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St. Pete Man Arrested For Sexual Assault Of 2 Children, Police Fear There May Be More Victims
Donterius Garrett, 25 (SPPD)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - St. Petersburg Police Detectives have arrested Donterius Garrett, 25, of St. Petersburg, for se [...]
KidCare Premiums Covered In Florida Counties Affected By Hurricane Idalia
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The Florida Healthy Kids Corp. will cover the costs of September premiums for children who are enrolled in the KidCare heal [...]
Tampa Police Warn Of Phone Scam
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department has received multiple calls from concerned citizens in reference to a telephone s [...]
State Of Florida Touts Building New Emergency Center
Hurricane Idalia (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR)
Florida officials held a ceremony Wednesday to mark construction of a $180 million State Emergency Operations [...]
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Named Best Park of 2023
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
TAMPA, Fla. - The votes are in for Tampa Magazine's "Best of the City," and the City of Tampa is honored to have two [...]
25-Year-Old Man Killed In DUI Crash With Dump Truck In Tampa
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is investigating a fatal crash between a 2006 Scion TC and a 2020 Peterbilt dump truck, a [...]
Escambia County School Book Battles Continue
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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. - With Escambia County a key battleground in a broader debate about school books, plaintiffs in a lawsuit aga [...]
Tampa Man Gets More Than 13 Years For Armed Robberies Of Auto Parts Stores, Conspiracy
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TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa man has been sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, [...]
Florida Man Charged With Receiving Misbranded Erectile Dysfunction Pills
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A 77-year-old Florida man has been charged with the receipt of misbranded drugs in interstate commerce.
If convicted, Reginal [...]
Tampa Water Department Wants Customers To ‘Fall’ Into Water Conservation
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TAMPA, Fla. - After an unusually dry rainy season and a significant rise in water usage, the City of Tampa Water Department is urgi [...]