On Friday, June 17, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1808, which prohibits governmental entities, including state agencies and local governments, from contracting with common carriers who knowingly transport illegal aliens into Florida. Today, Governor DeSantis has directed the Department of Management Services (DMS)…
Read More DeSantis Says Florida Taxpayer Dollars Not Going To Fund Biden’s Border CrisisAuthor: Local - Liz Shultz
Despite High Gas Prices And Inflation, Florida Weekly Jobless Claims Dip
Despite high gasoline prices and rising interest rates, first-time unemployment claims dipped last week in Florida. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,778 initial unemployment claims were filed during the week that ended Saturday. That was down from a revised count of 7,035…
Read More Despite High Gas Prices And Inflation, Florida Weekly Jobless Claims DipSt. Pete Lights Up Downtown Waterfront For The 4th Of July
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Celebrate Independence Day in St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront as part of the annual 4th of July celebration on Monday, July 4. Fireworks are scheduled to start at 9 p.m. but can start as early as 8:30 p.m. and as late as…
Read More St. Pete Lights Up Downtown Waterfront For The 4th Of JulyKitchen Fire Rips Through Entire Home Thursday Morning
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Crews from Pinellas Park and Largo responded to the Sun Seair Mobile Home Park this morning at approximately 6:30 AM and found a fully involved structure. The occupants of the home included one adult male, one adult female, and a family…
Read More Kitchen Fire Rips Through Entire Home Thursday MorningThree Palm Harbor Bicyclists Suffer Serious Injuries When Car Drives Into Their Path
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Three bicyclists were seriously injured in a crash Thursday morning around 8:29 am, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a car, driven by a 16-year-old New Port Richey girl, was traveling southbound on East Lake Road stopped in a left…
Read More Three Palm Harbor Bicyclists Suffer Serious Injuries When Car Drives Into Their PathHillsborough County Pet Shelter Drastically Over Capacity, Holding Adoption Party Saturday
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County’s Pet Resource Center will hold an adoption party Saturday, June 25, in an attempt to reduce unprecedented crowding at the shelter. The shelter will waive all adoption fees, and the Summer Adoption Party from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
Read More Hillsborough County Pet Shelter Drastically Over Capacity, Holding Adoption Party SaturdayPasco Firefighters Save Child From Structure Fire In Zephyrhills
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – Pasco Firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire where a child was saved from the home. Details are limited but according to Pasco Fire Rescue, crews arrived at a structure fire Wednesday on Doe Path Court in Zephyrhills. Firefighters pulled…
Read More Pasco Firefighters Save Child From Structure Fire In ZephyrhillsSeminole Man Arrested On Multiple Counts Of Child Porn Using Kik Messenger
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit have arrested a Seminole man for multiple counts of possession of child pornography and transmission of child pornography. Detectives began their investigation after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and…
Read More Seminole Man Arrested On Multiple Counts Of Child Porn Using Kik Messenger20-Year-Old Polk County Man Convicted In Murder Of Polk City Librarian
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Elijah Stansell, 20, has been convicted of First-Degree murder in the killing of beloved Polk City librarian, Suzette Penton, 52. Stansell will be sentenced later this year to mandatory life in prison sentence. According to the affidavits, deputies responded to the…
Read More 20-Year-Old Polk County Man Convicted In Murder Of Polk City LibrarianAll Methed Up: New Port Richey Man Arrested In Dixie County Florida For Drug Trafficking
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Pasco County man was booked on trafficking meth while parked at a business early Sunday in Dixie County. Samuel Collins from New Port Richey, Florida, was arrested on June 19, 2022, and charged with (1) Count of Trafficking Methamphetamine and…
Read More All Methed Up: New Port Richey Man Arrested In Dixie County Florida For Drug Trafficking