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Kendall Tietz Multiple people were hospitalized Sunday after fentanyl was found in the ventilation system of an Ohio juvenile detention center, according to authorities. Four juveniles and three staff members at the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention Training and Rehabilitation Center in Stryker, Ohio, were taken to the…
Read More Fentanyl Found In Air Vents Of Kids’ Detention Center, Hospitalizing 7
A dozen Florida Forest Service firefighters are going to help combat wildfires in Texas, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Monday. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, more than 108,000 acres have burned during the past week outside Del Rio, San…
Read More Florida Firefighters To Combat Texas Blazes
LAKELAND, FL. – The Southeastern University (SEU) baseball team has rescheduled its annual spring training game with the Detroit Tigers following the resolution of the Major League Baseball lockout. The Fire will head to Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium to take on the Tigers’…
Read More SEU Fire Baseball Plays Detroit Tigers In Spring Training Game
TAMPA, FL.- Local developers awarded city-owned lots to build affordable housing are breaking ground and starting to build single-family homes on their newly acquired property. Through Mayor Jane Castor’s Infill Housing Phase II initiative, a total of 15 vacant, city-owned lots were distributed among seven…
Read More Local Developers Break Ground On Tampa Affordable Homes
WINTER HAVEN, FL. – The Winter Haven Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying the three women seen in these images. Police say the trio worked together to skip scan merchandise at Walmart located at 7450 Cypress Gardens Blvd to the tune of $210.…
Read More Police Searching For Trio Of Florida Walmart “Skip Scanners”
PLANT CITY, FL. – This suspect is now in custody, click here for the updated story. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation in Plant City, where one victim was located dead. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 17, 2022, a shooting…
Read More Murder Suspect Sought By Sheriff After Florida Man Was Found Shot Dead In Shed
A 25-year-old Florida woman has 1,000,000 reasons to smile after a stop at the Handy Food results in an enormous scratch-off win. The Florida Lottery announced that Lizbeth Chaparro Venegas, 25, of Immokalee, claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game…
Read More 25-Year-Old Florida Woman Hits The Gold Rush With $1,000,000 Scratch-Off Prize
Soil health is an important aspect to strawberry and tomato production. Farmers often apply a type of pesticide called fumigants to the soil months before planting to manage soil health. Fumigants reduce harmful diseases such as Fusarium wilt, pests such as root-knot nematodes, and weeds…
Read More University Of Florida Scientists Receive Grant To Study Fumigation Impacts On Soil Health
LAKELAND, FL. – The Lakeland Police Foundation will host the 6th Annual Fallen Heroes Memorial 5K on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Lakeland’s beautiful Three Parks Trail. This year’s run/walk theme is United for Blue, honoring all those who support the men and women of…
Read More 6th Annual Lakeland Police Memorial 5K To Take Place On May 21st
A $112.1 billion budget that lawmakers passed last week covers more than the state’s basics for education, health care, and law enforcement. The budget and a series of accompanying bills include spending on everything from new state planes to zoos. Gov. Ron DeSantis has line-item…
Read More Florida Planned Spending Ranges From Airplanes To Zoos