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Man Gets 45 Years For Killing Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Sergeant Hours Before Retirement
Brian LaVigne
TAMPA, Fla. - Travis Garrett, 32, has been sentenced to 45 years in Florida State Prison for the 2021 crash that killed Hillsboroug [...]
Central US Braces For Weekend Storm: Severe Weather, Tornado Threats Return
Tornadoes Tear Through Texas And Mississippi, Leaving Trail Of Destruction (FILE)
Just a week after a deadly tornado outbreak, the central United [...]
Marine Corps CH-53K Crew Rescues Stranded Civilian In California Desert
U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Arizona March 12, [...]
Polk County Deputies, Raptor Center Rescue Injured Bald Eagle In Mulberry; “Operation: Saving Freedom”
Polk County Deputies, Raptor Center Rescue Injured Bald Eagle In Mulberry "Operation: Saving Freedom"
MULBERRY, Fla. – A bald eagle, a symbol of A [...]
Arrest Warrant Issued After Aggravated Battery In Venice: Sarasota County Sheriff
Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)
VENICE, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) is actively investigating an aggravated battery [...]
Zephyrhills Man Arrested For Damaging State Senator’s Office
Chase Jacob Swinson (Previous Booking Photo)
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - A 30-year-old Zephyrhills man has been arrested for criminal mischief after causi [...]
Nightly Closures On East Curlew Place In Tarpon Springs Begin Tuesday
Road Closed (File)
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - Motorists in Tarpon Springs should be aware of nightly closures on East Curlew Place from Alt 19 (Pinell [...]
Shooting Under Investigation In Venice, One Person Hospitalized: Sarasota County Sheriff
Emergency Lights (Source: File Photo)
SARASOTA, Fla. - Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) deputies are actively investigating a reported shoo [...]
Rookie Polk County Deputy Arrested For Forging Victim’s Signature “Got It Handled”
Jake Germak (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A former Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputy, just shy of his one-year anniversary with the agency, [...]
Human Remains Discovered In Bayonet Point, Pasco Sheriff Investigates
Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco
BAYONET POINT, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO) is currently investigating the discovery of apparent human remain [...]