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Pasco County Offices to Close for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Government offices, including the Constitutional Offices and the Courts, will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021, i [...]
10-Arrested, Citrus and Hernando County Sheriff’s Search Warrant Ends in Major Drug Bust
HOMOSASSA, Fla. - On Thursday, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, along with the support of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office SWAT team [...]
Wesley Chapel – SR 56 Ramp onto Northbound I-75 to be Closed at Night
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - The SR 56 entrance ramp onto northbound I-75 may be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights (January 8 and 9) [...]
‘Palo Rituals’ Skulls Found in the Shed of Polk County Men Who Stole From Graves in Lake County Cemetery
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested two suspects wanted by the Lake County Sheriff's Office for desecrating graves and steali [...]
57-Year-Old Lakeland Man Killed in Pinellas Park Pedestrian Crash Friday
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A 57-year-old Lakeland man was killed early Friday morning, crossing U.S.-19 in Pinellas Park.
According to Florida Highwa [...]
‘Removed The Heads Of Deceased’ Two Polk County Men Charged, Stealing Veterans Remains From Cemetery For Religious Rituals
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATED STORY, CLICK HERE. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating the thefts from gravesites at [...]
Injured Bald Eagle Rescued in Pasco County
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Fire Rescue assists in the rescue of a bald eagle on Thursday.
Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 heard a knock [...]
“Get drunk! Pass the f— out!” Pinellas County Charter School Dean, Wife Charged With Child Neglect
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - The dean of a Pinellas County charter school and his wife provided their babysitter marijuana and alcoholic beverages over 30-tim [...]
Fatal Pedestrian Crash Involving a Pinellas County Sheriff Deputy In Largo
LARGO, Fla. - According to investigators, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at approximately 9:02 p.m., K-9 Deputy Edge was responding to deploy his K-9 [...]
“The Violence Is Wrong” Florida Governor on U.S. Capitol Riot
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the riots in D.C. as unacceptable.
"It doesn’t matter what banner you’re flying under, the violence is wro [...]