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TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - Police say an adult son is facing a second-degree murder charge after his mother was found dead in a Temple Terrace home Friday night. According to the Temple Terrace Police Department, at around 10:48 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 7000 block of Seaport Avenue, where a woman was...

Dade City Commissioners approved several items during their final meeting of the year, held on Dec. 9. An agreement was entered into with KB Home Tampa, LLC and Flanagan Hillpot, LLC, for the construction of Morningside Drive. The purpose of the extension of Morningside Drive from U.S. Highway 301 to...

The Revivalists’ David Shaw leads a lively Saturday night crowd in a raucous singalong. (Photo by Joeleen Hubbard for Loch & Key Productions) Orange Blossom Revue wrapped its 11th year this weekend at Lake Wailes Park, bringing two days of music, community, and culture to central Florida. What began as a modest,...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Weather Impact Alert has been issued for early Friday morning as a surge of cold, dry air will settle in overnight. This will set up the right ingredients for frost to form across the northernmost locations in the Tampa Bay area — temperatures near freezing, clear skies and calm winds.

Lakeland commissioners are expected to vote Monday, Dec. 15, on a major increase to the stormwater fee charged on city utility bills. The fee, currently $9.72 per month for a single-family home, would rise to $17.47 over five years. The first phase of the rate increase would begin March 1, raising the rate for a...

As pressures ramp up from all directions, the Hillsborough County school board passed a proclamation pushing back on a new law that allows some charter schools known as Schools of Hope to move into underused district spaces. The 5-1 vote, with one member absent, came less than a week after...

A first responder and his patient remained in critical condition Wednesday night following a crash between the ambulance and a pickup truck, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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FLORIDA — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash near Lake Wales on Friday afternoon, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the crash occurred around 12:55 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 60 and Tiger Lake Road. The vehicle involved...

The Florida Strawberry Festival returns to Plant City from Feb. 26 to March 8, 2026, for its 91st year with a concert lineup that spans ... Read more The post Florida Strawberry Festival confirms 2026 lineup as event enters 91st year appeared first on Food Drink Life .