HCSO promotes Anthony Collins; First Black Chief Deputy in HCSO history

A historic promotion at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the first African-American Chief Deputy in the department’s 180 year history.

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90+ people sick on a cruise ship headed back to Tampa

More than 90 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship returning to Tampa are sick after a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.

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Remembering Moorehead: The story of Lakeland’s erased Black community

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