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One hundred and seventy-one people were arrested, and one teenage girl was rescued during the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s ‘Operation Unmasking Predators.' FOX 13's Kylie Jones reports.

About 250,000 households across the Tampa Bay region receive SNAP, including more than 43% Hillsborough County residents and 31% of Pinellas County residents. The post Food pantries and grocery delivery apps prepare for looming SNAP gap appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd recounted Friday the dramatic pursuit and capture of a car theft suspect, which included a high-speed chase, a deputy vehicle crash, and an unhappy but effective K-9. The suspect, 28-year-old Tyreek Dickens, is now in jail after allegedly stealing a vehicle from an...

The Bob Adams Family Community YMCA — including the Christy Birkhold Wellness Center and George Jenkins Fieldhouse — will open on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3620 Cleveland Heights Blvd. in Lakeland. The site was formerly known as the Lakeland Family YMCA. Years in the making. This project has...

The tenants of the Depot Arts District have been excitingly waiting for November 1, the building's official grand opening. FOX 13's Barry Wong takes us there.

A man who is considered to be a violent felon was arrested this week with a stolen gun, drugs and a wad of cash during a traffic stop, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old Bowling Green man was arrested late Wednesday night following a traffic incident at the intersection of 1st Street NW and Charleston Avenue, with a 3-month-old infant present in the vehicle. The incident occurred at 10:43 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, when a bronze...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thousands of people in people in the Tampa Bay area will go without SNAP benefits this weekend because of the government shutdown. Non-profits and organizations are expecting to see an increase in need come Saturday, but leaders said they're ready to step in. "We are...

Earlier this week, two-year-old Jaylen Johnson went missing from his family’s home in Tampa. His parents last saw him on Monday evening when they put him to bed, but discovered he was gone the next morning. They immediately called 911, prompting a large search effort by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Several Hillsborough County Public Schools stood out as exemplary institutions of academic excellence in a newly released 2026 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for best elementary and middle schools.