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Pasco County It’s Time to Quit, The Great American Smokeout
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The annual Great American Smokeout is on Nov. 19, and the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco) Tobacco Preve [...]
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and [...]
Reaching Every Sector of Society With Simple Tools to Improve Life
Volunteer Ministers fog high-traffic locations with decontaminant to prevent the spread of the virus.
Volunteer Ministers fog and provide copies of St [...]
A Long Wait Anticipated at Pinellas COVID-19 Testing Sites
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - As of 9 a.m. Friday, the Tropicana field COVID-19 testing site had over an hour wait. Pinellas County officials at the site a [...]
Nine charged in scheme to defraud Medicaid
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bridget Brennan announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a 28-count indictment charg [...]
Hernando County Declares Local State of Emergency
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Hernando County Emergency Management continues to monitor Tropical Storm Eta. Government leaders are assessing current and foreca [...]
Veterans Share their Talent at Bayfront Health Saint Petersburg
SAINT PETERBURG, Fla. - Bayfront Health Saint Petersburg employs dozens of veterans, team members who earned their status as “Frontline Heroes” year [...]
Health Advisory Issued for Ben T. Davis Beach in Tampa
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A health advisory has been issued for Ben T. Davis Beach due to high bacteria levels. This should be considered a potenti [...]
Mosquito-Borne Illness Advisory Issued for Hillsborough County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) today advised residents there has been an incr [...]
Pasco Schools Warn of Increased and Avoidable COVID cases
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - In a video address, Pasco County School Superintendent Kurt Browning warned of school activities' cancellation if COVID-19 cases [...]