring Hill Bar, Detectives Searching For Suspect
Floridians facing economic pressure from inflation will get a second crack to save on “freedom” starting Friday. Wrapped around the Fourth of July for the second consecutive year, a sales-tax “holiday” dubbed “Freedom Week” will provide tax breaks on a wide range of recreational activities…
Read More Florida “Freedom Week” Tax Holiday Starts Friday
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Joseph Capuano, a missing-runaway 15-year-old. Capuano is 5’7”, approx. 120 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Capuano was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on June 27 in the Lake Chrise Ln. area of…
Read More Pasco Sheriff Searching For Missing-Runaway 15-Year-Old, Last Seen In Port Richey
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, the eastbound lane on West Euclid Ave between S Sterling Ave and S Himes Ave will be closed while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Barricades and flaggers will be located in…
Read More Lane Closure On West Euclid Ave Between S Sterling Ave And S Himes Ave
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – The Citrus County School District serves over 15,000 students and is the largest employer in the county with more than 2,500 full and part-time employees and substitutes. Citrus County is home to 23 schools – from pre-school through grade 12, along…
Read More “Join Our Team” Citrus County Schools Hosts Summer Career Fair
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