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TAMPA, FL. – Tampa Police Officers responded to a shooting at E. Lake Ave. and N. Avon Avenue around 7:14 p.m. at the basketball courts in Robles Park. According to witnesses, an argument broke out between two teenage boys on the basketball court, when one…
Read More 9-Year-Old Girl Shot In The Back In Robles Park Tampa, Teen Shooter In Custody
A Florida man has been arrested for possession and transmission of child pornography and sexual battery of a minor. On March 10, 2022, The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received a tip from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding…
Read More Florida Child Predator Arrested, Multiple Minor Victims Including Toddler
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was the target of a hawk that was coming in fast and clipped the deputy on top of his head. Martin County Sheriff’s Corporal Andrew Porcelli wasn’t sure what bounced off the side of his head while doing security checks on…
Read More Florida Sheriff’s Deputy Blindsided By Feisty Feather Fighter
The new $50, 500X The Cash scratch-off seems non-stop with winners! Two more Florida men claimed $1,000,000 prizes, according to the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery announced that Priest Redden, of Arcadia, and William Murray, of Marco Island, each claimed a $1 million prize from…
Read More Two Florida Men Hit $1,000,000 Each On New 500X Scratch-Off
Really, you can’t make this up. Police are searching for a shoe bandit that broke into a shoe store, cut a hole in the roof of the store, and stole 20 left shoes before making his great escape. According to WSVN in Miami, a man…
Read More Genius Florida Man Pulls Shoe Heist, But Only Steals Shoes For The Left Foot
A Florida man was sentenced on Monday to 180 months imprisonment for laundering approximately $1 million of victim funds that were illegally obtained from romance and investment fraud scams that targeted elderly victims. After a three-day trial, a jury found Sean Kerwin Bindranauth, 45, of…
Read More Florida Man Gets 15 Years In Prison, Stealing $1,000,000 From Elderly People, Sending It To Nigeria
TAMPA, FL. – University of South Florida trustees on Tuesday selected interim leader Rhea Law to become the school’s eighth president. Law, an attorney who has longstanding ties to the university, has been interim president since August, after former President Steven Currall stepped down two…
Read More University Of South Florida Trustees Select Rhea Law As The School’s New President
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – On Monday just before 6 p.m., while conducting patrols of the west side of the county, deputies Trevor Jones and Scott Bierwiler observed a stolen vehicle. The deputies were traveling westbound on Cortez Boulevard; the stolen vehicle, a white 2015 Nissan…
Read More “Get Out Of My Face, Before I Go Crazy” Three Florida Men Arrested In Stolen Car That They Planned To Return
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – The Moon Lake Estates area of Pasco County is a whole lot cleaner thanks to the efforts of Pasco County’s Code Enforcement and Solid Waste teams! They joined forces the first weekend of March to help the community get rid of…
Read More Pasco County Cleanup Event Removes Nearly 155 Tons of Trash
Last year, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to sign a bill banning biological males from women’s sports was “strengthened” by pressure from woke corporations like the NCAA, the governor’s press secretary Christina Pushaw said in June of 2021. In June 2021, DeSantis signed the Fairness…
Read More “Putting Ideology Ahead Of Opportunity” Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces Proclamation For Female Swimmer Emma Weyant