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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 [...]
Florida Lawmakers To Examine State’s Financial Future
Cash Photo Source: TFP File Photo
A joint House and Senate committee, the Joint Legislative Budget Commission, is scheduled to meet next week to r [...]
One-Day-A-Week Watering Restrictions Extended Through End Of 2024 In Hillsborough County
Lawn Sprinkler (File)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Water Resources is reminding residents that the one-day-a-week lawn watering [...]
St. Petersburg Celebrates Inaugural City Of Performing Arts Month
St. Petersburg, Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - This September, St. Petersburg is showcasing its vibrant performing arts scene with the first-ever [...]
Tampa Traffic Alerts: Lane Closures On East Hillsborough Avenue And South Rome Avenue
Lane Closed (File)
TAMPA, Fla. (August 30, 2024) - Commuters in Tampa should be prepared for traffic disruptions today due to two separate lane cl [...]
NHC Atlantic Hurricane Season Update: Two Potential Systems Monitored
NHC Atlantic Hurricane Season Update: Two Potential Systems Monitored
The National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring two tropical waves in th [...]
School Monitor Arrested For Sexual Battery In Pinellas Park
Demetrious Dontay Jones (Previous Booking Photo From Drug Charges In 2011)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas Park Police arrested Demetrious Dontay [...]