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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners today selected Commissioner Pat Kemp as chair, and Commissioner Kimberly Overman as vice-chair, during its annual organizational meeting. Commissioner Stacy White will serve as chaplain. The organizational meeting followed a ceremony this morning in which…
Read More Commissioner Pat Kemp Selected as Chair during BOCC Annual Org Meeting
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Bryan Snow, age 28, of Manchester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 12, 2020, to 15 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by fifteen years of supervised release, by Chief U.S. District Court…
Read More Pennsylvania Man Impersonates U.S. Marshal and Produces Child Porn
SPRING HILL, Fla. – A Spring Hill home was damaged by smoke and fire Tuesday morning. At 09:41 a.m. on Tuesday, Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services(HCFES) received a 911 call for a residential fire at in the 13000 block of Drayton Dr. HCFES responded…
Read More Spring Hill Home Damaged by Smoke and Fire Tuesday
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – At today’s meeting, the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) elected its new officers that will preside for one year. The new officers for the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 are as follows: Chairman John Allocco, Vice Chairman Steve Champion, and Second Vice…
Read More Hernando BOCC Elects New Officers, Welcomes Re-Elected, Newly Elected Commissioners
RUSKIN, Fla. – Harbor Freight Tools, America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, has announced that it will be opening a new store in Ruskin, FL. The new store will be located at 3046 East College Avenue and is expected to open…
Read More Harbor Freight Tools Opening a New Location in Ruskin, Hiring to Begin
On Tuesday morning, at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Pinellas Park Fire Department and Police Department responded to a crash where a vehicle hit a building, a UPS store to be exact. Upon arrival, officers located a Ford Thunderbird with the front passenger bumper slightly into…
Read More Florida Man Crashes Ford Thunderbird Into UPS Store
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A lawsuit has been brought against the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office due to alleged permanent physical injury to a ten-year-old female student that occurred while she was at school at Lopez Elementary in Seffner. The alleged injuries were caused by a…
Read More Lawsuit Filed in 2018 Lopez Elementary School Pepper Spray Incident
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Saint Petersburg Police are trying to locate Ben G. Taylor, 79. He was last seen at his home in the 2300 block of 25th Ave S., wearing a gold shirt with black pants and a pair of loafers. Taylor suffers from…
Read More SILVER ALERT – St. Pete Police Searching for 79-Year-Old Man
DTLA Entertainment in association with ICON Studios are releasing the dramatic film Hope For The Holidays November 26th on streaming platforms throughout North America. A Hollywood cast ensemble, featuring Oscar Nominee and Golden Globe Winner Sally Kirkland, brings the inspirational Christmas story of a young…
Read More Christmas Film Brings A Message Of Hope And Healing
VALRICO, Fla. – A Valrico man has been charged with murder following a domestic violence incident that resulted in the death of a woman. At 9:02 p.m on November 3, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call concerning a domestic violence incident that…
Read More 66-Year-Old Valrico Man Charged in Murder, Domestic Violence