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TAMPA, FL. – Since acquiring the old Pepin Distribution Center in 2006 and renovating it for additional storage needs, Famous Tate always knew they would need more space in the future. “The north end of the 16 acre, 150,000 square foot complex housed a fleet…
Read More Famous Tate Announces 25,000 Square Foot Expansion Of Main Distribution Center
TAMPA, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor he met at a gas station in the Town ‘N’ Country area. On March 22, 2022, the victim’s mother called the Sheriff’s Office after finding inappropriate text…
Read More 33-Year-Old Tampa Man Arrested After Having Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl At A Gas Station
As water temperatures warm, manatees naturally disperse from their winter habitats, traveling to other areas of the state and beyond. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking Florida residents and visitors to help keep manatees safe, especially while out on the water.…
Read More Florida FWC: Go Slow, Look Out Below; Manatees Need Your Help
Attorney General Ashley Moody and Sheriff Chris Nocco are warning Floridians of a new, deadly synthetic opioid found in Florida called Isotonitazene—commonly referred to as ISO. According to reports, ISO is approximately 20 to 100 times stronger than fentanyl—an already incredibly dangerous opioid. Similar to…
Read More Florida AG, Sheriff Warn Of New Deadly Drug, 20 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl
The city of Miami spent almost $5 million to upgrade a popular public park. The project was intended to promote “resiliency,” the latest buzzword in climate-change politics. The initiative, known as the “Alice Wainwright Park Seawall and Resiliency” project, sought, as the name implied, to…
Read More Climate-Change Activism: City Of Miami Spends $350K On New Solar Lights For Park That Closes At Dark
This week, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced digital components of her campaign designed to educate young Floridians about the impacts of substance abuse. TheFactsYourFuture.org is a new website that contains The Facts. Your Future. content that schools, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders can download and use to educate children.…
Read More Florida’s First Lady Announces “The Facts. Your Future.” Substance Abuse Campaign For Students
TAMPA, FL. – A Tampa man has 5,000,000 reasons to smile after winning a top prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket. The Florida Lottery announced that Stevyn Bartlette, 45, of Tampa, claimed a $5 million top prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game…
Read More Tampa Man Wins $5,000,000 Top Prize From Scratch-Off Ticket
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said it was appropriate to honor Sarasota swimmer Emma Weyant as the true winner of the women’s 500-yard freestyle race at the NCAA swimming championships last week. Weyant, of the University of Virginia, placed second behind Lia Thomas…
Read More As Gov. DeSantis Applauds Champion Female Sarasota Swimmer, Major Florida Newspaper Throws Shade On Her, Suggesting She Is A “Female”
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – A vacant home burned early Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg. Fire Investigators were on the scene to determine the cause. At approximately 5:45 am at 1232 3rd Street N, fire crews responded to a structure fire in St. Petersburg. Multiple 911…
Read More Early Morning Fire Burns Vacant Home In St. Pete
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Salvation Army and the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg are at civil odds in the Hillsborough County courts. Both faith organizations are conditional beneficiaries over what appears to be a multi-million dollar bequeathment by a Clearwater widow who died in…
Read More Salvation Army, Catholic Diocese Of St. Petersburg At Civil Odds Over $5,000,000 Estate