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Man Arrested In Winter Haven On Nevada Warrant, Drugs Found Hidden In “Backside”
Man Arrested In Winter Haven On Nevada Warrant, Drugs Found Hidden In "Crack" (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A routine encounter with a Polk County Sh [...]
Man Struck, Killed By Truck Crossing SR-574 In Dover
Ambulance (Source: Unsplash)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A 43-year-old Guatemalan man has died after being struck by a truck while attempting to c [...]
Stopped To Help: Woman, Dog Killed In Dale Mabry Highway Crash In Tampa
Florida Highway Patrol
TAMPA, Fla. - A 25-year-old Tampa woman and a dog were fatally struck by a vehicle on Dale Mabry Highway late Thursday nigh [...]
Power Lines Down After Crash Closes Section Of Sligh Ave. In Tampa
Police Lights (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - A section of Sligh Avenue in Tampa is closed following a crash that resulted in downed power lines.
The Tamp [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: N. Boulevard To Close For Utility Repairs Starting March 17
Traffic Alert
TAMPA, Fla. - Motorists in Tampa should prepare for a road closure on North Boulevard between W 109th Avenue and W Country Club Driv [...]
Suspicious Fires Under Investigation In Tampa, Possible Arson Link
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) is investigating a series of four suspicious fires, be [...]
30 Dogs Rescued From Hernando County Property Amid Animal Mistreatment Allegations
30 Dogs Rescued From Hernando County Property Amid Animal Mistreatment Allegations (HCSO)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - Thirty dogs have been removed fr [...]
100 Million Under Threat: Severe Weather Outbreak Looms Across Central And Eastern U.S.
Lakeland Rain Storm (File)
A dangerous severe weather outbreak is threatening over 100 million people across the central and eastern United States [...]
Teen Student Arrested For Bringing Loaded Handgun To Middleton High School In Tampa
Anabella Fuentes (TPD)
TAMPA, Fla. - A 15-year-old female student was arrested at Middleton High School on Thursday after being found in possessio [...]
Florida Supreme Court Halts Appeals Of Tampa Electric Rate Hikes Amid Reconsideration Request
Tampa Electric Makes Strides In Hurricane Milton Power Restoration
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court has temporarily suspended two appeals c [...]