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OceanGate’s Titan Sub Malfunctioned Days Before Fatal Implosion, Hearing Reveals
OceanGate Titan
Steven Ross, the former scientific director of OceanGate, testified before a U.S. Coast Guard panel on Thursday about a malfunctio [...]
Appeals Court Rejects Florida AG Ashley Moody’s Request In Opioid Lawsuit
Pharmaceutical, Pills Source: TFP File Photo
An appeals court on Thursday denied Attorney General Ashley Moody's request to escalate a legal dispu [...]
Tobacco Free Florida Joins Annual Coastal Cleanup In Pinellas County To Combat Cigarette Litter
Clearwater Beach (File)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Tobacco Free Florida in Pinellas County will participate in the annual Coastal Cleanup Event on Sa [...]
Community Mourns As Hillsborough County Deputy Killed In Tragic Accident
Deputy Darell Brown
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Sheriff Chad Chronister and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are deeply saddened to announ [...]
Off-Duty Hillsborough County Deputy Killed In Head-On Collision, US-301 Closed
Off-Duty Hillsborough County Deputy Killed In Head-On Collision, US-301 Closed (FHP)
THONOTOSASSA, Fla. - A tragic accident on US-301 has resulted [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Holds Roundtable On Condo Safety And Costs
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable discussion with condominium owners and association leaders Thursda [...]
School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Sarasota
School Bus Involved in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla.- A school bus collided with two other vehicles this morning at the intersect [...]
Tampa Man Uninjured After Medical Emergency Leads To Commercial Vehicle Crash On I-4
Tampa Man Uninjured After Medical Emergency Leads To Commercial Vehicle Crash On I-4 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Early Thursday morning, a [...]
Fatal Collision Shuts Down US-301 South Of McIntosh Road In Thonotosassa
Florida Highway Patrol
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla - A fatal crash occurred on US-301 south of McIntosh Road this morning, involving a Ford F150 and [...]
Bartow Woman Arrested After Hiding In Air Vent To Evade Polk County Deputies
Ashley Dease (PCSO)
BARTOW, Fla. - On Wednesday, September 18th, Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested 37-year-old Ashley Dease of Bartow on an [...]