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TAMPA, FL. – Two people were injured, one seriously, in a wrong-way crash that happened early Friday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol, around 3:18 am., a 55-year-old Tampa woman was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of I-275, near Busch Boulevard, and collided nearly…
Read More Tampa Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After Wrong-Way Crash On I-275
MULBERRY, FL. – A retail theft in Mulberry is being investigated by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, that happened at the Family Dollar store at 2170 Bailey Road on April 2nd at around 11 AM. Investigators believe a man and woman worked together in the…
Read More Polk County Sherriff Searching For Mulberry ‘Family Dollar’ Theft Duo
Florida’s struggling citrus industry continues to see a decline in the crop for the current growing season, with the harvest on track for the lowest yield since before World War II. With the latest sign of trouble for the industry attributed to a recent cold…
Read More Florida Citrus Crop Forecast Continues To Sour
Liberals in Florida keep hoping that voters will agree with them as to how extreme the policies of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis are. DeSantis’ donors beg to disagree. CNN reported on Friday that DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his re-election campaign this…
Read More Report: Florida Gov. DeSantis Is First Gubernatorial Candidate To Bank Over $100 Million Solely Through Contributions
Researchers have put forward a second above-normal forecast for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. Colorado State University researchers on Thursday predicted 19 named storms, with nine growing into hurricanes, for the season that runs from June 1 to November 30. Four of the hurricanes could…
Read More Florida: Above-Normal Hurricane Season On The Horizon
U.S. News & World Report has unintentionally launched an advertising campaign for Florida. The magazine recently unveiled its rankings for the best places in America to retire, with the Sunshine State claiming eight of the top 10 locations for those heading into the sunset of…
Read More Florida Cities Dominate US News’ Ranking Nation’s Best Locales For Retirees
Another day, another Florida scratch-off player claims $1,000,000 from the new $50 500X The Cash scratch-off ticket. The Florida Lottery announced that Luis Rodriguez Espada, 60, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the new 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami…
Read More Yet Another Florida Man Claims $1,000,000 On News 500X The Cash Scratch-Off
PINELLAS PARK, FL. – The Pinellas Park Police Department continues to investigate a disturbance call that led to a homicide and hazmat incident. An adult female was transported to a local and died from injuries sustained during a disturbance. In addition to the female, an…
Read More Pinellas Park Hazmat Scene Turns Into Murder Investigation, Infant And First Responders Injured
During a pair of stops on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state is distributing more than $24 million to North Florida communities for local infrastructure projects. Outside Grady Market in Apalachicola, the governor said Franklin County will receive $1.3 million for workforce training. DeSantis…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Distributes Infrastructure Funds In North Florida
A Florida woman has been arrested after a confrontation with her dad over a sex toy that was delivered to their home. According to deputies, on Wednesday, April 6, Victoria Marson, 18, placed an order on Amazon that her dad retrieved and opened when the…
Read More Florida Woman Beats Dad After Amazon Delivers Sex Toy