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Expanded Lane Closures on West Bay to Bay Boulevard Between South Concordia Avenue and South Malijo Avenue
TAMPA, Fla. - Due to more extensive repairs needed to complete this work, the outside westbound lane, as well as the outside eastbound lane of West B [...]
One Man Dead, Police Investigating Overnight Stabbing Death at Sunset Lounge
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police homicide detectives are investigating an overnight stabbing death.
Police say the call came in just before 3 [...]
Polk County Teacher Arrested in Lakeland Saturday on DUI After a Course of ‘Cotton Mouth’
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - At around 11:30 p.m., on Saturday, deputies found 40-year-old Brandy Reinert in the Miller’s Ale House, 5650 Florida Avenue South [...]
Florida Man and Woman Arrested After Extreme Child Abuse
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office have arrested two people after they admitted to locking a young boy in a closet for hours at [...]
Hernando County BOCC To Discuss Extension of Local State of Emergency
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - At the regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9 a.m. at the Government [...]
Two Lakeland Men Caught In Felony Petit Theft at CVS
LAKELAND, Fla. - Two suspects with histories of shoplifting and theft, one of whom is on probation, were caught in the act of stealing hundreds of do [...]
Orlando Teacher Arrested in Polk County on Domestic Violence
HAINES CITY, Fla. - An Orange County teacher was arrested last weekend on domestic violence charges after striking and scratching the victim.
Glad [...]
Lakeland Elementary School Custodian Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 66-year-old Lakeland man was arrested Sunday afternoon by the Polk County Sheriff's Office for a domestic violence charge of batte [...]
17 and 18-Year-Old Gunman Arrested in Land O’ Lakes Drive-By Shooting
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred early Saturday morning (1/23/2021) in t [...]
Two Florida Women Impersonate Police Officers, Arrested and Charged
SARASOTA, Fla. - Jymieka McDowell, 28 of Sarasota, and Ryshawnna Poole, 39 of Manatee County, have been arrested and are facing charges of impersonat [...]