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A 2-year-old and a 4-year-old were strapped in as their father raced another driver past 120 mph on I-75 in Manatee County, troopers say.
Jacob Etan Leighton posted $100,000 bond after a 14-month probe into the North Dixie Highway crash that killed Navin Pungoti.
Simpson made statements to loved ones that raised safety concerns before he vanished near Tampa International Airport.
An adult man was found deceased along Laura Lee Drive, the same Spring Hill street where a fiery crash killed a driver in August.
A blue sedan cut off a trooper's patrol car on Fowler Avenue Thursday, triggering a rear-end crash before speeding off.
Firefighters lowered the trapped homeowner from his Springtime Avenue roof before a trauma helicopter rushed him to Tampa General.
A pre-dawn crash near Tampa's Fletcher Avenue exit left two dead and snarled I-75 traffic for hours.
After a chemical fire at Howco's oil recycling plant, City Council unanimously agreed to probe the Childs Park polluter.
Politics & Govt in ...
Council members clashed over Complete Streets funding and youth violence prevention, with two votes cast against the tentative $1 billion plan.
A Lakeland man freed from prison in 2025 allegedly rebuilt a drug ring within months, investigators say. Thirty-nine suspects now face charges across Polk County.
Ashley Brower, 42, is wanted on a probation violation tied to meth and fentanyl charges. She was once a stabbing victim in a 2016 Floral City attack.
Arts & Culture in ...
Suncoast Credit Union members get half-price tickets to the October 17 show, with proceeds aimed at Hispanic and farmworker nonprofits.
The Tampa show of unity comes after DeSantis stayed neutral while his own lieutenant governor lost the primary badly.
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