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Pasco Sheriff’s Office Alerts Public to Jury Duty Scam
The Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO) is issuing a warning regarding a recent surge in jury duty scams. Scammers are impersonating PSO members, often using their names, to deceive potential victims. In these scams, individuals are falsely informed that they have missed jury duty and now owe a fee to the PSO.
Pinellas teacher who died in Hurricane Helene left a legacy of impact
Donna Fagersten spent her career teaching elementary school kids, a job she loved, but before Hurricane Helene hit, she was envisioning the next phase of her life: A lot more time by the pool in the beach town she loved. Fagersten, 66, was set to retire this past Monday after...
Photos Show Devastation At John Daly's Florida Home After Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene devastated large portions of the Southeast, laying waste to everything in its path. Golf legend John Daly was among the many people who saw their homes ravaged. Daly's $1.4 million waterfront home in Clearwater, Fla. was destroyed by the storm. The full wreckage can be seen in ...
Time ran out for Pinellas residents who didn’t evacuate for Helene
After days of spaghetti models on TV and hurricane chatter in line at the 7-Eleven, handyman Mark Etting knew a storm was coming and that everyone in his Madeira Beach neighborhood had been ordered to evacuate. He lived in a converted garden shed on a client’s property, but shortly before...
Cheesecake Factory Files Preapplication for New Florida Location
Floridians may soon have a new dining destination as popular chain restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory, has filed pre-application documents for a potential location in Wesley Chapel. Known for its extensive and “legendary” menu, the restaurant could be setting up shop at the Tampa Premium Outlets, offering local residents and visitors another go-to spot for casual dining.
Tampa mom accused of strangling daughter released to mental health treatment facility
Rothesha Silveus, the Erie mother charged in May with the murder of her 18-year-old daughter, Natavia Sanders, was released from custody on October 3 and has been involuntarily placed in a mental health facility.
Popular Florida Seafood Eatery and Bar, Harpoon Harry's Crab House, Shut Down After State Inspection
If you live in or visit Florida, you know that there are plenty of crab shacks and houses where people can enjoy fresh seafood in a festive environment. Examples are Old Dixie Seafood, High Tides and Snack Jack, and Harpoon Harry's Crab House. Unfortunately, the latter, in Tampa, was recently temporarily shut down after a state inspection.
Man dead after being hit by a car in Wesley Chapel, FHP says
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — A 33-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a car early Friday morning in Wesley Chapel, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The incident happened around 4:08 a.m. when the driver, a 51-year-old man from Largo, was traveling southbound on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. At the intersection of Aronwood Boulevard, the driver passed under a green traffic light as the 33-year-old failed to obey a walk signal, according to troopers.
Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die
Hurricane Helene’s storm surge struck Florida fast and hard when it slammed into Gulf Coast communities near St. Petersburg. Longtime residents had never seen anything like the 8-foot wall of water that pushed ashore, and that was the problem. Because the Sept. 26 storm surge was unprecedented, many people living near the beaches ignored mandatory evacuation orders and stayed behind, thinking the warnings were exaggerated. Some people still escaped the rising waters and others were rescued. But 12 died from the surge, including a retired restaurant owner, a former hairdresser, a beach lover and a teacher who was about to retire.
Hurricane Helene debris overwhelms Pinellas County cities and haulers
Trucks and trailers filled with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene — fallen tree limbs, drenched mattresses, drywall from destroyed homes — waited in line for two hours to get into GFL Environmental’s transfer station in Largo on Thursday. When there is not a disaster in the community,...
A FL Barnes & Noble Will Replace An Empty Bed, Bath & Beyond. Now Baycare Will Replace The Bookstore
From articles that I write about Florida's retailers, I've come to believe that some Floridians really miss the state's 39 Bed, Bath & Beyond stores. That said, some also lament having empty retail spaces, along with the eye sore of vacant parking lots. That's probably why an article I wrote about a Tampa Barnes and Noble replacing an empty Bed, Bath & Beyond got positive feedback. And now, that empty Barnes and Noble will become a Baycare health facility.
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