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Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battled Tampa Fire Late Saturday Night
Source: HCFR
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue battled a fire at 5809 N 50th Street in Tampa late Saturday night.
Calls came into [...]
13-Year-Old Boy Killed When Struck By Motorcycle In St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. - A 13-year-old boy is dead, and a motorcyclist is hospitalized after a crash that happened overnight in St. Pete.
At app [...]
Scammer Trying To Get Money Is Identifying Himself As A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is encouraging the public to be on alert to a recent phone scam occurr [...]
Animal Rescue In Florida Saves Pup Found Cemented To A Sidewalk
Trooper Found Cemented To Sidewalk
A Florida animal rescue said they received a that was literally cemented to a sidewalk.
Tri-County Humane in [...]
76-Year-Old Hernando Woman Killed In Pickup Truck Crash
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A 76-year-old Hernando woman was killed in a crash that happened around 7:27 am on Fri [...]
Winter Haven Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash Saturday
TFP File Photo
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Deputies say speed is believed to be a factor in a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early Saturday morning [...]
Florida Grand Jury Seeks To Curb Immigrant Releases From County Jails
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A statewide grand jury is urging lawmakers to curb the release of undocumented immigrants from county jails.
A presentment rele [...]
Sarasota Man Arrested After Uploading Child Porn To Snapchat
Winston Morgan, 20
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged a 20-year-old Sarasota man with possession and electronic transmi [...]
Illinois Man Arrested In Florida Pointing Laser At Sheriff’s Helicopter
32-year-old Michael Scott
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau arrested an Illinois man for two counts of fel [...]
Florida House, Senate Set For Committee Week
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Continuing to prepare for the 2023 legislative session, the Florida Senate is scheduled to hold four days of committee meetings dur [...]