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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lakeland Housing Authority is one step closer to bringing new affordable housing for seniors to the area. City commissioners recently approved the agency’s plans for the development, which include demolishing Carrington Place, an affordable multifamily housing complex that has been part of the...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – What began as a shoplifting attempt at the Mulberry Walmart turned into a dramatic chase on Friday, ending with the arrest of a 34-year-old Tampa woman with a history of similar offenses. According to a report from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), deputies were...

TAMPA, Fla. - During a press conference on Thursday in Tampa alongside Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister who announced the dismantling of a diesel theft

TAMPA, Fla. — A 36-year-old Texas man was arrested for driving under the influence after being involved in a deadly crash on Gandy Boulevard in St. Pete early Saturday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the Texas man, identified as Robert Chase Self, was traveling eastbound on...

BRANDON, Fla. — Hillsborough County is working to clean up a problem that has caused 17 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater to leak at its Falkenburg Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility. The problem started Sunday night, and a clog in the filtration process sent water to overflow the tanks and...

No fines were imposed by Community Development District 10 supervisors in a deed compliance case against the owners of a home at 2107 Aber Lane in the Ventura Villas in the Village of Hillsborough. Although the property was cited twice earlier this year for violations, a Sept. 2 inspection found...

TAMPA - Two malnourished dogs surrendered last month have recovered and are now available for adoption. Hope and Spirit, who were turned in with their mother underweight, have been given a clean bill of health and are looking for their forever home. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay said, "These...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg family, whose house was flooded twice last year when the sewer system in their Disston Heights neighborhood backed up and overflowed from their toilet, received a notice on Thursday from Pinellas County to vacate the Seminole RV they’ve been temporarily living in.

SPRING HILL, Fla. — A Largo woman is facing child neglect and drug charges after deputies said she left her four-year-old daughter unsupervised in a hotel room while she smoked marijuana in her vehicle. Hernando County deputies responded around 9:15 a.m. Aug. 31 to the Microtel on Commercial Way...

An elongated area of low pressure has settled in over the Eastern Gulf and Florida and will support chances for scattered rain & storms throughout the weekend. While most of the Bay area will start off quiet, some spots may see some early morning rain & storms. By the early afternoon, spotty showers look to […]