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SARASOTA, FL. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Jacksonville man in connection with a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning in Sarasota. Just before 2:00 a.m., deputies were called to the 2500 block of Green Oak Court for the report of a shooting.…
Read More Jacksonville Man Arrested For Shooting Death Of 64-Year-Old Man In Sarasota Tuesday
The Florida Lottery announces that Pamela Gaskin, 67, of Fort Lauderdale, and Frank Tuzzo, 35, of Hollywood, each claimed Scratch-Off prizes from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game. Gaskin won a top prize of $5 million and chose to receive her winnings as a one-time,…
Read More Florida Man And Woman Strike Gold With $6,000,000 In Combined Scratch-Off Winnings
CLEARWATER, FL. – In a release issued Tuesday, Hayslett For Congress says that attorney Kevin Hayslett has solidified himself as a frontrunner in the race for FL-13 with the strongest fundraising quarter of any candidate Republican or Democrat. Hayslett’s quarterly haul of over $750,000 is…
Read More Hayslett Out-Raises Entire FL-13 GOP Field In Q1; Ends Quarter With Most Cash-On-Hand For GOP Primary
Many 30-seconds-or-less dances like, “The Renegade”, “The Woe” and the “Savage” ruled social media during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. When almost all of the world was put on pause, social media users seemed to unite in creative ways. A topic of conversation that seemed to…
Read More TikTok Dancing: Hurtful Or Helpful?
SPRING HILL, FL. – Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office received numerous reports of vehicle burglaries in the Spring Hill area. One vehicle was also reported stolen. Investigators say the streets impacted by the vehicle burglary spree included Beckwith…
Read More Sheriff Investigating Spring Hill Burglary Spree Including Truck Stolen From Homeowners Driveway
Coast Guard Cutter’s Joseph Tezanos and Heriberto Hernandez crews offloaded approximately 1,289 pounds of cocaine and transferred custody of six suspected smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan Monday, following two separate vessel interdictions near Puerto Rico. These interdictions are the result of multi-agency efforts…
Read More USCG Offloads $11.7 Million In Cocaine, Transfers 6 Suspected Smugglers
TAMPA, FL. – Bucs GM Jason Licht didn’t give away anything specific on how or who they’ll draft later this week when meeting with reporters in his annual pre-draft press conference. The biggest change Thursday night will be new Head Coach Todd Bowles sitting in the war…
Read More Bucs NFL Draft Approach Doesn’t Change With Todd Bowles At Head Coach
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – On Monday, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Ridge Manor Boulevard in reference to a report of a suspicious incident that occurred shortly after three middle-school aged children got off a school bus. Investigators say the children exited…
Read More Hernando Sheriff Investigating Strange Incident Involving Children At School Bus Stop
Saying organizations that accredit colleges and universities have an “inordinate amount of power,” Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will force schools to periodically change accreditors. The measure (SB 7044) also significantly changes the process of reviewing professors’ tenure, a provision that has…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Higher-Ed Accreditation, Tenure Changes
On Monday, United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that a federal jury has found Cornelius “Neal” Singleton, 60, Miramar, Florida, guilty of two counts of international money laundering. Singleton faces up to 20 years in prison, on each count. A sentencing date has not…
Read More Florida Man Found Guilty Of International Money Laundering Scheme