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TAMPA, FL. – AdventHealth’s largest hospital in Tampa Bay, AdventHealth Tampa, has delivered its first baby of 2022! According to AdventHealth, Baby Jaquon Edwards Junior was born today at 1:49 am. Baby Edwards arrived weighing 7lbs 5 ounces and measured 21.5 inches in length. “Mom and…
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PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco County announced Friday, that Phase One of the long-anticipated Ridge Road Extension is now open. One eastbound lane and one westbound lane opened on December 31, 2021, marking a milestone more than two decades in the making. The 4.2-mile section…
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TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 9 am today, the outside westbound lane of West Waters Avenue between North Habana Avenue and North Armenia Avenue will be closed as the Tampa Water Department works to repair a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located…
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – Shortly after 5 pm, St. Petersburg Police responded to a call for a person shot in the 3700 block of Manatee Dr. SE. When officers arrived, they learned the victim had left the scene in a private vehicle. A short time…
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TAMPA, FL. – Get ready for the Outback Bowl Parade in Historic Ybor City to kick off New Year’s Eve! This parade starts Friday, Dec. 31 at 5:30 p.m. and is the big celebration leading up to the Outback Bowl, which will be played at Raymond…
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TEMPLE TERRACE, FL. – Effective immediately, face coverings are required for staff and visitors to enter all City facilities, including City Hall, Omar K. Lightfoot Center, the Temple Terrace Public Library, and the Family Recreation Complex. As cases of COVID, especially the Omicron variant, are…
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POLK COUNTY, FL. – 28-year old Raheim Jamaar Johnson (AKA “City) was arrested yesterday in a burglary that took place in a Lakeland home right before Christmas. After he was taken into custody, Johnson made spontaneous statements that he should be taken to the Hillsborough…
Read More Lakeland “Grinch” Says He Would Rather Be In Hillsborough County Jail As Opposed To Polk
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Hillsborough County’s state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for another seven-day period. Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an extension of the declaration under authority authorized by the County’s Emergency Management Ordinance…
Read More Hillsborough County COVID-19 State Of Local Emergency Extended Through Jan. 6
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL. – Pasco Sheriff deputies are seeking information on a car burglary suspect in Wesley Chapel. According to investigators, from Dec. 22 to Dec. 28, there were several attempted car burglaries reported in the Meadow Point community of Wesley Chapel. The suspect was…
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PASCO COUNTY, FL. – The Pasco County Planning Commission (PC) Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. in the Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Boardroom will not be broadcast live on Pasco Television; however, the meeting will be streamed online and members of…
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