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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NWS warns of Tampa Bay waterspouts amid marine alerts
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.
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Hillsborough deputies rescue abducted teen; suspect arrested fleeing to Mexico
Hillsborough County deputies rescued a missing Tennessee teen from a local address on July 28 and reunited her with her mother; suspect Edgar Perez Hernandez, 23, was arrested the next day on a Mexico-bound bus in Texas and faces 10 felony charges including four counts of sexual battery.
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Ruskin man in Superman costume arrested in boat burglary
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.
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HCSO Marine Unit pulls two from submerged boat near Ruskin
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit rescued two adults on Tuesday, July 21, after their aluminum boat ran aground and fully submerged in waters near Apollo Beach and Ruskin, bringing them safely to Williams Park Boat Ramp.
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Apollo Beach, Ruskin residents urged to preregister for storm shelters
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.
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Sheriff warns South Shore seniors about crypto kiosk scams
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.
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State adds $5 million for Fort Hamer Road interchange design
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.
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Tampa Bay's $117.7 billion flood risk threatens SouthShore
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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