Deputies cordon off Newsome High due to possible threat
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Update, 3:15 p.m.: Sheriff Chad Chronister said Newsome High School students will be dismissed on time. He said about 200 officers responded to a report of a threat on Friday and “searched every square inch of…
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…
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…
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…
Neighbors are fed up with flooding near Lake Manatee Dam
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – Heavy rains have hit residential areas of the Tampa Bay area this week, and people in Manatee County have reached out to ABC Action News with concerns the Lake Manatee dam won’t hold. “I was not…
Blake High School graduate returns home to make film
TAMPA, Fla. — There’s a new movie on television this month starring a Tampa artist who has never forgotten where he came from. The entire film was shot here in Florida. ABC Action News first introduced you to Deejay Young…
Voting decision on tax referendum expected on Monday
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Van Ayres expects a decision Monday on an objection to putting a referendum on teacher pay raises on the November ballot. Last week, the Hillsborough County Commission followed a judge’s order and voted…
Man charged in fatal crash between tractor-trailer and pedestrian at Central Florida strip club
A 25-year-old man faces murder and other serious charges in connection with a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pedestrian at a Central Florida strip club. Tampa police arrested Dylan Fogle following an incident on August 13 in which…
1 dead, 2 injured after Florida man drives semi-trailer into adult nightclub
TAMPA, Fla. – One person is dead and two others were injured after a man drove the cab of a semi-trailer into an adult nightclub early Tuesday morning. Tampa police said officers arrived at the parking lot of Emperors Gentleman’s…
