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Florida Gas Prices Drop Slightly
Gasoline Pumps. Source: TFP
Florida motorists Tuesday paid an average of $3.06 for a gallon for regular unleaded gas, 20 cents less than a year ea [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battles A Multiple Semi-Trailer Blaze In Riverview
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue battles multiple semi-trailer blaze (HCFR)
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) battled a mult [...]
25 Arrested In Hillsborough County Sheriff’s ‘Operation Ball Drop’ On New Year’s Eve
25 Arrested in New Year's Eve DUI Operation (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office conducted "Operation Ball [...]
Florida Man On Probation, Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Undercover Operation
Kenneth Young, 38 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Division (SID) Gang Unit successf [...]
Winter Haven Woman, Nurse Practitioner In Sebring, Arrested After Fleeing Crash
39-year-old Ashley Welch (Polk County Sheriff's Office}
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Winter Haven woman, a Nurse Practitioner in Sebring, has been arrest [...]
16-Year-Old Boards Flight In Tampa Heading To Cleveland, But Lands In Puerto Rico
Logan Lose, 16 (Source: Krista Lose)
Traveling alone can be an exciting and nerve-wracking experience, especially for teenagers. Unfortunately, fo [...]
Tampa Trash Collection Schedule Revised In Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Residential Trash Collection (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the City of Tampa offices will be closed on Mo [...]
Ridge Manor Man Dies After Being Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver While Riding Bike
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
RIDGE MANOR, Fla. - A 44-year-old Ridge Manor man has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while ri [...]
Florida AG Moody Releases 2022 Hate Crime Data: State Reports 229 Incidents
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (File)
Last week, the Florida Attorney General’s Office released the 2022 Hate Crimes in Florida Report.
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Georgia Man Killed In Violent Crash After Running Red Light In Florida
US-19 & Klosterman Rd Crash (FHP)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A 20-year-old Georgia man is dead, and a Palm Harbor, Florida woman suffered serious [...]