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Hillsborough County Commissioners Reappoint Ken Hagan As Chair, Maintain Board Assignments
Commissioner Ken Hagan
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held its annual organizational mee [...]
Gas Leak Forces Closure Of North Tampa Tax Collector’s Office
Hillsborough County Tax Collector Nancy C. Millan
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Tax Collector's Office in North Tampa will r [...]
Two-Alarm Brush Fire Engulfs Structures Near US 41 Between Apollo Beach And Gibsonton
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Firefighters battled a two-alarm brush fire that engulfed multiple structures near [...]
Driver Sought In Destructive Hit-And-Run Crash On US-41 In Land O’ Lakes, Tampa Man Injured
Driver Sought In Destructive Hit-And-Run Crash On US-41 In Land O' Lakes
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is searching for a [...]
Second Body Found Off Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa Police Investigating Possible Connection
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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police are investigating the discovery of a second body found in the waters off the Cou [...]
Former Hernando County Sheriff’s Deputy, FOP Treasurer Under Investigation For Misuse Of Funds
Hernando County Sheriff
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A former Hernando County Sheriff's deputy and treasurer of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lod [...]
Polk County Sheriff Announces Arrests In “Trap Boys” Gang Fraud Conspiracy
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A complex criminal conspiracy involving "Trap Boys" gang members and a massive fraud operation [...]
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle On Busch Boulevard In Tampa
Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle on Busy Tampa Roadway
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police are investigating a vehicle versus pedestrian crash that occurred Tu [...]
Clearwater Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival Returns In 2025 With A Prehistoric Twist
Clearwater Beach (File)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Get ready to travel back in time at the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, returning to Clearwater Beach from [...]
WATCH: Tampa Firefighters Rescue Dog And Cats From Burning Home On Video
Tampa Firefighters Rescue Dog And Cats From Burning Home
TAMPA, Fla. - A dog and several cats were rescued from a house fire in Tampa on Monday af [...]