A 1-year-old child drowned Tuesday night in a pool at a Davenport home. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the child was found floating in the family’s pool at their home. Deputies and emergency personnel responded to the home after the child was found floating in the pool just…
A 31-year-old Land O’ Lakes man was killed Wednesday morning in Tampa in a crash involving a motorcycle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 56th Street and Hillsborough Avenue just before 7 a.m. Troopers believe the motorcyclist ran the red light at the intersection while traveling…
A 24-year-old man is in serious condition after a multi-vehicle crash on I-4 in Hillsborough County Tuesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol believes a truck traveling northbound on the crosstown connector entered the ramp to travel eastbound on I-4 and spilled a large amount of gravel onto the roadway, causing…
One person was killed and another was injured early Monday in a mobile home fire in Odessa. According to officials, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded just after 6 a.m. to a fire in the Silver Dollar Golf/Trap and RV Resort. The firefighters found flames shooting through the roof of the…
A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed early Thursday on Interstate 275 in downtown Tampa. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was killed when he lost control of his 2001 Suzuki motorcycle, was thrown from the bike and then run over accidentally by a sheriff deputy’s cruiser. Troopers believe that…
According to new reports, the Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public workshop to discuss a new bikeway through downtown Tampa. The proposed bike lanes would be on the north side of Jackson Street, running from Ashley Drive to Nebraska Avenue. The addition would look a lot like the…
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, a pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. on 9th Ave. N. The driver who hit him was charged with DUI manslaughter. Officials believe the pedestrian, a 72-year-old school crossing guard, was setting up his school zone cones when he was…
According to reports, Allegiant Air’s planes are four times as likely to break down in flight as those operated by other major U.S. airlines. The Tampa Bay Times reported Wednesday that Allegiant jets were forced to make unexpected landings at least 77 times in 2015 for serious mechanical failures. None…
If you are out strolling along Gulf Boulevard along the beaches anytime soon, you will see some new signs touting pedestrian safety. There’s more walking along the main beach thoroughfare than anywhere else in Pinellas County, so local agencies want to make sure both drivers and pedestrians remain aware of…
The Coast Guard rescued four boaters Saturday morning after their boat capsized 12 miles west of Johns Pass. According to the Coast Guard, four Clearwater residents were saved after one of the men on board called 9-1-1 when he realized his 29-foot boat had begun taking on water just after…