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Brandon Home Engulfed In Fire Quickly Contained By Hillsborough Fire Rescue
Brandon Fire (HCFR)
BRANDON, Fla. - A house fire erupted in Brandon, Florida on Saturday afternoon, sending heavy smoke and flames billowing into [...]
Tampa Electric Proposes Rate Hike, Faces Consumer Opposition
TECO Tampa Electric (File)
The Florida Public Service Commission concluded a week-long hearing Friday regarding Tampa Electric Co.'s proposal to i [...]
Davenport Man Struck And Killed On US-27 In Polk County: Florida Highway Patrol
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing US-27 at Sanders Road on Frida [...]
Polk County Landfill And Waste Collection Schedule Changes For Labor Day
Residential Trash Collection (File)
POLK COUNTY, Fla.- The North Central Landfill and Transfer Station in Polk County will be closed on Labor Day, [...]
NHC: 3 Tropical Disturbances Monitored, With System Off The Texas And Louisiana Coast
NHC: 3 Tropical Disturbances Monitored, With System Off The Texas And Louisiana Coast
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring three pote [...]
Overnight House Fire In Clearwater Believed To Be Caused By Candles
Fire Truck. Source: File Photo
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Fire & Rescue crews responded early this morning to a house fire at 1740 Sunset D [...]
AccuWeather Warns Of Multiple Potential Tropical Threats In The Atlantic Over Labor Day Weekend
AccuWeather Warns Of Multiple Potential Tropical Threats In The Atlantic Over Labor Day Weekend
As the holiday weekend approaches, AccuWeather met [...]
Frostproof Man Leads Polk County Deputies On Chase, Ends Up At ‘Polk Pokey’
Garet Hohenberger (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - 31-year-old Garet Hohenberger, Jr. of Frostproof is the newest guest at Sheriff Grady Judd's "Bed &am [...]
Polk City Man Ronald Jackson Returns To Polk County Jail After Burglarizing BP Gas Station
Ronald Jackson (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk City man Ronald Jackson, 37, is once again a guest at the Polk County Jail following a burglary at [...]
Paul R. Smith Middle School Briefly In Controlled Campus: Airsoft Device Found
Emergency Lights (File)
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Paul R. Smith Middle School, in Holiday, was placed in a temporary controlled campus status today due [...]