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Tampa International Airport Ramps To SR 60 And SR 589 To Close Temporarily
Tampa International Airport (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - Motorists traveling from Tampa International Airport to westbound SR 60 (Memorial Highway) and no [...]
St. Petersburg Offers Extended Sandbag Hours For September
Sandbags (File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg residents can take advantage of two "Sandbag Saturdays" in September as hurricane season is [...]
St. Petersburg Police Bust Suspect In Possession Of Stolen Massachusetts High-Performance SUV And Drugs
Christopher Davis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Police Auto Theft Detectives apprehended a suspect in connection with a stolen high-perfor [...]
Vice Principal, Teacher Arrested In Child Abuse Incident At Progress Village Middle School
Vice Principal, Teacher Arrested In Child Abuse Incident At Progress Village Middle School (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough Cou [...]
Pasco Deputies Seek Public’s Help In Identifying Odessa Theft Suspects
Pasco Deputies Seek Public's Help In Identifying Odessa Theft Suspects (PSO)
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Pasco Sheriff's Office is asking for the pub [...]
St. Petersburg Invests $1 Million In Non-Profit Organizations To Tackle Opioid Crisis
Pharmaceutical, Pills Source: TFP File Photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In a significant move to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic, the St. Petersbur [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: North Lois Avenue Lane Closure For Wastewater Repairs
Traffic Alert (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - Starting at 9 a.m. on September 10th, the northbound lane on N Lois Ave between W Cayuga and W Alva Streets wil [...]
School Bus, Car Collide In Sumter County
School Bus, Car Collide In Sumter County (FHP)
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A collision between a Ford Escort Wagon and a Sumter County school bus occurr [...]
Winter Haven Man’s Great Bathroom Escape Foiled By Early Morning Deputies And K9
Michael Didiano (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Michael Didiano, 42, of Winter Haven, learned the hard way that cutting off your ankle monitor isn't th [...]
Polk County Deputy Bags His First ‘Gator’ Suspect In Lakeland
Polk County Deputy Bags His First 'Gator' Suspect In Lakeland (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. - It was a wild Wednesday evening in Lakeland when Deputy Gool [...]