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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted a center console vessel near Cabo Rojo, finding 695 pounds (315.4 Kilos) of cocaine inside its hull and one firearm. The two occupants of the vessel were arrested. The estimated value of the…
Read More On The Border: Air And Marine Operations Agents Seize 695 Pounds Of Cocaine
Markeith Loyd, who was sentenced to death this month in the high-profile 2017 murder of an Orlando police officer, has filed an appeal at the Florida Supreme Court. Orange County Circuit Judge Leticia Marques sentenced Loyd to death on March 3 in the murder of…
Read More Florida Cop Killer Appeals To Supreme Court In Murder Of Lt. Debra Clayton
TAMPA, FL. – Two shootings, with three victims, kept Tampa Police busy overnight as police continue investigations into both incidents. The Tampa Police Department was dispatched to a shooting at 1310 West Waters Avenue overnight. According to police, two subjects were located with non-life-threatening injuries…
Read More 3 Shot In 2 Separate Incidents Overnight, Tampa Police Investigating
HAINES CITY, FL. – Thomas Wayne Ricks, 55, has been arrested on charges of robbery with a weapon and robbery with a mask. Both of these offenses are first-degree felonies. Ricks entered Citizens Bank & Trust, 36250 U.S. 27, after 11 a.m. on Monday. With…
Read More Haines City Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
A Florida man said he was in “complete shock” when he discovered that he had a $1,000,000 winning Powerball ticket. The Florida Lottery announced that Kenneth Foy, 61, of Parrish, claimed a $1 million prize from the March 5 POWERBALL® drawing at Lottery Headquarters in…
Read More Florida Man In “Complete Shock” After Winning $1,000,000 On The Powerball
A Leon County circuit judge indicated Wednesday she will uphold a 2015 state law that would require women to wait 24 hours before having abortions, opponents of the law said. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey held a hearing on a motion by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s…
Read More Florida Judge Expected To Back Abortion Waiting Period
TAMPA, FL. – The Lightning, who have played very well for the most part, but have paid the price for taking too many penalties in losing five of their last seven, had both Brandon Hagel and Nick Paul in the lineup for a 3-2 loss…
Read More Tampa Bay Lightning Notebook: Hagel “Checks All Boxes,” Busy April Ahead At Amalie
United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber, on Tuesday, sentenced Keon Moore, 30, Tampa, to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm or ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them. Moore had…
Read More Tampa Gang Leader Gets Over 17 Years In Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses
LAKELAND, FL. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office said that a Lakeland man has landed as the Warrant Of The Day. 42-year-old Joseph Carroll, recently of Winter Lake Road in Lakeland, has Polk County warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery domestic violence, and…
Read More Lakeland Man Who Strangled Victim Is Polk County Sheriff’s “Warrant Of The Day”
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted seven migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 106 arrests. On the morning of March 21, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) received information of a silver Chevrolet Malibu picking up possible noncitizens near Sullivan City, Texas. A MCS…
Read More On The Border: 7 Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead To 106 Arrests, In 1 Sector On 1 Day, Nothing To See Here