Local parents: Here's what you need to know about Baby Brezza and the CPSC recall of about 29,000 SuperFast Sterilizer Dryers after 32 reports of overheating or melting. Owners should stop using the units and register for a free replacement.
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Hillsborough extends dengue emergency to Nov. 12
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FDA warns Once Upon a Farm bars pose choking risk
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Old Tampa Bay study tests if 90°F harms seagrass
The Tampa Bay Estuary Program launched a five-year study deploying temperature sensors in Old Tampa Bay to determine whether water above 90 degrees is stressing or killing seagrass, a direct concern for Apollo Beach anglers and boaters.
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Dead manatee off Ben T. Davis Beach triggers FWC investigation
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit responded to a dead manatee off Ben T. Davis Beach on Sunday, Sept. 6, towing the animal away from swimmers so the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission could investigate the cause of death.
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Hillsborough substitute teacher pleads guilty to 12 charges
Anthony Jenkins, 39, a former substitute teacher at Armwood High School in Seffner, pleaded guilty to 12 felony charges including possession of child sexual abuse material and showing explicit images to four students. He faces five years in prison and 10 years of sex-offender probation.
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HCSO arrests Lutz man after finding 1,000 child abuse files
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested 61-year-old Charles Price of Lutz on Monday after detectives found more than 1,000 child sexual abuse material files on an electronic device during a search of his home, with victims as young as five.
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NWS warns Apollo Beach boaters of hazardous Gulf conditions
The National Weather Service Tampa Bay office warned Tuesday that increasing winds are creating hazardous boating conditions across northeastern Gulf waters, including those off Apollo Beach, through the rest of the week.
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Apollo Beach evacuation zones expand during peak hurricane season
Hillsborough County expanded Apollo Beach's hurricane evacuation zones for 2026, and the NHC is monitoring a new Atlantic disturbance with a 30% development chance that forecasters say poses no threat to Florida.
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Apollo Beach teacher shocked by lightning during school dismissal
A teacher at Dorothy C. York PreK-8 Innovation Academy in Apollo Beach felt a shock when lightning struck near the school during Wednesday dismissal; HCPS confirmed the teacher was not directly hit and is expected to return to work.
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Dengue cases quadruple to 8 in Hillsborough; crews now spraying
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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Apollo Beach zones expand as NHC eyes Atlantic system
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a Central Atlantic system with a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression this week, a timely prompt for Apollo Beach and Ruskin waterfront residents to review newly expanded evacuation zones and hurricane plans as peak season begins.
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Sheriff's deputies sweep campuses ahead of Aug. 10 school opening
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office School Resource Deputies are conducting final security walk-throughs at campuses countywide, checking doors and testing locks six days before the Aug. 10 first day of school at Lennard High, East Bay High and Apollo Beach K-8.
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FHP pursues more arrests in I-75 street takeover near SouthShore
Florida Highway Patrol says more arrests are expected in the 100-plus-car I-75 street takeover near Thonotosassa after investigators began using license plate readers, video, and social media to identify participants on a stretch of interstate used daily by Apollo Beach and Ruskin commuters.
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Deputies find 12 fake IDs during Hillsborough Avenue traffic stop
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.
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