At both, the Pasco and Pinellas County BOCC meetings this week, frustration over wearing masks was the theme of public comments, which is also clearly difficult for the commissioners. Dr. Ulyee Choe, Director, Florida Department of Health, was in person at the Pinellas County BOCC…
By: David Tuller Rickie Andersen took a brief break from work in March after she fell ill. Her cough, fever and chills were typical covid-19 symptoms, but coronavirus tests were so scarce she could not obtain one to confirm the diagnosis. After Andersen returned to…
HILLSBOROUGH, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has linked a suspect to a fatal shooting that happened on E 124th Avenue in Tampa. On Wednesday, February 17th, at approximately 8:30 p.m., deputies located a male juvenile victim lying deceased outside a duplex at the…
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries are not being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat of serious injury, to the domestic industry…
By Julie Appleby Even as the pace of vaccination against covid-19 has steadily accelerated — hitting an average of 1.3 million doses a day in the last days of January — the frustration felt by many of those unable to secure an appointment hasn’t waned. Why, they wonder,…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (District) Chito Branch Reserve in Hillsborough County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 5-7, 2021. Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All 10…
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – After starting their burglary spree on December 16th and 17th, three Citrus County men are in custody. Between December 16, 2020, and December 17, 2020, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to multiple vehicle burglaries, attempts, and auto thefts that…
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Hernando County Sheriff Deputies are searching for a a woman who used counterfeit money in Brooksville The subject pictured below used counterfeit bills at Papa Joe’s Gift Shop located at 6244 Spring Lake Hwy., Brooksville on Friday, 11/20/2020 at approximately 3:00 P.M.…
JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Back in March, just as anxiety over COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., Erinn Baldeschwiler of La Conner, Washington, found herself facing her own private dread. Just 48 and the mother of two teenagers, Baldeschwiler was diagnosed with stage 4…
VALRICO, Fla. – A Valrico man has been charged with murder following a domestic violence incident that resulted in the death of a woman. At 9:02 p.m on November 3, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call concerning a domestic violence incident that…