ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway and FBI Tampa Division Special Agent in Charge David Walker released a joint Public Service Announcement video Thursday on the topic of sextortion. It specifically targets a highly vulnerable group of victims: teen boys.…
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc., the sole distributor of Honda motorcycles, scooters, ATVs and side-by-sides, today revealed a partnership with TrueTimber®, the industry-leading camouflage brand, that will see the companies collaborating on future projects. The two brands have already worked together in the past, for…
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Heirs and business partners of a Black Florida farmer who vied for a potentially lucrative medical marijuana license are trying to persuade an appeals court that state health officials were wrong to scrap his application because he died before the licensing process was complete. The…
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LAKELAND, Fla. – A 60-year-old Lakeland man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Department of the Treasury, to commit wire fraud, and to submit false statements and reports to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The…
Read More Lakeland Man Gets 18 Months In Federal Prison For Check Cashing, Construction-Related Fraud
A Leon County circuit judge will hear arguments on Aug. 24 in a legal battle about a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022. Judge J. Lee Marsh scheduled the arguments after attorneys for the state and a coalition…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Pinellas County Schools student for False Report About Planting a Bomb, Explosive, or Weapon of Mass Destruction, or Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner. According to deputies, 15-year-old Ryan Acosta sent…
Read More Student, 15, Arrested After Reporting Active Shooter At Palm Harbor University High School
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – The state of Florida has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit in which a union representing Duval County government workers is challenging the constitutionality of a new law that places additional restrictions on public-employee unions. Attorneys for Don…
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SPRING HILL, Fla – A 49-year-old Spring Hill man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after driving aggressively, nearly hitting a deputy. On Monday at approximately 2:46 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were on patrol in Spring Hill when they saw the driver of a…
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SEFFNER, Fla. – A second suspect is behind bars in the murder of a Seffner woman who was sitting in her car when she was killed. On August 14, 2023, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, arrested another…
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Owners of two Florida pari-mutuel facilities on Monday asked a full Washington, D.C. appeals court for a hearing after a three-judge panel upheld a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throughout the state. A federal judge in 2021 ruled that the deal…
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