Florida murder suicide: School Deputy Terry Strawn’s murder of family shocks everyone who knew him
Parents at Valrico Elementary School say Deputy Terry L. Strawn was always smiling and the students “loved him.” Strawn’s shocking murder suicide has left more questions for the family, friends More...
Florida Elections 2018: Ashley Moody beats Frank White in GOP race, will face Sean Shaw
Leading Republican candidate for Attorney General Ashley Moody won Florida’s primary election with 57 percent of the vote over primary opponent, State Rep. Frank White’s 43 percent, with approximately 1.5 More...
Xavier Smith arrested for Michael Beson murder as Florida gas station
A 19-year-old Florida man has been arrested in Friday’s murder of Michael Beson at a Plant City gas station. Xavier Quesean Smith has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery, according to Plant More...
Florida woman, Marisol Rodriguez, arrested on sex trafficking charges, Devin ‘Smooth’ Dixon at large
A Winter Haven, Florida woman has been arrested and her boyfriend is being sought on human trafficking charges, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies said. Photo/Sawso.org Deputies arrested Marisol Rodriguez, More...
Channing Thorpe, Plant City teen, shots and kills father to protect mom from beating
A teenager defending his mother as his father beat and choked her Saturday night shot and killed him, authorities said. Channing Thorpe, age 17, fired several shots from a handgun, deputies said, to protect his More...
K9 unit credited with arrest of two Florida men, Joshua Coleman and Charles Smith, wanted in shooting incident
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office is crediting the work its K9 unit for the arrest of two men tied to a shooting and assault on four individuals. Joshua Seth Coleman mugshot Joshua Seth Coleman and Charles More...
James Pepe, Florida teacher, allegedly tried to hire hitman to kill Robert Meredith, former co-worker
Two Florida teachers had their friendship deteriorate and transform into a feud and allegedly, possibly a hit on one of two men. James Pepe James J. Pepe of Brandon and Robert Meredith of Plant City, were once friendly More...
Second plane crash in the Tampa area leave 1 more dead
Blackwater Creek Airport in Plant City is the site of another plane crash in the Tampa Area. A plane from the Bahamas to Kansas went down this week killing a family of six. The pilot, William Lee Phillips of Lakeland, More...
