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A Coast Guard Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter rescue crew rescued two people, Sunday, after their vessel caught fire approximately 28 miles south of Fort Myers Beach. The aircrew transported the men to Fort Myers Beach High School where local emergency services personnel treated the men on…

Read More Watch: US Coast Guard Rescues 2 People From Florida Gulf

PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Jayda Alicea, a missing/runaway 14-year-old. Alicea is 5’2”, approx. 115 lbs with curly brown hair and brown eyes. Alicea was last seen on Jan. 2 around midnight in the Scunthrope Ln. area of Land…

Read More Pasco County Deputies Searching For Missing-Runaway 14-Year-Old Girl

After a year mostly characterized by rising gas prices, 2021 ended with prices slowly moving lower. The state average declined 2 cents in the past two weeks, averaging $3.21 per gallon over the weekend. “Since it began, the pandemic has caused a rollercoaster ride for prices…

Read More Florida Gas Prices Averaged $2.93 In 2021, Highest Annual Average In Seven Years

LAKELAND, FL. – On Saturday, January 1, 2022, at approximately 4:46 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near South Crystal Lake Drive and US Highway 98 South. Just prior to the crash, a Ford Mustang was attempting to turn left onto South Crystal Lake…

Read More One Man Killed, 6-Year-Old Flown To Tampa After Lakeland Crash

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – A 64-year-old Apollo Beach man was killed on Saturday while riding a bicycle on US-92, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the man was riding southbound across US-92, east of Taylor Road, and entered the path of another vehicle traveling…

Read More 64-Year-Old Apollo Beach Man Killed Riding Bicycle By Hit And Run Driver

POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit investigated a single-vehicle fatality on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in unincorporated Davenport.  At approximately 4:05 p.m., the PCSO Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from the area of US Highway 27 just south…

Read More Polk County: 83-Year-Old Davenport Woman Killed In Crash After Hitting Power Pole

TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 9 am today, all lanes on Bayshore Boulevard between Shore Breeze Drive and West Averill Avenue will be closed as the Tampa Water Department works to repair a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the area…

Read More Full Road Closure On Bayshore Boulevard Between Shore Breeze Drive And West Averill Ave

PASCO COUNTY, FL. – A Florida man has been flown to a local trauma center after a bike accident caused the man to accidentally stab himself with a sword. According to Pasco Fire Rescue, an adult male was riding a bike when he fell off…

Read More Florida Man Stabs Himself With A Sword After He Falls Of Bike

PASCO COUNTY, FL. – The missing 82-year-old Lutz woman, Nancy Carpenter, has been located safe. Earlier, Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Nancy Carpenter, a missing/endangered 82-year-old. Carpenter is 5’2″, approx. 130 lbs with blonde hair and brown eyes. According to deputies, Carpenter was last…

Read More Missing-Endangered 82-Year-Old Lutz Woman Found Safe

POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Haines City Police Department is looking for any information regarding a fatal shooting that killed a 47-year-old Haines City man early Saturday morning. Officers responded to AdventHealth Heart of Florida after 12:15 a.m. on Saturday after Michael Andre Jackson, 47,…

Read More 47-Year-Old Haines City Man Fatally Shot After Midnight On New Year’s