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Indian Rocks Beach Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Health Care and Tax Fraud Charges and Agrees to $20.3 Million
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida businesswoman has agreed to resolve criminal charges and civil claims arising out of false claims to the United Sta [...]
Testing of Natural Gas Pipeline Along Portions of East Fowler, US 301, and Knights Griffin Road
Florida Gas Transmission Company announced today that it will test 17.0 miles of natural gas pipeline using water on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 as par [...]
“Nothing Less Than a Hero” HSCO Crossing Guard Saves 7-Year-Old Child
VALRICO, Fla. - On this Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is proud to recognize the 295 men and women who hel [...]
27-Year-Old Riverview Man Killed in Early Morning I-75 and Selmon Crash
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A 27-year-olf Riverview man was killed in a crash on I-75 northbound early Friday morning.
Troopers say the crash happened just [...]
26-Year-Old Crystal River Man Arrested For Murder
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - Today, February 4, 2021, Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) officials, along with the United States Marshals Fugitive Task F [...]
Fatal Vehicle-Train Collision in Plant City, Sheriff Investigating
PLANT CITY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal vehicle-train collision in Plant City.
On Thursday, February [...]
$5,000 Reward Offered For Locating the Stolen Car with COVID Vaccine Suspect
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification and arr [...]
Justice Department Settles Retaliation Claim Against Florida Electrician Company
OCALA, Fla. - The Justice Department today announced that it reached a settlement agreement with Service Minds Inc., dba Mister Sparky (Service Minds [...]
1-Year-Old Grazed With Bullet, Another Person Murdered In South Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - On Wednesday at 8 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff's Office 911 dispatchers received calls from residents on Twigg Street in South B [...]
Former University of Florida Professor From Tampa in Crosshairs of a Federal Indictment
The Justice Department has charged a former University of Florida professor from Tampa with fraud after allegedly pilfering nearly $2 million from th [...]