Security guard charged after armed confrontation at Tampa apartment complex
A private security guard has been charged with aggravated assault after a confrontation with a visitor at an apartment complex Monday, authorities said.
Florida man arrested in deadly Pacific Palisades fire that killed 12, destroyed 6,000 homes
Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old Florida man suspected of starting the Pacific Palisades fire that killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 homes in January. Man arrested for deadly Palisades fire. Jonathan Rinderknecht was taken into custody Tuesday morning in Tampa, prosecutors announced during...
Drivers say wet concrete from St. Pete road project caused thousands in car damage
Two drivers said their vehicles were damaged by wet concrete while driving through a construction zone on Tyrone Boulevard.
Madeira Beach commissioners OK $18M waterfront purchase
MADEIRA BEACH — City commissioners unanimously approved an $18 million purchase of a 4.6-acre waterfront parcel on Oct. 1, calling it a strategic investment that will ease crowding at the city marina and provide a new home for the public works facility. The 5-0 vote approves purchase of the...
Tyrone Square Mall to be transformed into massive, one-day-only pickleball pop-up
Just when you thought malls were only for pretzel stands, shoe sales, and existential crises in the food court, Humana comes out swinging—literally—by transforming Tyrone Square Mall (6901 22nd Ave N) into a full-blown pickleball paradise on Saturday, October 25, from 9 am – 5 pm. Yes,...
Former Tampa Police Officer Of New Port Richey Arrested For Using Forged Law Enforcement...
A former Tampa Police Department (TPD) officer, Deni Antonic, 40, of New Port Richey, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on felony charges of false impersonation and uttering a forged instrument, according to the FDLE. Antonic, who resigned from TPD before completing his probationary...
Car-Free St. Pete relaunches, expands as Connect Pinellas
A grassroots initiative that has encouraged St. Petersburg residents and visitors to forego driving downtown since 2019 has a new moniker and mission. Car-Free St. Pete is now Connect Pinellas, a newly established nonprofit. The change reflects the organization’s evolution from focusing on awareness to facilitating...
Pasco Deputies Seek Public’s Help Locating Missing Newport Richey Teen Emma Anglin
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Emma Anglin, who has been reported as missing/a runaway. Anglin was last seen on Tuesday, October 7, at approximately 10:00 p.m. in the area of Mahaffey Dr. in New Port Richey. She was last seen wearing a...
Florida Woman Filmed Her Own Murder, Arrest Made After Police Find Her Phone Still...
A Florida man is behind bars, charged with murder after authorities found two dead bodies -- and discovered video on one of the victims' cell phones filmed the moment they were fatally shot.
Man tased by police tumbles in traffic, gets killed by oncoming car, FL cops...
A handcuffed man died under unusual circumstances when he was tased by a police officer, fell in traffic and was run over by an oncoming car, according to investigators in Florida. It happened around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, during a chase near MacDill Park on the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa. “The suspect ... was...
