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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County has extended its state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The declaration includes a mandate that face coverings must be worn in indoor locations of businesses, with certain exceptions. Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise…
Read More Hillsborough County Face Coverings Mandate Still in Effect
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Winter Haven Police are investigating a double homicide that occurred at the Rose Motel at 815 6th St NW, Winter Haven. On Wednesday, at approximately 3:20 p.m., a call was received from the mother of 40-yr-old Timothy Anderson requesting a well-being…
Read More Reward Offered For Info, Winter Haven Double Murder at the Rose Motel
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – After an extensive, yearlong joint investigation by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), CCSO’s Tactical Impact…
Read More Over 16,000 Pills and $143,095, Major Citrus County Dark Web Drug Bust
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL. – Sarasota Sheriff Deputies & first responders from multiple local fire departments, are in the 100 block of Sunset Beach Dr. in Venice in response to an explosion. The home is engulfed in flames. Several neighbors have been evacuated. The scene is…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: Sarasota County House Explosion, Several Evacuated in Venice
PASCO COUNTY, FL —- Make your voice heard on the state of our community. Following a delay due to the pandemic, Pasco County will host SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis sessions during a series of community meetings throughout the coming months beginning Thursday,…
Read More Pasco County Hosts Community Meetings to Shape Strategic Plan
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED STORY AND DETAILS. Winter Haven Police Chief will be updating the media on a double-homicide that occurred in Winter Haven. This press conference is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today and we will update this story when…
Read More Winter Haven Double Homicide, Police Chief to Update
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The city’s Solid Waste and Recycling Department will offer free shredding for Clearwater residents from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Solid Waste & Recycling Complex, 1701 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. The on-site shredding is offered as a deterrent…
Read More Clearwater Hosts Operation Shred on Oct. 24th
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake Wales man remains hospitalized after his bicycle was struck by a vehicle on Monday, October 12, 2020, at about 10:38 pm. The driver of the truck drove away from the crash. 26-year-old Joshua Mathews of Frostproof was arrested Wednesday…
Read More Hit and Run Suspect Arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Office
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Christopher John Streeter, 63, Land O’ Lakes, today pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor under the age of 14. He faces a mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not…
Read More 63-Year-Old Land O’ Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Charges
FROSTPROOF, FL.- The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Frostproof that occurred on Freedom Drive around 9:00 pm on October 14, 2020. At 6:56 pm, deputies responded to the residence following a report of a family disturbance by the suspect’s…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: Shot 18-Times, Crazed Man With Machete Dies, ‘Suicide By Cop’ Polk County