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TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 9 am today, the outside northbound lane on North Howard Avenue between West Nassau and West Arch Streets will be closed while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Barricades and signs will be located in…
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PASCO COUNTY, FL. – A 66-year-old Dade City man was killed in a crash that happened around 9:05 pm Sunday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the man was traveling southbound on Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, north of Johnston Road, when the man failed to…
Read More Pasco County Man Killed In Sunday Motorcycle Crash
Florida gas prices increased another 6 cents last week, setting a new 2022 high of $3.51 per gallon. That’s 15 cents more than last year’s high, and the highest daily average price since July 2014. The state average did drift lower over the weekend by a…
Read More Florida Gas Prices Set New 2022 High As Oil Prices Reverse Course
HAINES CITY, FL. – An elderly man who was stabbed Friday afternoon in a parking lot has died from his injuries and the charges against the stabber have been upgraded. Christopher Lynn King, 32, of Madison, Florida, is now being charged with felony first-degree murder…
Read More North Florida Stabber’s Charges Upgraded To Murder After Death Of Elderly Man In Haines City
Op-Ed By: Patrick Mullen PASCO COUNTY, FL. – On January 11, 2022, Stock Development, LLC submitted a Proposal to the Pasco Florida Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to build a 320 unit vertical-mixed-use luxury apartment complex on Commercial-zoned land next to the SR56/581 Sam’s Club…
Read More Developer Denied: Requests Mediation, Targets Moore And Mariano, Threatens Litigation If Mediation Fails
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco County Deputies have located missing-runaway 15-year-old Tristan Hayes and he is safe. On Saturday, Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Tristan Hayes, a missing-runaway 15-year-old. Hayes is 5’11”, approx. 145 lbs., with blonde hair and brown eyes. Hayes was last…
Read More Pasco Deputies Locate Missing-Runaway 15-Year-Old
LARGO, FL. – On Saturday at approximately 10:51 pm, officers of the Largo Police Department were dispatched to the 1000 block of southbound Missouri Ave in regards to a vehicle and pedestrian traffic crash. Investigators say that a southbound traveling pickup truck in the middle…
Read More Police: Alcohol May Be A Factor In Death Of Pedestrian Saturday
Beachgoers at one Florida beach had a frightening surprise Saturday afternoon as a helicopter crashed into the ocean near the shoreline. Officials say around 1:10 pm, Miami Beach Police Department, Miami Beach Fire, and several partner agencies responded to Miami Beach for the reported helicopter…
Read More Helicopter Crashes In Ocean At Florida Beach, Two People Transported To Hospital
SPRING HILL, FL. – A man was shot multiple times early Saturday at the Mermaids Lounge in Spring Hill. According to deputies, on Saturday at 2:10 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Mermaids Lounge located at 4564 Commercial Way in Spring Hill in reference…
Read More Man Shot Multiple Times At Spring Hill Mermaids Lounge
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – A 57-year-old Thonotosassa man was killed while operating a street sweeper at a Publix Parking lot Friday night around 11:23 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a street sweeper was operating in the Publix shopping center in the 900 block of…
Read More Street Sweeper Struck By Corvette In Brandon, Killing A 57-Year-Old Thonotosassa Man