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POLK COUNTY, FL. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide detectives are seeking the identity of a suspect seen on video surveillance in the homicide of 29-year-old Xavier Antonio Johnson of St. Petersburg. As previously reported, on April 13, 2022, Johnson was fatally shot during a drug…
Read More Second Suspect In Florida Airbnb Homicide Sought By Sheriff
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Florida Lottery announced that Tommy Wilkinson, 48, of Winter Haven, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $790,000.00. After winning big on…
Read More Winter Haven Man Calls His Wife First After Winning $1,000,000 On Florida Lottery Scratch-Off
TAMPA, FL. – Senate Republican leaders Monday endorsed former state Rep. Shawn Harrison to try to unseat Sen. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, in a redrawn Hillsborough County district. Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples Republican who will become Senate president in November,…
Read More Senate Leaders Back Harrison to Take On Cruz In Hillsborough
LAKELAND, FL. — “I want people to look at The Well and see opportunity.” A new collaborative space in Midtown Lakeland is committed to providing a place for people of all backgrounds to collaborate, connect, and create. Collaborative and co-working spaces are opening up all…
Read More A New Space In Midtown Allows Collaborations Among Individuals
SARASOTA, FL. – A 24-year-old Bradenton man is facing charges of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm and Aggravated Assault with a Weapon without Intent to Kill after a shooting incident that happened over the weekend in the City of Sarasota. On Saturday, April 16, 2022,…
Read More Bradenton Man Charged In Easter Weekend Sarasota Shooting
A Florida man, who was wanted for domestic battery and stalking, was apprehended on Sunday, passed out in an attic, hiding from law enforcement. On Easter Sunday around 9:15 a.m., Ocala Police Officer K. Gonzalez was patrolling near the 1500 block of NE 9th Street.…
Read More A Wanted Florida Man Apprehended Hiding In Attic, Passed Out From The Heat
TAMPA, FL. – A 4-year-old girl has died after officers say she was found unresponsive at a motel in Tampa around 2:04 am on Monday. According to Tampa Police PIO, Jamel Lanee’, officers responded to the Sunshine Motel in reference to an unresponsive 4-year-old female…
Read More 4-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Found Unresponsive At A Tampa Motel, Police Investigating
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will call a May special legislative session to address problems in the property-insurance system that have led to homeowners losing coverage and getting hit with large rate increases. DeSantis made the announcement during an appearance in Jacksonville but did…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Calling Insurance Special Session
On April 10, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the Office of Field Operations at Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) took a man into custody to face murder charges in Nashville. Brandon Swaby, a 20-year-old Jamaican citizen, was attempting to fly to Jamaica…
Read More On The Border: Florida CBP Agents Arrest Jamaican Man At Airport Wanted For Murder In Nashville
Robert Howard was 24 years old when he was reported missing from the Arredondo Farms area on August 5, 1992. Robert’s body was found exactly 28 years ago today. Deputies say Robert was found in a wooded area off Archer Road and SW 170th Street.…
Read More Florida Cold Case: 1994 Murder Of Robert Howard