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Teenager arrested for possession of 2 loaded weapons on high school campus, Tampa police


Teenager arrested for possession of 2 loaded weapons on high school campus, Tampa police

TAMPA, Fla. – A 15-year-old is facing multiple charges after being arrested for possession of loaded weapons on a Tampa-area high school campus. Hillsborough police said the Tampa Police Department’s School Resource Officer assigned to Blake High School made the arrest after the teenager was found with two loaded guns on school grounds. Police said […]

2 accused in robbery of 800 pounds of saw palmetto berries


2 accused in robbery of 800 pounds of saw palmetto berries

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Two people are on trial for stealing more than 800 pounds of saw palmetto berries. Officers arrested Heladio Gonzalez-Hernandez, 39, and Maria Hernandez-Santiago, 42, at a residence in Plant City following the Aug. 26 berry theft from a farm in the 5000 block of U.S. Highway 41 in Ruskin. What you […]

Hillsborough County politicians advocate for renewal of half-cent sales tax


Hillsborough County politicians advocate for renewal of half-cent sales tax

TAMPA, Florida – For James Castineda, every penny counts right now. “Of course, like most Americans in this country, we all live from check to check,” he said. So the father from Tampa has two big decisions to make when he is elected in November, because two tax measures are on the ballot in Hillsborough […]

Police in Florida say couple was followed home and shot after winning jackpot


Police in Florida say couple was followed home and shot after winning jackpot

RIVERVIEW, Fla. – A Riverview couple was followed home, robbed and shot after a night at the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at approximately 5:00 a.m. on August 2, 2024 A man and a woman were shot during an armed robbery at their home in Riverview. […]

Central Florida man convicted of bringing loaded firearm into Tampa airport terminal


Central Florida man convicted of bringing loaded firearm into Tampa airport terminal

A 26-year-old Central Florida man was convicted of bringing a loaded firearm into the Tampa International Airport terminal. This was the second time he brought a firearm into a Florida airport. His first incident occurred in Miami in late 2020. U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced 26-year-old Abraham Othman Yacoub of Lakeland to […]

Tampa International Airport announces new details for $1.5 billion Airside D


Tampa International Airport announces new details for .5 billion Airside D

TAMPA, Fla. – After officially approving the 2023 project, Tampa International Airport announced Thursday that its new terminal has received an updated concept. The latest rendering of Airside D, the airport’s first new airside terminal in nearly 20 years, was developed this summer. It will now feature two levels, a mezzanine for two airline lounges, […]