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Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Stops Riverview House Fire
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Stops Riverview House Fire (HCFR)
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) contained a residential [...]
9th-Grade Lennard High School Student Arrested For Bringing Stun Gun To Class
Stun Gun (HCSO)
RUSKIN, Fla. - A ninth-grade student at Lennard High School was arrested yesterday for bringing a weapon onto school grounds, acco [...]
Get Ready: Pinellas County And St. Pete Host Free Hurricane Preparedness Expo
Category 4 Hurricane Milton (2024, TFP)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - With hurricane season fast approaching, Pinellas County and the City of St. Peters [...]
Housing Affordability Crisis Persists: Middle-Income Households Priced Out Despite Inventory Rise
Real Estate (Unsplash)
Despite a nearly 20% surge in for-sale housing inventory nationwide compared to last year, the dream of homeownership remai [...]
Land O’ Lakes Woman Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle On SR-54 And Collier Parkway
Florida Highway Patrol
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - A 21-year-old Land O' Lakes woman died early Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle while a [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: Lane Closures On North 40th Street For Water Main Maintenance
Traffic Alert
TAMPA, Fla. - Commuters who regularly use North 40th Street in Tampa will need to plan their routes accordingly. The Tampa Water Dep [...]
US Weather Alert: Severe Storms Threaten Mississippi And Ohio Valleys, Dangerous Heat Grips Texas
Lakeland Rain Storm (File)
Residents across the Middle and Upper Mississippi and Ohio Valleys are bracing for potentially severe thunderstorms tod [...]
Pinellas County Sheriff Arrests St. Petersburg Man On Child Pornography Charges
Handcuff (File)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A St. Petersburg man was arrested today by detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit (CAC) followin [...]
Tornado Threat Escalates In Ohio, Tennessee, And Mid-Mississippi Valleys This Week
Tornado (File)
While severe thunderstorms are a familiar occurrence in the late spring months, AccuWeather meteorologists are warning of a signifi [...]
Hillsborough County Traffic Alert: Westbound I-4 Ramp To Alexander Street To Close Overnight
Road Closed (File)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Commuters who regularly use the westbound I-4 exit ramp (Exit 21) to access Alexander Street (SR 39 [...]