TAMPA, FL.- Local developers awarded city-owned lots to build affordable housing are breaking ground and starting to build single-family homes on their newly acquired property. Through Mayor Jane Castor’s Infill Housing Phase II initiative, a total of 15 vacant, city-owned lots were distributed among seven…
Read More Local Developers Break Ground On Tampa Affordable HomesAuthor: Liz Shultz - Local BN
6th Annual Lakeland Police Memorial 5K To Take Place On May 21st
LAKELAND, FL. – The Lakeland Police Foundation will host the 6th Annual Fallen Heroes Memorial 5K on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Lakeland’s beautiful Three Parks Trail. This year’s run/walk theme is United for Blue, honoring all those who support the men and women of…
Read More 6th Annual Lakeland Police Memorial 5K To Take Place On May 21stFlorida Gas Prices Decline 20 Cents In Nine Days
The price of oil suffered steep losses last week, enabling the price of gasoline to back off from record highs. The state average price for gasoline is on a 9-day streak of declines, dropping a total of 20 cents per gallon. On Sunday, drivers paid…
Read More Florida Gas Prices Decline 20 Cents In Nine Days57-Year-Old Clearwater Man In Critical Condition After Crashing His Bicycle Into Car
CLEARWATER, FL.- Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a crash with serious injuries late Sunday morning. The call came in at 11:34 a.m. from Sunset Point Road and Hercules Avenue and involved a vehicle and a bicycle. The bicyclist was flown to…
Read More 57-Year-Old Clearwater Man In Critical Condition After Crashing His Bicycle Into Car41-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash In St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – A 41-year-old motorcyclist died at the hospital following a crash Sunday in the city’s Grand Central District. Police say at 5:04 p.m., on Sunday, a red Mini Cooper was in the center lane of 1st Avenue North traveling east. A black…
Read More 41-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash In St. Petersburg“Low Life Scum” Florida Sheriff Seeks Man Who Stole Safe, Pushed It To His Car. $100,000 In Jewelry, And Container Of Juice
A Sheriff in Florida is requesting the public’s assistance in helping solve multiple burglaries that took place in the Titusville and Port St. John areas on March 14th, 2022. The photographs are from a residential burglary that occurred in Titusville where upon arrival at the…
Read More “Low Life Scum” Florida Sheriff Seeks Man Who Stole Safe, Pushed It To His Car. $100,000 In Jewelry, And Container Of Juice16-Year-Old Plant City Girl Killed In Overnight Crash
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – A 16-year-old Plant City girl was killed in a crash that happened around 11:20 pm Saturday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck, driven by the Plant City teen, and a car were traveling eastbound along US-92, approaching Robinson…
Read More 16-Year-Old Plant City Girl Killed In Overnight CrashFlorida Based Publix Activates Ukraine Support Program At The Register
LAKELAND, FL. – On Thursday, Publix announced a register donation program allowing customers and associates to help people affected by the Ukraine crisis. “Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine,” said Publix Director of Community Relations Dwaine Stevens. “We’re grateful for the opportunity to…
Read More Florida Based Publix Activates Ukraine Support Program At The RegisterDisbarred Florida Attorney Gets 4 Years For Defrauding Clients Of $1.3 Million, Bankruptcy Fraud
U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced James Lee Clark, 61, Wilton Manors, to 48 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and wire fraud. Clark had pleaded guilty on December 14, 2021. According to court documents, from January 2010 through February…
Read More Disbarred Florida Attorney Gets 4 Years For Defrauding Clients Of $1.3 Million, Bankruptcy FraudDetectives Investigate Drowning After Boat Capsized In Lake Seminole
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – On Friday at approximately 2:17 p.m. deputies responded to the area of Lake Seminole located at 10015 Park Boulevard in reference to a disabled vessel taking on water with two occupants on board. Upon deputies arrival on the scene, Seminole Fire…
Read More Detectives Investigate Drowning After Boat Capsized In Lake Seminole