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Apollo Beach and Ruskin — your local wire.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Public Safety
Hillsborough County's locally acquired dengue cases have quadrupled to eight as of Aug. 12, prompting mosquito control crews to spray, set traps and conduct door-to-door inspections in affected neighborhoods.
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Public Safety
Hillsborough County's locally acquired dengue cases have quadrupled to eight as of Aug. 12, prompting mosquito control crews to spray, set traps and conduct door-to-door inspections in affected neighborhoods.
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Public Safety
Hillsborough County's locally acquired dengue cases have quadrupled to eight as of Aug. 12, prompting mosquito control crews to spray, set traps and conduct door-to-door inspections in affected neighborhoods.

Public Safety
Hillsborough County deputies arrested Bryce Swanson, 28, after a Wednesday, July 29 traffic stop on West Hillsborough Avenue revealed 12 fake driver's licenses in her vehicle; she faces felony fraud charges and is held without bond on an ICE hold.

Public Safety
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued at least six Special Marine Warnings for Tampa Bay since Aug. 1, with the latest adding waterspouts as a threat for the first time this week and covering waters off Apollo Beach and Ruskin through early Wednesday.

Public Safety
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested James Tidwell, 57, of Ruskin after he allegedly broke into a boat anchored behind a homeowner's residence and stole power tools while wearing a Superman costume.

Public Safety
Hillsborough County held its final "Make a Plan" session on Tuesday, July 28, urging Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents who depend on oxygen, dialysis, or powered medical equipment to preregister for special needs shelters and Sunshine Line transportation before peak hurricane season begins in mid-August.

Public Safety
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office warned South Shore seniors on Wednesday, July 22, about irreversible losses from cryptocurrency kiosk scams, as a new Florida law adds registration requirements, transaction caps and mandatory fraud warnings to the machines.

Public Safety
Florida lawmakers approved another $5 million for the design of a proposed I-75 interchange at Fort Hamer Road near the Hillsborough-Manatee county line, bringing total design funding to $12.5 million for a project that would create a new highway access point south of the Big Bend Road interchange.

Public Safety
A Tampa Bay Times expert panel and national housing data highlight growing flood risk, soaring insurance costs, and population outflows from flood-prone areas across the Tampa metro, with direct implications for Apollo Beach and Ruskin homeowners.
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