Author: Liz Shultz - Local BN

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Quickly Controls 2-Alarm Commercial Fire In Lutz LUTZ, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) units success [...]

Hillsborough Tax Collector Offers Special Saturday Hours For Driver License Services

Florida Travelers: REAL ID Needed For Flights After May 7th HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County residents needing driver's license ser [...]

Seminole Man Arrested On Child Pornography And Animal Sex Video Charges

Juan Michael Contreras SEMINOLE, Fla. – A Seminole man was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into illegal online activity, facing charge [...]

City Of Winter Haven Issues Burn Ban Effective Immediately Amid Dry Conditions

Wildfire Source: TFP File WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The City of Winter Haven has enacted a local burn ban, effective today, April 16, 2025, due to extr [...]

Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder In St. Petersburg; Second Suspect Flees

Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg homeowner shot and fatally wounded a man suspected of breaking into [...]

Florida Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Elderly Pop-Up Scammer In New York

Weikai Zhang, 43 A man accused of hiding behind his computer to operate a lucrative internet pop-up scam targeting elderly residents is now behi [...]

Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Largo Smoke Shop Stabbing

Yesenia Sofia Gonzalez-Aleaga LARGO, Fla. - A routine request at a Largo smoke shop turned violent on Monday, resulting in the stabbing of a store [...]

Brooksville Man Killed In Early Morning Hit-And-Run; FHP Seeks Driver

Florida Highway Patrol HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred early Tuesday m [...]

Winter Haven AirPods Robbery Attempt With ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Airsoft Gun Leads To Arrest Of Bartow Teen

Police Lights (File) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - What began as a simple online marketplace transaction turned into a frightening attempted robbery Monday [...]

Man Daring Officers To Be Shot Rushes Towards Them With A Machete – LEO Talk Show