$5K reward offered to find suspect who stole car with 30 vials of COVID-19 vaccines

Plant City police say the keys were in the ignition when a thief stole a car with 30 vials of the COVID-19 vaccine inside from the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds.

HCSO: 1 dead after train strikes truck in Plant City

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal vehicle-train collision in Plant City.

Florida Strawberry Festival tickets go on sale this week

Discounted tickets to this year's Florida Strawberry Festival go on sale beginning Thursday, Feb. 4.

Barricaded subject dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, deputies say

Hillsborough County investigators said after an hours-long standoff with a barricaded subject at a mobile home in Plant City, the man has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Suspect arrested in deadly Plant City shooting

A suspect has been arrested after a fatal shooting that took place last month in Plant City, the sheriff's office said Friday.

Man dead after Plant City shooting

Deputies in Hillsborough County are trying to figure out what led up to a shooting that left a Plant City man dead.

Florida Strawberry Festival cancels headline entertainment for 2021 event

The Florida Strawberry Festival is still expected to take place next March, but its headline entertainment has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

54 years later, fallen Plant City Vietnam soldier gets grave marker, military honor

A Plant City soldier died at the age of 22 while serving our country in Vietnam. For more than 50 years, PFC Henry Van Demps laid in an unmarked grave -- until this week, when he finally got the military honors he deserved.

Plant City grads mourn longtime teacher lost to COVID-19

Michael Wanner taught forensics and earth-space science at Plant City High School and had been there since 2004. He died Tuesday due to what’s being called a COVID-related illness. 

HCSO: Registered sex offender re-arrested for child pornography

A Plant City man arrested during a recent child sex predator operation has been arrested again, this time for child pornography charges, deputies said.

Plant City teacher becomes TikTok famous with positive videos -- and a little help from Lizzo

It started as a teaching tool in his classroom, and then the videos posted on TikTok went viral. Plant City high school teacher Casey Hamilton now has four million followers.

Speed blamed in single-vehicle crash that killed Armwood student

Deputies say a teen with only a learner’s permit was behind the wheel during a Tuesday night crash that killed an Armwood High School student and injured two other teens.

One dead after shooting on Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County

A 17-year-old has died after being shot on Interstate 4 Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Plant City police investigating deadly shooting

Police in Plant City are investigating an early-morning shooting that killed one person.

18-year-old arrested following deadly street racing accident in Plant City

An 18-year-old was arrested following a street racing accident that left a second driver dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.