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Film crews will be taking over Plant City on Sunday night, prompting roads to be closed downtown for a music video shoot.

A Tampa woman died early Sunday morning after a crash on I-75 in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FLORIDA – A Hillsborough County man is facing charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, and armed carjacking after allegedly opening fire during a high-speed chase on Interstate 4. United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Francisco Cabrera, 28, of Dover, with armed robbery,...

LAKELAND — A few days before St. Patrick’s Day, a swarm of green-clad volunteers busily dug, sawed and drilled outside a mobile home in a rural patch of the Kathleen area. Posts went into the ground, preparing for a front deck and wheelchair ramp to be installed at the front of the structure. Though it didn’t reflect the expected image, the activity was part of a Habitat for Humanity project. The Lakeland chapter of the international nonprofit...

With a killer line-up featuring artists like Willie Nelson, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers and many more alongside tons of rides, and all the berry-blasted treats one could eat, the 2023 Florida Strawberry Festival had plenty to offer locals and tourists alike looking for a day full of food and fun this year. So much in fact, that it shattered previous attendance records for an 88th consecutive year.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — James Webb is a YouTube star and author of Jimmy’s World, which documents his recovery of old airplanes. “It’s a passion of mine. I’ve always fixed up things since I was little kid,” said Webb. His latest project is the 1962...

Cork Elementary School in Plant City gave a thoughtful donation to Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Hurricane Ian Recovery Initiative. In the month of October, the students began a “Penny War,” raising $2,225 in just one school week to support disaster relief. The school’s contribution was combined with other donor gifts for a $10,000 grant award for students at State College of Florida, Venice campus.

Reproduced from Eviction Lab; Chart: Axios VisualsEviction filings in Tampa Bay continue to exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to data from the Eviction Lab.Driving the news: The Princeton University project tracked 1,605 eviction filings in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties last month, which is up 24% from the historical average.Evictions are also up year over year. Eviction Lab's most recent data, which covers the week ending March 4, shows a more than 25% increase in average filings from the same period in 2022.The big picture: Sweeping local and national eviction moratoriums helped keep many families in their homes through the heart of...

On Thursday, Duke Energy Florida announced it was beginning construction on its first floating solar pilot. The almost 1-megawatt floating solar array will be built in Polk County on an estimated 2 acres of water ... Read More » The post Duke Energy begins construction on floating solar pilot in Florida appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.

Farrior served as an intermediary. A man close to Gov. Ron DeSantis who played a role in one of the top controversies in the past year with the Governor is now the newest Commissioner of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), subject to Senate confirmation. Preston Farrior comes...

A Florida man has been charged with armed robbery, armed carjacking, and attempting to murder...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — After 56 years of capturing images for the Florida Strawberry Festival, Harry Jeffcoat said this would be his last season. The Strawberry Festival wrapped up another year with over 360,000 visitors. Harry Jeffcoat, a longtime photographer for the festival, is retiring after 56 years. The...

WASHINGTON – A Florida man has been sentenced to four years and seven months in federal prison for three felony charges related to the insurrection and storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mitchell Todd Gardner II, 34, of Seffner, Florida, was sentenced Thursday in federal court...

The current weather crisis in California is impacting Florida’s strawberry harvests. One producer said he is picking additional fruit this time of year amid the floods out west. “I go until April normally with some of them, but we’re going a little longer than normal because California is in...

Lakeland Mayor Bill Mutz signed a proclamation stating the city would honor and recognize “Kailasa’s SPH Nithyanada Day”, in December 2021. The Hindu country of Kailasa doesn’t exist. It’s the creation of Swami Nithyananda, a scam artist, and fugitive from India on rape charges since 2019, as CBS reported.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - On Saturday, a driver crashed into an Atomic Tattoos business following a medical episode. The driver crashed into the side of a vehicle parked in the nearby Vitamin Shoppe parking lot and continued onward through the south wall and into the Atomic Tattoos business, according to a police report.

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two missing/runaways: A’rianna Harrison, a...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - On Sunday afternoon, firefighters responded to a fire on Hillard Drive in Wesley Chapel. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found a home with heavy fire showing. They were able to knock down the fire in approximately 15 minutes, according to the Pasco County Fire Rescue...

SEFFNER, Fla. — A Seffner man was sentenced for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice reports. Mitchell Gardner II, 34, of Seffner was sentenced Thursday in the District of Columbia to 55 months in prison...

Join us Paddle For A Cause at Dunedin Causeway. It’s the Salty Sistas Anniversary Party. Everyone Welcome! Salty Sistas, one of the most popular Kayak and Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) organizations in the Tampa Bay area, is celebrating its fourth anniversary on August 26th, 2023. You’re invited and bring your friends to the beautiful Dunedin Causeway for a fun-filled day with water activities for everyone. Salty Sistas has over 500 members and brings paddle board, kayak and other water sports and camping opportunities to its members. More information to come here at SaltySistasFacebook.