The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two 19-year-old men for armed robbery on New Year’s Day. At approximately 5:20 a.m., on January 1, 2020, deputies responded to an armed robbery that had occurred at the CVS located at 30387 US Highway 19 North in unincorporated Clearwater. AccordingContinue Reading
Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) Head Start services in Pinellas County have delayed the January return to school to address possible mold concerns found in the following centers: Clearwater Center Connie L Marmaro Dunedin Center Friendship Center Good Samaritan Center Gulley Center High Point Center Jordan Park Center Los Caminos Rainbow Center Tarpon Springs Center Florida facilities are more proneContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Health Department issued a health advisory today for Bahia, Ben T. Davis, Cypress Point, Davis Island, Picnic Island and Simmons Park beaches based on the criteria for enterococci bacteria recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This should be considered a potential risk to the bathing public.Continue Reading
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reported that a Sheriff’s Office Detention Deputy was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), then was subsequently fired. On Sunday evening, Clearwater Police Department officers responded to a single vehicle crash at 26200 US Highway 19 North, where 24-year-old Brittany O’Leary had driven her 2019Continue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an ATM explosion that occurred early Sunday morning at the Pilot Bank located at 12471 W. Linebaugh Avenue. At 3:11 a.m. December 22, 2019, a male suspect spray painted the exterior video surveillance cameras black, including the drive-up ATM camera. Later, at 4:25 a.m, there wasContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the recent conviction of a sexual attacker from a crime committed in 1988. On November 15, 1988, the victim fell asleep on the couch. She was awoken in the middle of the night by an unknown male who was holding a knife to herContinue Reading
Detectives from the Lakeland Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit have made an arrest in a 38-year-old cold case involving the murder of Linda Patterson Slaten. Joseph Clinton Mills, age 58, was recently arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail, charged with First Degree Murder, Sexual Battery, and Burglary withContinue Reading
Publix is ranked No. 23 on Fortune’s 2019 Best Workplaces for Diversity list. This list focuses on the experiences of women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, those with disabilities and those who belong to the baby boomer or older generations. Great Place to Work® analyzed survey feedback representing moreContinue Reading
On Friday, 30-year-old Joshua David Jordan of Seffner was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for arson and for discharging a firearm during and in relation to attempted carjackings. The court also ordered Jordan to pay $82,200 in restitution to the victims of his crimes. Jordan had pleaded guiltyContinue Reading
At its December board meeting, Tampa Bay Water awarded $25,500 in source water protection mini-grants to Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, Keep Pinellas Beautiful, Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism program and the Coffee Pot Bayou Watershed Alliance for projects that help protect the region’s drinking water sources. “Safe drinking waterContinue Reading
The Department of Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management is providing recycling tips this Holiday to its residential customers. Tampa residents are encouraged to be mindful of the significant increase in waste generated by the season. The regional, #RecycleTheHolidays, social media campaign collaboration between the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County,Continue Reading
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, in collaboration with Kelly Meyer, founder of OneSun, and Gail Becker, CEO of CAULIPOWER, are boosting garden-based learning nationwide to support healthy food access and innovation in nutrition education. Meyer and Becker providedContinue Reading
Two pharmacists, a physician, and two marketers have been sentenced for conspiring to pay and receive health care kickbacks for prescriptions for compounded creams billed to TRICARE. On December 17, 2019, U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced Dr. Anthony Baldizzi (56, Treasure Island) to one year and a dayContinue Reading
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced two appointments to Hillsborough County Court– James Moody III and Michael Bagge-Hernandez. In addition, the Governor appointed one to the 20th Circuit Court covering Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee County and two appointments to the Palm Beach County Court. Hillsborough County Court James Moody IIIContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest yesterday of Emmanuel Camacho Contreras, 29, and Carlos Spindola-Abreau, 26, for several package thefts over the course of the previous weekend. It was determined that the two were also fraudulently renting an apartment in the Brandon area. Detectives observed the suspects leaving theContinue Reading
Creating safe and comfortable trails and bicycle lanes that connect Tampa’s neighborhoods is a key part of Mayor Jane Castor’s Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow (T3) initiative. “As a police officer, I saw firsthand a family’s devastation when I had to tell them their loved one passed away due to a distractedContinue Reading
Hillsborough County officials announced today that cold weather shelters will open tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 18, for the homeless and for those who live in homes without adequate heat as local temperatures to dip to or below 40 degrees with wind chill Wednesday night. Individuals, including pet owners, who need transportationContinue Reading
GreenWise Market opened two stores in Florida today, one in Boca Raton and one in Lakeland. The Boca Raton store is located at 8210 Glades Road in the Lakeside Centre shopping plaza. The Lakeland store is located at 4747 S. Florida Ave. in the Lake Miriam Crossing shopping center. “LakelandContinue Reading
Tampa police announced today of the arrest of 42-year-old Roy Dean for the November 26 shooting death of 48-year-old Alex Stephens. According to police, on Nov. 26 Dean got into an altercation with Stephens inside the residence of 4012 Ohio Ave, where Dean sustained a minor injury to his face.Continue Reading
With event season on the horizon, Mayor Jane Castor is launching a new campaign as part of her sustainability and resilience commitment: Bead-Free Bay. #BeadFreeBay is an anti-littering awareness campaign to remind the public that throwing beads and other litter in the water is prohibited. Beads and other non-biodegradable items are incredibly harmfulContinue Reading
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement following the passage of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report by a vote of 377 to 48 yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives: “The needs of our military service members and their families are paramount and IContinue Reading
