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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A Dodge Charger with three men in their 20s crashed in the southbound lanes of I-75 after the Florida Highway Patrol says they were going 100 MPH with bald tires. What we know:. FHP says the driver, a 25-year-old Tampa man, lost control on a wet...

A Central Florida man was recently arrested for driving 107 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. The 24-year old man was arrested after he was stopped for going 107 mph on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven, which is a 55 miles per hour zone. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy...

Multiple suspects were arrested in a recent Central Florida riot. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested eight suspects involved in the violent disturbance of the peace at Lake Winterset that occurred last month. PCSO received a call reporting an in-progress fight near the shoreline of Lake Winterset. Upon...

Ever had that moment when you’re standing in the middle of a treasure trove so vast, so gloriously chaotic that your senses don’t know which way to turn first?. That’s the International Market World Flea and Farmers Market in Auburndale, Florida for you – a sprawling bazaar where one person’s castoffs become...

LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland brother and sister found themselves in hot water with the law on Saturday after a deceitful attempt to evade arrest. Rhonda Lee Woodsby-Alderman, 41, and James Lee Alderman, 43, were both taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) after deputies located Woodsby-Alderman...

A death investigation was launched after human remains were found in a wooded area in Central Florida. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is conducting the death investigation in Lutz, near Tampa. Last month, local deputies responded to a call about possible human remains in a wooded area in the...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A 44-year-old Davenport man riding a scooter near Kissimmee crashed Sunday morning and later died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9:36 a.m. on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, east of 4 Winds Boulevard, troopers said. According to an FHP crash...

A substitute teacher from Pepin Academy in Riverview has been arrested after allegedly showing sexual content to students. Tanaya Jordan, 26, was taken into custody on Thursday following an investigation that began with a tip last month. Detectives obtained a search warrant for Jordan’s phone and found explicit...

Feeding Tampa Bay, is bracing for an increase in demand as sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, take effect.

This story was produced by Dax Janel Valencia and distributed by Next Net. As a Tampa Bay homeowner, you’d want to have a lighted walkway to improve your home’s safety and security. With adequate pathway illumination, you can enhance visibility to minimize slip, trip, and fall risks, deter potential burglars and...