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August 31, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- Each weekend from Sept. 12 – Nov. 15, explore craft beers from local breweries, across the country, and around the world! Bier Fest is back at Busch Gardens! Sip and savor seasonal favorites and NEW brew-inspired dishes…
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August 31, 2020 By: Staff Report WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla —- As part of an ongoing intersection project to improve safety and capacity in the area, a section of Quail Hollow Boulevard at Old Pasco Road will be temporarily closed for construction Tuesday, September 8 through…
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August 31, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – As many high school students are scrambling because of the cancellation of SAT and ACT college admissions testing, Saint Leo University leaders are reassuring them that they still will be able to achieve their dream…
Read More Saint Leo University Continues to Remain Test-Score Optional
August 30, 2020 By: Staff Report BRANDON, Fla.- Update- This child has been located and is safe. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help to locate a missing child. Damian Tavares, 1, was last seen at his Brandon home near the intersection…
Read More 1- Year Old Boy Missing Has Been Located and Is Safe
August 30, 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla. – Where did the arrows go? Seemingly overnight, the directional arrows that once attempted to guide shoppers down the aisles at Publix and create social distance, have disappeared. A cashier at Publix in Riverview said, “I don’t…
Read More ‘Wrong Way’ Arrows Disappear from Publix Aisles
August 30, 2020 By: Deborah Childress VALRICO, Fla. – A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Valrico couple William and Kyong E. Laslo who once resided at 2803 Bloomingdale Avenue. It tells the story of how an alleged, faultily designed and improperly maintained stormwater…
Read More $150,000 of Damage, Harrowing Valrico Lawsuit Hurled at Hillsborough County
August 29, 2020 By: Staff Report BROOKSVILLE, Fla.- During a traffic stop in Hernando County Friday, Florida Highway Patrol Troopers and a K-9, named Titan, nabbed some drug traffickers. Florida Highway Patrol said that Titan sniffed out 907 MDMA, pills during the stop. Also known…
Read More Florida Highway Patrol K-9 ‘Titan’ Nabs NC Drug Traffickers in Hernando County
August 28, 2020 By: Staff, HCSO PR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- Saturday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office DUI Enforcement Squad will saturate county roadways in an effort to combat those who violate the laws of the road and quickly identify impaired drivers. The operation coincides with…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff to Conduct Weekend DUI Saturation
August 28, 2020 By: Staff Report POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announces that Kundankumar Patel, 47, of Winter Haven, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He…
Read More Polk County Man Wins $1 Million, Announced Today
August 28, 2020 By: Staff Report BRANDON, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Brandon man for making an online threat against a private school in Seffner. On Thursday, August 27, deputies were made aware of a comment written by Zachary Brines,…
Read More Brandon Man Arrested for Making Threats to Seffner School