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Water Main Break Closes Lanes On West Kennedy Blvd Between South Tampania Ave And South Armenia Ave

TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 9 am today, the outside eastbound lane on West Kennedy Blvd will be closed between South Tampania Avenue and South Armenia Avenue while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the…

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Hillsborough Pet Shelter Waives Adoption Fees For 100 Days, In Honor Of Betty White

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Actress Betty White’s legacy will continue to serve animals in need for another 100 days at Hillsborough County’s pet shelter.  When White died shortly before her 100th birthday, Hillsborough County’s Pet Resource Center waived adoption fees for 100 dogs and cats…

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Illinois Woman Killed Crossing Florida I-4 After Being Hit By Tractor-Trailer In Polk County

POLK COUNTY, FL. – A 44-year-old Illinois woman was hit by a tractor-trailer and killed on I-4 on Monday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol, at 10:44 am, a tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on I-4 in the outside lane at Kathleen Road in Lakeland. Investigators…

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A 14-year-old Spring Hill bot has been arrested after a late-night break-in of a Vape shop, led a K-9 directly to the boy's bedroom window.

“Kool-Aid Man” Spring Hill Teen Arrested After Busting Into Vape Shop, Tracked Down To His Bedroom By K-9

SPRING HILL, FL. – A 14-year-old Spring Hill bot has been arrested after a late-night break-in of a Vape shop, led a K-9 directly to the boy’s bedroom window. On Monday just after 2:30 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a Commercial Alarm…

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Local and state officials condemned antisemitism and Jew-hatred as images and videos emerged showing antisemitic slurs, Nazi slogans and Nazi salutes at an Orlando, Florida, demonstration Sunday.

Florida State And Local Leaders Condemn Nazi Demonstration In Orlando

State and local officials condemned a Nazi demonstration that spewed antisemitism and Jew-hatred as images and videos emerged online showing antisemitic slurs, Nazi slogans, and salutes on Sunday. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “has ALWAYS condemned antisemitic attacks & hatred, and he always will,” Christina Pushaw,…

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Military Recognition: Tampa Native Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin Dumindin Stands Topside Rover Watch On The Flight Deck

TAMPA, FL. – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin Dumindin, from Tampa, Florida, stands topside rover watch on the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Attached to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, Jackson is on a rotational deployment to the U.S.…

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