Author: Matt Rife - Local News Desk

Winners Announced In Florida Lottery’s Guy Harvey Trucks, Bucks, And Trips Promotion
The Florida Lottery announced the winners from the first of three drawings in the Trucks, Bucks, and Trips Promotion.
One top prize winner is driv [...]

St. Pete Fire Rescue Holding Car Wash To Raise Funds For Swim Lessons
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and the City of St. Petersburg Aquatics Department are partnering up to raise money to provide fr [...]

Polk County Sheriff Searching For Man Who Shot A Woman Saturday Night
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - 49-year-old Tracey Bentley is wanted by Polk County Sheriff's Office for the shooting of a woman on Saturday night, according to [...]

84-Year-Old Woman Killed In St. Pete Crash, Teens Ran After Collision
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Around 2:30 pm today, a 2012 Toyota driven by St. Petersburg resident Mary E. Rohan, 84, was traveling westbound on 30th Ave [...]

27-Year-Old Wesley Chapel Woman Killed In DUI Crash On I-75, Plant City Man Arrested
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Mario Charles Gonzalez, 41, from Plant City has been arrested and charged with DUI Manslaughter after a crash claimed the [...]

The Florida Aquarium Releases 5 Endangered Sea Turtles Friday
TAMPA, Fla. - The fruits of The Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program labor were realized with the release of five rehabbed sea turtles [...]

54-Year-Old Largo Man Killed In Friday Crash At US-19 And Welch Causeway
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 54-year-old Largo man was killed in a crash that happened Friday morning in St. Pete.
According to Florida Highway Patrol [...]

Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Legislation To Provide Emergency Care To Police K-9s Injured In Line Of Duty
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined members of the Florida Legislature and Florida’s law enforcement community to support law enforcement canines inj [...]

City of Tampa, Community Members Host Historic Juneteenth Ceremony
TAMPA, Fla. - Dozens plan to gather at Tampa's Old City Hall to witness a historic flag-raising today, June 18. Mayor Jane Castor, City Councilman O [...]

Hillsborough COVID-19 State Of Local Emergency Extended Through June 24
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County's state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for a [...]