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TAMPA, Fla. – Due to the pandemic theaters across the nation were forced to close their doors. Since then, The Straz has had more than 1,000 cancellations. This continued intermission means the postponement of all previously announced Broadway performances at the Straz Center through late…
Read More Straz Center Broadway Performances Postponed Until Mid-2021
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man found floating face down in the Hillsborough River on September 22nd. Description: B/M 5’9 135 lbs. Black curly hair and beard/mustache Wearing blue shorts and a black shirt…
Read More Police Need Help Identifying Man Found Dead in the Hillsborough River
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Vote By Mail has been breaking records in Hillsborough County this election, but it’s not the only option. For voters who prefer to vote in person, Early Voting begins Monday in Hillsborough County. In Hillsborough County, Early Voting is open for…
Read More Early Voting Starts Monday in Hillsborough County
SPRING HILL, Fla. – On 09-18-2020, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a house in Spring Hill to investigate a package theft. Deputies observed on video surveillance as a juvenile male removed a package from the front porch of a home located on O’Hara Street.…
Read More 14-Year-Old Hernando County Teen Charged in Multiple Burglaries in Spring Hill
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A car was traveling westbound on Ulmerton Road in the outside lane approaching 34th Street North. The pedestrian, a 58-year-old man, was traveling in a motorized wheelchair northbound across Ulmerton Road. While in a marked crosswalk on the east side of 34th Street…
Read More Fatal Wheelchair Hit and Run Ulmerton Road, FHP Seeks Driver
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Winter Haven Police Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating 38-year-old Beloni Petitfrere. Detectives would like to speak with Petitfrere regarding the double homicide that occurred at the Rose Motel on 10-13-2020. Investigators believe he may have information regarding…
Read More Winter Haven Police Seeks Public Help in Rose Motel Murder
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – On October 9th, 2020, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile victim. The complainant told responding deputies the 4-year-old had disclosed that the suspect, 52-year-old Tommy Glenn Dees, had performed…
Read More Dunnellon Sex Offender Arrested Sexual Battery with 4-Year-Old
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 a.m. today, the northbound lane on South MacDill Avenue will close between North Adams Street and North Napoleon Avenue while the Tampa Water Department returns to complete a more permanent restoration following earlier work on the water distribution system.…
Read More Lane Closure on South MacDill Avenue Between North Adams Street and West Napoleon Avenue
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Saint Petersburg Police are investigating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on 66th street at 34th Ave North shortly before 10p.m. We don’t expect many details tonight, but we do know the victim has died and the driver is cooperating with…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: Fatal Pedestrian Crash in St. Pete
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla.- Members of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), alongside our partners with the United States Marshall’s Task Force, took David Jerome Lemon Jr. into custody for charges of Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon. Lemon is being held at the Citrus…
Read More Citrus County Sheriff, Person of Interest in Tyler Hopkins Murder