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Tampa: Lane Closure On West Waters Ave Between Savarese Blvd, Woodland Center Blvd
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, the outside eastbound lane on West Waters Avenue will be closed between Savarese B [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Searching For Tesla Driver Involved In Hit-And-Run With Motorcyclist
Source: Florida Highway Patrol
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is looking for the driver of a Tesla Model 3 after they collided with a motorcycle [...]
Should Have Seen That Coming: Florida Man Flees From Cops And Into A Building
An officer initiated a traffic stop, but the car took off and crashed into an apartment building at the 2400 block of 15th Avenue South. (Source: St. [...]
Hometown Heroes: Hillsborough County Firefighters Rescue 3 Dogs From Brutal Blaze
Source: HCFR
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Firefighters rescued three dogs this week from a fire that ripped through a mobile home.
On Wedn [...]
Florida Office Of Election Crimes And Security Made 1,479 Criminal Referrals
Source: TFP File Photo
The Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security made 1,479 criminal referrals during its first year, with 13 resulting i [...]
State Of Florida Appeals Dog Bars Ruling
Source: Unsplash
The Florida Department of Health is appealing an administrative law judge’s ruling that backed Tampa and Orlando bars in a disput [...]
Full Appeals Court To Take Up Florida Gun Law
Handgun (Source: Unsplash)
A full federal appeals court said Friday it will take up a legal battle over a 2018 Florida law that bars sales of rifl [...]
Clearwater Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Running Over Pedestrian Saturday
Christian Hooks of Clearwater (Source: CDP)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police traffic homicide investigators have charged a Clearwater man with [...]
Clearwater Police Investigating Apartment Shooting Death Of A 47-Year-Old Man
TFP File Photo
CLEARWATER, Fla. -Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department responded to a shooting just after 11 p.m. Friday a [...]
Dade City Man Killed In Head-On Crash On CR-578
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A 63-year-old Dade City man was killed in a head-on crash around 2:50 am on Saturday.
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