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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds beachgoers how to help protect vulnerable nesting sea turtles and waterbirds while visiting Florida’s coastal habitats. Each spring and summer, thousands of sea turtles, shorebirds and seabirds nest on Florida’s beaches. Because our state’s shorelines are…
Read More “Stash Your Trash” Nesting Season Is Here For Florida Sea Turtles And Waterbirds
The price of oil suffered steep losses last week, enabling the price of gasoline to back off from record highs. The state average price for gasoline is on a 9-day streak of declines, dropping a total of 20 cents per gallon. On Sunday, drivers paid…
Read More Florida Gas Prices Decline 20 Cents In Nine Days
CLEARWATER, FL.- Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a crash with serious injuries late Sunday morning. The call came in at 11:34 a.m. from Sunset Point Road and Hercules Avenue and involved a vehicle and a bicycle. The bicyclist was flown to…
Read More 57-Year-Old Clearwater Man In Critical Condition After Crashing His Bicycle Into Car
Republicans continue to maintain a significant lead over Democrats in generic polling about the 2022 midterm elections. On Saturday, the right-leaning pollster Rasmussen Reports released its latest survey of the congressional races coming in November. Rasmussen asked one simple, generic question: “If the elections for…
Read More Poll: Republicans Command Double-Digit Lead For Midterm Elections On The Generic Ballot
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – A 41-year-old motorcyclist died at the hospital following a crash Sunday in the city’s Grand Central District. Police say at 5:04 p.m., on Sunday, a red Mini Cooper was in the center lane of 1st Avenue North traveling east. A black…
Read More 41-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash In St. Petersburg
The industry group Florida Realtors released a report Friday that showed the statewide median sales price in February for single-family existing homes was $381,481. Here were the median prices in the state’s metropolitan statistical areas: — Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island: $700,000 — Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach: $530,000…
Read More By The Numbers: February Home Prices In Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – A 25-year-old woman has died after gunshot wounds claimed her life early Sunday morning, and police the suspect in custody. According to police, at approximately 1:30 a.m. today, a woman was dropped off at the emergency room with gunshot wounds. The…
Read More Suspect Who Shot And Killed 25-Year-Old Woman Arrested
Searches for new presidents at state universities are ramping up after Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed a bill that will shield personal information about applicants for the top jobs at colleges and universities. DeSantis on Tuesday signed the measure, which went into effect immediately.…
Read More New Florida Law Quickly Plays Part In University Searches
Seven people learned the hard way after sheriff’s office investigators arrived at their home on Thursday while investigating a child porn case. On Thursday, the Special Victims Unit went to a home on Parkview Ave. in Sebring, Florida with a search warrant after getting a…
Read More Florida Sheriff’s Search Warrant Resulted In 7 Arrested, Some Hiding In Bathtub And Under The Covers
Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, and Tampa Electric Co. are backing state regulators in a legal challenge by AT&T to a proposed rule about the use of poles. The three utilities on Friday filed a motion to intervene in a case that AT&T…
Read More Utilities Back Florida Public Service Commission In Pole Fight