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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that 100,000 people were trapped in the city of Mariupol, which has faced relentless attacks from Russian forces, Axios reported. During a televised address, Zelenskyy said people in the city were completely blockaded by Russia’s military and were enduring…
Read More Zelenskyy Says 100,000 Stuck In Besieged City With “No Food, No Water”
More than two decades after pipe-bomb explosions shook Florida A&M University, a federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a 54-year prison sentence for a man who was convicted of planting the bombs in what authorities said were racially motivated incidents. A three-judge panel of the 11th…
Read More Sentence Upheld In Pipe Bombings At Florida A&M University
Pasco Sheriff’s Office is seeking the rightful owner of three pigs located in the county, in two separate incidents. On March 22, PSO’s Agricultural Unit found a female pig, who weighs approx. 60 lbs., near the corner of Hicks Rd. and Carl Rd. in Hudson.…
Read More Someone In Pasco County Is Missing Pigs And The Sheriff Wants To Return Them To You
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet next week are expected to consider nearly $40 million in land deals that would help keep more than 17,000 acres from future development. Targeted sites range from 2.85 acres of hardwood hammocks in the Florida Keys to 932…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis, Cabinet Eye Conservation Deals
Two Florida players have struck gold, literally, after playing the Gold Rush Limited Scratch-Off Game From the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery announced that Sonny Capobianco, 38, of Orlando, and Sharinet Lee, 43, of Gibsonton, each claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH…
Read More Two Florida Players Win $1,000,000 Each On Gold Rush Limited Scratch-Off
A Florida trio was arrested after a traffic stop for known Warrants, led investigators to a multitude of drugs in the vehicle and drug trafficking arrests. On Sunday, March 20, 2022, Marion County Sheriff Deputy David Burgess, stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of…
Read More Florida Woman And Two Men Arrested For Drug Trafficking After Traffic Stop
A lightning strike is the culprit that started a blaze Wednesday and engulfed a Florida home into flames, killing the family’s dog. Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters rushed to a home early this morning after a neighbor reported seeing heavy flames coming from the house…
Read More Lightning Strike Lights Up Florida Home, Kills Family Dog In Massive Fire
The 2024 Silverado EV is a reimagined full-size, fully-electric pickup, developed from the ground up, leveraging the power of GM’s Ultium EV platform. It offers a revolutionary mix of performance, capability, technology, and style, including an expected GM-estimated range of 400 miles on a full…
Read More Chevrolet Debuts 2024 All-Electric Silverado
The title “life coach” is one of those nebulous jobs that inspires thoughts of a New Age, hippie pursuit that possibly doubles as a scam, or alternatively is the fruit of a genuine desire by someone motivated to teach other people how to live and…
Read More Florida Woman And State Spar In Court Over Whether Giving Dietary Advice Is A Job Or Free Speech
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will once again be hosting two information sessions on Civilian Response to Active Shooter. Events in recent years have called attention to the need to be prepared for a wide range of emergencies. Communities across the…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff To Offer Sessions On “Civilian Response to Active Shooter”