TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Take a walk along the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs, and you'll see sponges harvested right from local divers. We stopped in a Tarpon Springs business that takes these ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — More than 100 small businesses ... "When we had those hurricanes come through, and it flooded the Sponge Docks area, a lot of people lost businesses, and we opened up ...

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But diving for sponges is lucrative. During 1927 the valuation of the sponge catch at Tarpon Springs was $886,216. The figures for 1928, not yet compiled, will show an increase. Tarpon Springs is ...

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TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — One person was killed, and multiple suspects were at large following a shooting in Tarpon Springs Monday night. Officers with the Tarpon Springs Police Department ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — A 15-year-old was taken into custody less than 24 hours after a deadly shooting at a Tarpon Springs apartment complex. Officers with the Tarpon Springs Police ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — One person was killed, and multiple suspects were at large following a shooting in Tarpon Springs Monday night. Officers with the Tarpon Springs Police Department said ...

Around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Tarpon Springs police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection to the shooting. He was charged with first-degree murder. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with ...

Many Bahamians spongers found lucrative sponge beds in Tarpon Springs. Bahamians worked from small boats using 10- to 12-foot poles tipped with iron cutting hooks or knives. Rudd said, “The results of ...