After 14 months of hard work, the recently named AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center will host its first event. Featuring more than 50 teams, the Polk County Hoopfest will bring boys and girls basketball teams from across the state to test their mettle on the court. The grand opening ofContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is warning the consumer of fraud occurring with store gifts cards in the Tampa Bay area. A technique currently being used at multiple retailers involves tampering with gift cards by covering the original bar code with a new bar code. Scammers are taking gift cardsContinue Reading
Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Vice Unit conducted a special investigation known as “Operation Santa’s Naughty List” over six days where undercover detectives identified and helped victims of human trafficking who might be forced into prostitution. Assisting PCSO in the operation which began on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, were officers fromContinue Reading
On Monday, Tampa police arrived on scene of an intrusion alarm at Advance Auto Parts at 1717 N. 50th St. Upon arrival, the officer spotted the suspect, 37-year-old Leonard Henry inside the store. Henry saw the officer and threw a large pair of channel lock pliers through the front doorContinue Reading
On Friday, November 29, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a body found on the 10000 block of East Bay Road in Gibsonton. This week, sheriffs deputies arrested Edgar Martinez, 32, and charged him with First Degree Murder. On December 06, 2019, Martinez was charged with Tampering with EvidenceContinue Reading
Grant Awarded by Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Will Support Training Program for Therapeutic Music The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has awarded grant funding to Music in Medicine, in Inverness, to help fund their training program for therapeutic musicians, who visit care settings throughout Citrus County to deliver music therapyContinue Reading
An investigation is being conducted over the death of Marcus Antonio Young, 33, an inmate at the Falkenburg Road Jail. On December 1, 2019, Young was involved in a medical incident when he collapsed while walking through the visitation area to visit a relative. Young fell forward and struck hisContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported that a school security officer, Leroy King, 36, employed by Hillsborough County Schools was arrested on Friday, December 6, for pawning his agency-issued gun and equipment multiple times between June to December of 2019. At the time of the incidents, King was employed as aContinue Reading
Early this week, unknown suspects forced entry through the locked gate to the victim’s property and stole her horse. Deputies and the victim searched the surrounding area and later located the horse deceased in a nearby field. The horse had been slaughtered for the meat. On Thursday, Manatee County deputiesContinue Reading
On Thursday evening, Tampa Police Department received a 911 call from a male victim who told dispatch that the suspect, later identified as Robert Beausejour, was trying to kick in the door at 1606 E. North Bay St. Officers responded and observed Beausejour standing on the passenger side of aContinue Reading
More than 22,000 babies in Florida will be born prematurely this year — and Tampa General Hospital is helping March of Dimes lead the fight for the health of all moms and babies by becoming the Presenting Sponsor of the 2020 Tampa Bay March for Babies. Through advocacy, education andContinue Reading
This week, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control responded Towering Pines Drive in Lakeland, in reference to a fight between a dog and a raccoon. The owner of the dachshund separated the two animals and confined the raccoon until Animal Control responded and took it into custody. The raccoon wasContinue Reading
The Straz Center Patel Conservatory will present the delightful holiday show White Christmas, Dec. 20-21, in Ferguson Hall. Military personnel and veterans will receive special recognition. This heartwarming musical adaptation of the beloved holiday classic, performed by students ages 12-18, features familiar holiday tunes and equally memorable characters. In the years after World WarContinue Reading
The Godfrey Hotel and Cabanas is opening up their lobby and WTR Pool & Grill to feature local artists and gallery exhibits. The hotel sits on Old Tampa Bay, attracting thousands of guests each month, providing high visibility for artists. The exhibits will include watercolors, paintings, sculptures, and photography andContinue Reading
CareerSource Tampa Bay (CSTB) will be hosting a series of Summer Job Connection Employer Table Talks for Hillsborough County businesses. The table talks will give employers information on how to participate in the Summer Job Connection 2020 program which will begin accepting applications on January 6, 2020. Table Talks willContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) issued a rabies alert for the Bartow and Loughman areas in response to raccoons that have tested positive for rabies last week. All residents and visitors in Polk County should be aware that rabies is present in the wild animal population,Continue Reading
A portion of Bayshore Boulevard between W Brorein Street and W Platt Street and W Brorein Street between S Ashley Drive and Bayshore Boulevard will close daily beginning on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 for utility construction. A utility contractor will be installing equipment on and adjacent to an existing utilityContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of 104 people during Operation Trade Secrets II, 76 of them were men purchasing sex and only 28 were women who engaged in the sex trade. The operation was focused on the “johns”, or buyers. Like any business, the human traffickingContinue Reading
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Tampa area added 34,200 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the second-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The Tampa area’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in October, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. The industryContinue Reading
On Friday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Wesley Gussman, 24 and Alicia Fisher, 26 for burglary and other charges. Officials between 9:00 p.m. November 13, 2019, and 5:30 a.m. November 14, 2019, at least three suspects broke into cars, taking credit cards and other personal itemsContinue Reading
Last month on October 22, 2019, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic call at the home of Sonny Gyger. Prior to arrival at Gyger’s home, deputies were made aware that child porn existed on his computer. Gyger had already left his residence by the time deputies arrived.Continue Reading
