Year: 2026

Polk County Fire Rescue to approve new Delta shift schedule to reduce hours, overtime

• Polk County

Polk County Fire Rescue to approve new Delta shift schedule to reduce hours, overtime

admin July 17, 2026 0

Polk County Fire Rescue and its union reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to launch a new scheduling...

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Clearwater Duke Energy deal: City council clears first vote on 30-year contract

• Clearwater

Clearwater Duke Energy deal: City council clears first vote on 30-year contract

admin July 17, 2026 0

Clearwater city leaders voted unanimously Thursday to advance a 30-year franchise contract with Duke Energy, choosing corporate...

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Pinellas County scammers posing as animal control officers, demanding cash for fake pet surgeries

• Crime and Public Safety
• Pets and Animals
• Pinellas County

Pinellas County scammers posing as animal control officers, demanding cash for fake pet surgeries

admin July 16, 2026 0

Pinellas County officials are warning residents to hang up on callers posing as emergency animal control officers...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Tampa General Hospital to launch healthy food pledge

• Food and Drink
• Health
• Health Care
• Tampa

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Tampa General Hospital to launch healthy food pledge

admin July 16, 2026 0

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins visited Tampa...

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2 teens accused of stealing Camry fished out of Manatee River

• Crime and Public Safety
• Manatee County

2 teens accused of stealing Camry fished out of Manatee River

admin July 16, 2026 0

Deputies arrested two teenagers Wednesday night after a wild sequence involving a stolen car and a desperate...

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South Tampa trap caught 18,000 mosquitoes, last month just 142

• Environment
• Tampa

South Tampa trap caught 18,000 mosquitoes, last month just 142

admin July 16, 2026 0

Hillsborough County conducted aerial spraying early Thursday to treat a growing mosquito population – a sudden influx...

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Suspect accused of brutally beating, disfiguring man at Bartlett Park arrested for attempted murder

• Crime and Public Safety
• St. Petersburg

Suspect accused of brutally beating, disfiguring man at Bartlett Park arrested for attempted murder

admin July 16, 2026 0

St. Petersburg police arrested a 49-year-old man for attempted second-degree murder after he allegedly beat a victim...

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CBP officers seize counterfeit FIFA World Cup jerseys at Port of Rochester

• Crime and Public Safety
• FIFA World Cup

CBP officers seize counterfeit FIFA World Cup jerseys at Port of Rochester

admin July 16, 2026 0

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says officers working at the Rochester, New York port of entry...

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Merck’s cholesterol pill Lipfendra wins FDA approval

• Health

Merck’s cholesterol pill Lipfendra wins FDA approval

admin July 16, 2026 0

Lipfendra, a new cholesterol pill, offers an alternative to help people reduce their risk of high cholesterol...

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Cyclosporiasis outbreak: Florida cases up to 106; county-by-county breakdown

• Florida
• Health

Cyclosporiasis outbreak: Florida cases up to 106; county-by-county breakdown

admin July 16, 2026 0

More than 100 cases of Cyclosporiasis have been reported in Florida since the beginning of the year,...

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