KENOSHA, WI. – On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and seriously injured by police officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Sheskey shot at Blake’s back seven times when Blake opened the driver’s door to his SUV and leaned in. Three of Blake’s sons were…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: Kenosha Official’s Announce No Charges in Officer-Involved Shooting of Jacob Blake
A suspect linked to several business burglaries during the month of December has been located and arrested. On December 19, 2020, Joseph Williams, 39, used a piece of concrete to break the glass and gain entry into the Taste of China restaurant, located at 8476 Sheldon…
Read More 39-Year-Old Man Linked To Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough County Burglaries, Arrested
The Justice Department announced today that Sonia Tabizada, age 36, of San Jacinto, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to intentionally obstructing persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs by threatening to bomb the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C.…
Read More California Woman Threatened to Bomb Catholic Prep School, Pleads Guilty
The Justice Department announced the United States has collected $7 million of Iranian funds that will be allocated to provide compensation to American victims of international state-sponsored terrorism. The funds are the United States’ share of a civil forfeiture investigation that is part of the…
Read More U.S. Government Collects $7 Million in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Registration for the COVID-19 vaccine in Pinellas County is now closed. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County said, “At this time, we are not accepting new appointments, as we have scheduled for our existing…
Read More COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Closed in Pinellas County
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – UPDATE: Eric Christopher Riner was located and is safe. He will receive a medical evaluation and reunited with his family. 44-year-old Eric Christopher Riner of Lake Hamilton has been missing since January 2, 2021. He was last seen in the area…
Read More Missing Winter Haven Man Found Safe
If you have hunted a wildlife management area or are planning to, the following information can help you make the most of Florida’s public hunting areas, understand how these hunting opportunities are managed, and contribute to the process for developing hunting-related rules for WMAs. Most…
Read More 8-Things You Need To Know About Florida’s Wildlife Management Area System
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A nearly-head on crash Monday, left the driver of a garbage truck with serious injuries Monday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, an 83-year-old man from Homosassa, was traveling eastbound on SR-44, east of Van Nortwick Road, when glare blocked his vision.…
Read More Garbage Truck and Car Collide Monday, Driver Suffers Serious Injuries
The funding is being provided through USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which was created under the 2008 Farm Bill and reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Bill. USDA seeks applications for the Fiscal Year 2021 funding. The deadlines to apply for grants are Feb. 1,…
Read More USDA Loan and Grant Opportunities in Florida and U.S. Virgin Islands
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was officially sworn in Tuesday to his 5th term as Polk County’s Sheriff, by the Honorable Chief Justice Charles Canady. Sheriff Judd is the only Sheriff in Polk County’s 160-year history to be elected to five…
Read More ‘Just a Kid With a Dream’ Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Takes The Oath of Office