Author: Liz Shultz - Local BN

Breaking News From The Free Press TAMPA, Fla. - A man is dead, and police are investigating after a shooting in a Tampa neighborhood Friday. On [...]

Education

Florida Gov. DeSantis: State Goes ‘Even Further’ After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis While Florida has long barred affirmative action in college and university admissions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said [...]

Cops and Crime

With Florida ‘Constitutional Carry’ Law In Effect July 1, Sheriff Clears Up Misinformation

Handgun and Ammo (Source: Unsplash) CITRUS COUNTY, Fla - House Bill 543, otherwise known as the Florida 'Constitutional Carry' law, goes into effe [...]

1 Teen Dead, 2 Injured In Jeep Rollover Crash In Lake Wales

Source: Unsplash LAKE WALES, Fla. - One person was killed, and two more were injured after a crash in Lake Wales Thursday night. According to P [...]

Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Overnight In Tampa

TFP File Photo TAMPA, Fla. - A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Tampa on Thursday night, according to investigators. Tampa Pol [...]

1-Year-Old Boy Dies After Drowning In Clearwater Pool

Source: Unsplash CLEARWATER, Fla. - A one-year-old boy has died after drowning in a Clearwater pool on Thursday, according to officials. Clearw [...]

1 Adult, 3 Juveniles Arrested In Oldsmar Marijuana Robbery

TFP File Photo OLDSMAR, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested an adult mal [...]

Parking In Tampa Just Got Easier

Source: City Of Tampa TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning July 1, 2023, the City of Tampa’s Parking Division will be implementing two new city-wide initiative [...]

Cops and Crime

Ocala Man Convicted In Child Porn Case

TFP File Photo A federal jury Thursday found Justin Lewis, 41, Ocala, guilty of possession of child sex abuse images. Lewis faces a maximum penalt [...]

Nearly 30 Tons Of Trash Removed During Pasco County Cleanup