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Florida Prepares Special Needs Shelters As Tropical Cyclone Nine Approaches
Palm Trees Blowing As Hurricane Idalia Approaches.
The Florida Department of Health is proactively preparing special needs shelters in anticipatio [...]
Citrus County Schools To Close Due To Approaching Storm
Citrus County Schools (File)
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - All Citrus County schools will be closed on Thursday, September 26th, and Friday, September 27t [...]
12-Year-Old Bicyclist Airlifted After Clearwater Crash
Emergency Lights (File)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg this morning following a c [...]
Bartow Unveils New Interactive Website To Enhance Citizen Engagement
Old Polk County Courthouse (File)
BARTOW, Fla. - The City of Bartow launched a revamped website, CityofBartow.net, on September 23rd, aimed at imp [...]
St. Petersburg Home Engulfed In Early Morning Blaze
St. Petersburg Home Engulfed In Early Morning Blaze
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A single-story home on Laurel Oak Ln NE was ravaged by a fire early Tue [...]
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Strengthens, Hurricane Watches Issued For Florida And Mexico
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Strengthens, Hurricane Watches Issued For Florida And Mexico
As of 8 am Tuesday, Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine i [...]
Florida AG Ashley Moody Activates Price Gouging Hotline As Florida Braces For Hurricane Helene
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (File)
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has activated the state's Price Gouging Hotline in response to [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis To Address The State Ahead Of Hurricane Helene
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (File)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday as a tropical system, which is expect [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: Lane Closure On South MacDill Avenue
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Starting at 9 a.m. today, September 24th, 2024, the outside southbound lane on South MacDill Avenue will be [...]
Florida Senators Urge Biden To Approve Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration Ahead Of Hurricane Helene
Tropical Storm Nine
As Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, soon to be Hurricane Helene, approaches Florida, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick [...]