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The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation in the 9400 block of McIntosh Road in Dover after the body of a woman was discovered Wednesday, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Body found in Dover, Hillsborough detectives conducting death investigation
Deputies were called to a scene in the 9400 block of McIntosh Road around 10:15 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office said.
Florida jury recommends death penalty for Markeith Lloyd in police killing case
Convicted killer Markeith Loyd making an emotional plea in a hearing earlier this year. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Lloyd in the killing of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.
The jury in Orlando agreed Loyd should face capital punishment for the 2017 shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton
Body found in New Port Richey ID’d as Kathleen Moore, Pasco sheriff says
Candles glow on a table alongside of a picture of Kathleen Moore at Whiskey and Wings, 10400 Roosevelt Blvd N, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 in St. Petersburg.“We’ve been doing this since Wednesday, Jaimie Poe, Whiskey and Wings manager said. “And we will light the candles every night till she is found.” Kathleen Moore has worked at Whiskey and Wings as a bartender and trainer for almost a year, Poe said.
The Largo woman, 34, has been missing for more than a week. Her body was found under some brush about 50 yards from suspect Collin Knapp’s house.
23 years later, jury acquits man in Tampa rape case
James Byrd enters a Tampa courtroom Tuesday during his trial. A jury found him not guilty of sexual battery and kidnapping.
Police used genetic genealogy to identify James Randy Byrd as a suspect in the 1998 case, but a jury found him not guilty.

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    1 hour ago• Tampa
    A table has been turned into a memorial for 21-year-old Savannah Mathis at BJs Alabama BBQ on South Dale Mabry Highway, owned and operated by her family. Mathis was shot to death and her sister injured while they were driving the night of Dec. 1 in West Tampa.
  2. Body found in Dover, Hillsborough detectives conducting death investigation
    1 hour ago• Breaking News
    The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation in the 9400 block of McIntosh Road in Dover after the body of a woman was discovered Wednesday, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
  3. Florida jury recommends death penalty for Markeith Lloyd in police killing case
    2 hours ago• Florida
    Convicted killer Markeith Loyd making an emotional plea in a hearing earlier this year. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Lloyd in the killing of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.
  5. Jan. 6 panel to move forward with contempt against Meadows after he stops cooperating
    2 hours ago• News
    In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington. The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection says it has “no choice” but to move forward with contempt charges against Meadows after he did not show up Wednesday for a scheduled deposition.
  6. Man arrested in Christmas tree fire at Fox News headquarters
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    A worker disassembles a Christmas tree outside Fox News headquarters, in New York on Wednesday. Police say a man is facing charges including arson for setting fire to the 50-foot Christmas tree.
  7. Why was Charlie Wall, dean of Tampa’s early underworld, murdered?
    Earlier today• History
    Charlie Wall's body is carried from his home after he was murdered.
  8. Body found in New Port Richey ID’d as Kathleen Moore, Pasco sheriff says
    Yesterday• Crime
    Candles glow on a table alongside of a picture of Kathleen Moore at Whiskey and Wings, 10400 Roosevelt Blvd N, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 in St. Petersburg.“We’ve been doing this since Wednesday, Jaimie Poe, Whiskey and Wings manager said. “And we will light the candles every night till she is found.” Kathleen Moore has worked at Whiskey and Wings as a bartender and trainer for almost a year, Poe said.
  9. 23 years later, jury acquits man in Tampa rape case
    Yesterday• Crime
    James Byrd enters a Tampa courtroom Tuesday during his trial. A jury found him not guilty of sexual battery and kidnapping.
  10. Hillsborough deputy shoots and kills man, 88, who charged her with gun, sheriff says
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    A Hillsborough sheriff's deputy shot a man to death at a home on Longcrest Drive within the Copperfield subdivision of Riverview.
  11. Boyfriend of missing New Port Richey woman arrested in her death, Pasco sheriff says
    Yesterday• Crime
    Jaimie Poe, Whiskey and Wings manager, relights candles on a table alongside a photo of Kathleen Moore Monday in St. Petersburg. “We’ve been doing this since Wednesday, Poe said. “And we will light the candles every night till she is found.”
  12. Prosecutor criticizes school over run-up to mass shooting
    Dec. 6• News
    Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald addresses the media in her office Friday in Pontiac, Mich. McDonald filed involuntary manslaughter charges In an interview Monday, she left open the possibility that school officials could also face charges.
  13. Pinellas teen arrested on homicide charges in Largo crash that killed 2
    Dec. 6• Crime
    A teen from Pinellas Park is facing charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in a Largo crash that killed two people and seriously injured a third early Saturday morning.
  14. Man in critical condition after Clearwater shooting
    Dec. 6• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  15. Clearwater boy, 3, in hospital after self-inflicted gunshot
    Dec. 6• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  16. Pinellas sheriff seeks nearly $5 million in state funding for pursuit course
    Dec. 6• Politics
    Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.
  17. Separate Clearwater shootings leave man and child injured
    Dec. 5• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  18. Third party to probe Oxford High’s actions ahead of shooting
    Dec. 5• Nation & World
    Flags wave at the rear entrance of Oxford High School on Dec. 2, 2021, after an active shooter situation at Oxford High School that left four students dead and seven others with injuries.
  19. Parents of Michigan teen charged in school shooting held on $500k bail each
    Dec. 4• Nation & World
    An image from 52-1 District Court shows a Zoom arraignment Saturday for James, left and Jennifer Crumbley in Oakland Co., Mich. The parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges.
  20. Woman found shot near riverfront park has died, Tampa police say
    Dec. 4• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  21. Tampa police arrest 16-year-old in shooting death of 13-year-old
    Dec. 4• Breaking News
    Ty’Quahn Johnson, 13, died on Thanksgiving Day after he was shot Nov. 23.
  22. Impairment suspected in deadly wrong-way crash, Largo police say
    Dec. 4• Breaking News
    A driver hit two cars on East Bay Drive and 8th Street Northeast early Saturday morning.
  23. Still no answers in Tampa killing of 25-year-old trans woman
    Dec. 4• Breaking News
    “She was just living for the moment with this very free, light-hearted spirit. She never seemed stressed out. She never worried about her future,” said Lucas Wehle, a mentor to Jenny DeLeon in her younger years.
  24. Search on for 2 parents charged in Michigan school shooting
    Dec. 4• Crime
    Police in Michigan circulated these photos of James and Jennifer Crumbley on Friday.
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