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New Port Richey, FL – The New Port Richey Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly dumped over 120 yards of furniture and storm debris on private property off Marine Parkway. The suspect, identified as Byram Washington, is accused of collecting debris from the Gulf Harbors area...

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (October 2, 2024) - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is seeking information regarding a shoplifting incident that occurred on September 3rd in New Port Richey. According to authorities, around 6:40 pm, a white female suspect stole merchandise from a business located in the 8300 block of...

Terrifying moments caught on video showed Hurricane Helene’s powerful and deadly storm surge as it crashed into a home in Pinellas County last week.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The cleanup continues in areas that flooded in north Pinellas County. Sylvia Tzekas, owner of Sea Sea Riders restaurant in Dunedin, was able to reopen her restaurant doors Wednesday. But her home in Clearwater suffered extensive water damage. “We had to cut the drywall, that’s how...

By now, many Floridians know that their local Winn Dixie could potentially become an Aldi due to the latter's purchase of Southeastern Grocers. Although the German grocer hasn't provided a list of Winn Dixie stores identified for conversion, there have been some confirmations. I've written about confirmed conversions for stores in Panama City, Panama City Beach, Lakeland, Deltona, Ocala, The Villages, Pensacola, Melbourne, and Ormond Beach, as some examples. And now we have a confirmation for another Tampa location, along with information about employment opportunities for the affected Winn Dixie employees.

DUNEDIN — Patricia Mikos loved to dance, host family dinners that featured her homemade sauce, and couldn’t help but to be the center of attention. “That typical Italian mom,” said son Frank Kwiatkowski, 51, of Plantation “People just loved her. They just flocked to her, even strangers. Just out of nowhere, people would just really connect with her.”

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The patio at Jimmy's Fish House and Iguana Bar in Clearwater Beach sits right on the Gulf of Mexico, offering an ideal view of the sunset each night. “We will be enjoying our evenings out here again," said Christine Bottger, who has worked with Jimmy's for 17 years.

Pinellas County deputies reported another death from Hurricane Helene Wednesday, bringing the current local death toll to 12.

Hurricane Helene has affected thousands of families across the southeast. The storm was responsible for billions in property damage, and the flooding has deteriorated entire neighborhoods and communities. The storm hit areas of Florida particularly hard, and one college football player and his ...

The suspect in the Citrus Park Mall shooting will be held behind bars until trial.

Pinellas County leaders say they are working to find other solutions to help commercial haulers after closing the county's dump site to storm debris on Tuesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Riviera Bay neighborhood in St. Petersburg is mourning the loss of their neighbor, Jerry Waite. He was 89 years old and died during Hurricane Helene. Tammie Lockwood is a close family friend, heartbroken over losing Waite. "Soon as we opened the door and seen the...

Customers who visited Salt Public House in Indian Rocks Beach for a beer or burger had a good chance of meeting Aidan Bowles. An Irish businessman and entrepreneur, Bowles opened the Gulf Boulevard restaurant in 2018 with his wife Sabrina and son Sam. Bowles visited customers at their tables, often pulling up a chair to chat.

Tampa, FL – A crash involving a Hillsborough County school bus and a sedan occurred on October 3, 2024, at around 2:30 PM, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The accident happened at the intersection of West Hillsborough Avenue and Countryway Boulevard.

On September 30, 2024, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 23-year-old Anthony Gross, a Tampa resident, while assisting with Hurricane Helene recovery operations in Taylor County. Gross, employed by Doodie Calls, a company providing laundry and restroom trailers as part of the relief efforts in the Dekle Beach area, took advantage of the situation in an attempt to steal from those impacted by the disaster.

“I hope everyone gets safe and gets their homes back,” the professional golf player said

Storm debris is piling up in areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene in Pinellas County as private haulers and residents are being turned away from county landfills.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Several mobile home parks around Pinellas County were destroyed by flooding from the storm surge during Hurricane Helene. A lot of residents lost everything inside their homes, and some aren’t sure if they’ll be able to rebuild or stay in their mobile home parks. Pinewood Village Mobile Home Park in St. Petersburg was one of the mobile home parks that flooded.

Just days after Category Four Hurricane Helene devastated beach communities on Florida’s west coast with 10ft. storm surges and dozens of deaths, two local men pleaded with Pinellas County Commissioners during an emergency meeting on Tuesday to keep the hard-hit islands and their famous beaches closed to the public until locals could recover.

A Florida sheriff's deputy sustained serious injuries after colliding with a tanker truck in Spring Hill on Tuesday morning.