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Convicted Felon Sought In Lakeland Armed Carjacking Of Man And His 11-Year-Old Son
27-year old Robert Lee Williams (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla - A convicted felon has been identified as the Lakeland armed carjacker, and deputies need yo [...]
Year-Round Schools Backed In Florida Senate
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A proposal began moving forward Tuesday in the Florida Senate that would create a year-round school pilot program at a limited [...]
Florida Senate Passes Catalytic Converter Theft Bill
Catalytic converter theft in Winter Haven (TFP File Photo)
With catalytic converters including valuable metals, the Florida Senate on Tuesday unan [...]
Florida Recreational Marijuana Proposal Tops 635,000 Signatures
Marijuana (Source: TFP File Photo)
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the recreational use of marijuana In Florida [...]
School Board Elections Residency Change Backed By Florida Senate
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A Florida Senate panel on Tuesday moved closer to changing residency requirements for school board candidates.
Under current [...]
Florida Department Of Health Urging Residents To ‘Fight The Bite’ Of The Mosquito
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) is urging all residents and visito [...]
Florida Senate Tweaks High School Athletics Bill
Florida Senate (TFP File Photo)
The Senate on Monday tweaked a bill that, in part, could give Gov. Ron DeSantis authority to shape the Florida Hig [...]
Wesley Chapel: Eastbound SR-54 Traffic In New Alignment
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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - Eastbound SR 54 traffic was shifted overnight to a new roadway alignment on the south side of the highway corri [...]
St. Petersburg Man Died After Crashing Motorcycle Into Utility Pole
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg man died in a motorcycle crash that happened around 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday [...]
NASA Names Astronauts To Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under Artemis
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Spa [...]