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Bartow High School Teacher, Coach Arrested For Inappropriate Conduct With Female Students
Tyler Eden
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 31-year-old teacher and head football coach at Bartow High School was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Offic [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Quickly Controls 2-Alarm Commercial Fire In Lutz
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Quickly Controls 2-Alarm Commercial Fire In Lutz
LUTZ, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) units success [...]
Oldsmar Woman Dies Following Three-Vehicle Crash In Clearwater; Roads Reopened
Ambulance (Source: Unsplash)
CLEARWATER, Fla. – April 16, 2025 – A 77-year-old woman from Oldsmar has died from injuries sustained in a three-vehi [...]
Polk County Sheriff Seeks Help Identifying Mulberry Burglary Suspect Who Stole Power Saw
Polk County Sheriff Seeks Help Identifying Mulberry Burglary Suspect Who Stole Power Saw
MULBERRY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is requ [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: Road Closures Thursday Morning For Special Olympics Torch Run
Traffic Alert
TAMPA, Fla. - Motorists in South Tampa and Downtown should prepare for temporary road closures and traffic delays tomorrow morning, [...]
Hillsborough Tax Collector Offers Special Saturday Hours For Driver License Services
Florida Travelers: REAL ID Needed For Flights After May 7th
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County residents needing driver's license ser [...]
Inverness Man Killed In Early Morning Sumter County Crash
Florida Highway Patrol
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A 30-year-old man from Inverness died early Wednesday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Sumter [...]
City Of Winter Haven Issues Burn Ban Effective Immediately Amid Dry Conditions
Wildfire Source: TFP File
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The City of Winter Haven has enacted a local burn ban, effective today, April 16, 2025, due to extr [...]
Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder In St. Petersburg; Second Suspect Flees
Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg homeowner shot and fatally wounded a man suspected of breaking into [...]
6 Arrested In Zephyrhills Following Multi-Agency Human Trafficking Operation
6 Arrested In Zephyrhills Following Multi-Agency Human Trafficking Operation
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - Six individuals are facing charges after a coordi [...]