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Woman’s Body Recovered From The Water Off Ballast Point
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TAMPA, Fla. - Sivers with the Tampa Police Marine Patrol recovered the body of a deceased adult female from the waters off [...]
Riverview Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Stopped Deputy Vehicle In Wimauma
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A deputy from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was involved in a traffic accident that killed a mot [...]
Citrus Springs Teen Among 3 Dead In Head-On Crash
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CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - A 17-year-old Citrus Springs boy was killed in a head-on crash that happened on Saturday around 6:55 p.m.
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Brooksville Man Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Golf Cart
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A 74-year-old Brooksville man tragically died on Saturday, around 11:00 am, according to Florida Highway Patr [...]
Pasco County Man Charged After Killing Pedestrian And Bicyclist In St. Petersburg
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A pedestrian and a bicyclist were killed in a car accident in St. Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, and a Pa [...]
71-Year-Old Bradenton Man Killed After Crashing Into Spring Hill Couple On I-75
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
BRANDON, Fla. - A Bradenton man was killed in a car accident on I-75 on Friday night, according to Florida Hig [...]
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Brings Smiles To Children’s Faces With “Shop With A Firefighter”
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Fire Rescue generously donated their time and money Saturday to accompany deserving children on [...]
Florida Man Arrested For Targeting Sheriff’s Helicopter With Laser Pointer
William Long Lee, 56
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for shining a laser at a HCSO helicopter that was in flight.
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Tribe Resuming Gambling Payments To State Of Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola, Jr. reached a gambling deal in 2021.
Amid a celebrity-fueled launch of [...]
42-Year-Old ‘Porch Pirate’ Who Hit More Than 20 Homes In Tampa Arrested
Hyson I. Williams, 42 (TPD)
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police said Friday that they had arrested a man they believe to be the porch pirate who stole from [...]