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Hillsborough news for Saturday, October 31, 2026

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Public Safety · Pasco County

Florida Trooper Pursuit Policy Linked to 34 Deaths Since Dec. 2023

A Miami Herald investigation found that Florida Highway Patrol pursuits killed at least 34 people, including five teenagers and nearly one-third innocent bystanders, in the nearly three years since FHP loosened its chase policy in December 2023. Deaths rose from seven in the prior three-year period to 17 in 2024 alone as pursuits and PIT maneuvers more than tripled. Brody Swain, 15, of New Port Richey was killed July 26 when a trooper used a PIT maneuver on the car he rode in as a learner's-permit driver fled.

Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune Read the full story ↗

Public Safety · Tampa, FL

Florida Reports Largest Locally Acquired Dengue Outbreak in Nearly a Century

Florida is experiencing the largest outbreak of locally acquired dengue fever in the continental U.S. in nearly a century, with over 400 cases reported nationwide, almost entirely in Florida. The outbreak has been linked to the death of an elderly woman and is attributed to travel cases introducing the virus to local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes whose drought-resistant eggs hatched after June rains. Tampa saw a particular spike because the area lacked the preparedness infrastructure found in more southern Florida counties. Weekly case counts are slowing as cooler, drier air moves into the state.

Source: KCBX Local Radio (90.1 FM) Read the full story ↗