LAKELAND, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Polk County, in partnership with RP Funding Center, hosted a mega COVID-19 vaccine point of dispensing (POD) site at RP Funding Center on Wednesday, March 10th. DOH-Polk provided over 3,300 COVID-19 vaccines to individuals on Polk…
Read More Polk County DOH Holds Mega Vaccine Event at RP Funding Center
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A 28-year-old New Port Richey man was killed Wednesday evening in a crash that happened on Little Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, around 6:50 PM, a pickup truck was traveling southbound on Little Road approaching Teak Street in the…
Read More 28-Year-Old New Port Richey Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Wednesday
TAMPA, Fla. – Benjamin Tucker Patz, a/k/a “Parlay Patz,”, 24, Napa, CA, today pleaded guilty to transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the…
Read More “Sever Your Neck Open” California Man Pleads Guilty, Threatening Tampa Bay Rays Players
TAMPA, Fla. – Gabriel Antonio Thompkins, II, 25, Tampa, has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer in connection with the attempted purchase of a firearm, and to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. Thompkins faces a…
Read More Tampa Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Firearms Offenses
Hillsborough County, Fla. (March 10, 2021) – COVID-19 coronavirus vaccination sites operated by Hillsborough County will expand vaccine eligibility to all individuals age 60 and above starting next week. Hillsborough County also will open a third public vaccination site – this one in the area…
Read More Vaccination Update: Eligibility to Expand to Individuals Age 60-plus, Another County Site to Open
Hillsborough County, Fla.- A 20-year-old Hillsborough County man is facing murder charges after he shot and killed a victim Sunday morning. On March 7, 2021, shortly after 7:00 a.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from a complainant reporting that a victim…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Reel Adventure Kayak Fishing and Osprey Bay Outdoors is hosting a kayak fishing tournament to fundraise for the family of Deputy Michael J. Magli, who was killed in the line of duty on February 17, 2021. The open boundaries tournament is…
Read More Deputy Michael J. Magli Redfish Kayak Fishing Fundraising Tournament; Saturday, April 3, 2021
For every up, there is a down; for every high, a low; and in no situation is that more true than the morning after the night before. After a rowdy night of beers or cocktails with friends, waking the next day can be painful. The…
Read More Survey Reveals the Average Floridian Spends $954 a Year on Hangover Comfort Food
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Sports Authority is joining other community partners, by lighting up Raymond James Stadium in blue to honor Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen, as well as all law enforcement officers we have lost in the line of duty. The stadium will…
Read More Raymond James Stadium Lights up Blue to Honor Fallen Officers
TAMPA. Fla.- On Wednesday, the Hillsborough County Health Department said that there is currently there is little to wait at the COVID-19 Vaccine site at the Tampa Greyhound Track. Who qualifies at the Federal site? Those who work in pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools, as…
Read More ‘Little to No Wait’ at Tampa Federal Vaccine Site