HEALTH ALERT ⚠ Florida health officials are warning of a flesh-eating bacteria has already killed four people, including one in the Tampa Bay area.

Hillsborough’s Emergency Policy Group heard from local public health workers Thursday, warning about the status of COVID-19 in our area.

Hillsborough County now has five confirmed deaths from Hurricane Ian, according to the latest medical examiner reports. Authorities reported the first two deaths, a 29-year-old man and an 85-year ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Infections from the rare but deadly bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus, have killed five people in Florida so far this year, including two people from Hillsborough County ...

DOVER, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is currently investigating the deaths of two individuals discovered inside a rental unit in Dover this afternoon. At approximately 3: ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Several groups rallied Monday afternoon outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse against the death penalty. They are traveling throughout the state this week as a Florida man is ...

It’s an average of almost five deaths per week and marks a 20-percent jump over the 212 fatalities recorded in 2020. It also surpasses, by 13 percent, the previous high of 226 deaths in 2016.