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Polk County To Unite For 15th Annual Honoring Our Heroes Event On 9/11
FDNY September 11th 2001
WINTERHAVEN, Fla. - On September 11th, Polk County will come together for the 15th Annual Honoring Our Heroes event, com [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: Lane Closure On West Kennedy Boulevard
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Starting today at 9 a.m., the outside eastbound lane on West Kennedy Boulevard will be closed between South [...]
Bartow Carjacking Suspect Apprehended After High-Speed Chase And Police Cruiser Collision
Emergency Lights (Source: File Photo)
BARTOW, Fla. - A dramatic carjacking incident in Bartow ended with the arrest of Michael D. Jackson after a [...]
Dump Truck Overturns On I-275 In Pinellas County After Near-Miss With Reckless Driver
Dump Truck Overturns On I-275 In Pinellas County After Near-Miss With Reckless Driver (FHP)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A dump truck carrying a load o [...]
Spring Hill Man Receives 15-Year Prison Sentence For Child Pornography Possession
Steven Sims (HCSO)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A Spring Hill man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his arrest in April 2023 for posse [...]
Caught On Camera: Teen Vandals Trash Greenlefe Resort Clubhouse In Haines City
Caught on Camera: Teen Vandals Trash Greenlefe Resort Clubhouse In Haines City
HAINES CITY, Fla. - Labor Day weekend turned into a destructive spr [...]
AccuWeather Revises 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Amid Unusual Weather Patterns
AccuWeather Reduces Forecast for Number of Named Storms and Hurricanes During 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Following an atypical August marked b [...]
ZooTampa’s “Creatures Of The Night” Returns: A Family-Friendly Halloween Event
ZooTampa's Creatures of the Night returns with a sci-fi twist! Halloween Eerie Fun for the Entire Family
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay’s top family-fri [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Celebrates Progress In Addressing Nursing Shortages
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited Daytona State College today to spotlight Florida's achievements in tackling th [...]
41 Arrested In Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office “Operation Summer’s End”
41 Arrested In Hillsborough County Sheriff's "Operation Summer's End"
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Over the Labor Day weekend, the Hillsborough Cou [...]