With the release of the 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
Outdoors and Fishing
FWC Launches The New Florida Fishing Pier Finder
Are you looking for a place to fish from shore? Check out the Florida Fish and Wildlife…
Cops and Crime
Lakeland Man Arrested For Attempted Murder, A Second Suspect Sought By Polk County Sheriff
LAKELAND, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff ‘s Office detectives arrested a Lakeland man for attempted murder on…
Bloomingdale High School Teacher Arrested After A Sexual Relationship With A Student
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Bloomingdale High School teacher who engaged…
Local News
Wesley Chapel Man Indicted For Enticing A Minor Child To Engage In Sexual Activity
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – A 29-year-old Wesley Chapel man has been indicted in federal court on Friday.…
Firefighters Attack Carrollwood Fire Overnight, No Injuries Reported
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the Carrollwood area…
Real Estate
Lumber Prices Reach Record Heights Causing Home Prices To Surge
Thomas Catenacci The price of lumber has skyrocketed to a record high and four times its usual…
Pending Home Sales Grow 1.9% in March
Pending home sales increased in March, snapping two consecutive months of declines, according to the National Association…
Cold Case
Cold Case: Last Seen At The Hilltop Lounge, Ricky Merrill And Dori Colyer
BROOKSVILLE FL. – Ricky Merrill and Dori Colyer were last seen leaving the Hilltop Lounge in Brooksville,…
Cold Case: Todd George Novak, Attacked In His Living Room
PASCO COUNTY Fla. – Investigators described the slaying of a man in his home by an intruder…
Florida Cold Case: Gail Ann Russell, Loving Mother – Missing Since 1995
Gail Ann Russell was last seen inside her family’s trailer in the vicinity of the 7100 block…
Florida Agriculture
UF/IFAS, Australia Formalize To Collaborate On Fruit, Crop Research
By: Lourdes Mederos HOMESTEAD, Fla. — The highly coveted vanilla spice, along with mangoes and passionfruit are…
UF/IFAS Extension Announces New Director
ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Four weeks ago, Grantly Ricketts made the switch from UF/IFAS Extension Osceola to…
Genetic Testing Shows Some ‘Touch-Me-Not’ Flowers Resist Deadly Disease
BALM, Fla. – If you’re impatient for impatiens, a University of Florida scientist has good news for…
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