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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – St. Pete utility customers have three options to dispose of their Christmas trees this year. With each option, all lights, ornaments, tree stands, plastic tree disposal bags, and other decorations should be removed from the tree. Tanglers like lights and garland…
Read More How To Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree In St. Pete
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – A 71-year-old Land O’ Lakes Woman was killed on Sunday crossing over US-41 just north of School Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a car driven by a 20-year-old Tampa man was traveling southbound on US-41, north of School Road. Troopers…
Read More 71-Year-Old Land O’ Lakes Woman Killed Crossing Over US-41
There’s nothing quite as nice as flying home for the holidays. Family, friends, old places you used to go. Seeing familiar spots and faces. On Delta, this Christmas weekend, things got out of control. On a flight from Tampa to Atlanta, two passengers got into…
Read More Rough Christmas Weekend On Delta Flights From Florida To Georgia, California To Tennessee
NBA legend LeBron James has been a hero of the left for his anti-Trump, anti-conservative screeds, garnering plenty of adoring media coverage for bashing the right. But now James has done the unthinkable: He’s raised doubt about COVID-19. And so far, the left-wing media yawn.…
Read More Mainstream Media Ignore LeBron Tweet Of COVID Meme That Would Have Earned A Right-Winger The “Misinformation” Tag
A frequent flyer grounded because he medically can’t tolerate wearing a face mask lodged a new complaint Sunday attacking the legality of the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate ordered by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, advancing the case into final proceedings after a federal…
Read More Legal Challenge To CDC’s Transportation Mask Mandate Enters Final Phase In Florida Court
Former President Donald Trump recently blessed the re-election campaign of Sarasota Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan. But a pro-Trump Buchanan primary challenger is not feeling the same kind of love. Martin Hyde, also of Sarasota, faces fines from his homeowner’s association, according to Newsmax. His offense:…
Read More Florida Pro-Trump Congressional Candidate Faces Hefty Fine For “Let’s Go Brandon” And “#FJB” Displays
TAMPA, FL. – If indeed the schedule holds up, which certainly cannot be taken for granted given the many virus-related cancellations that have taken place in the NHL the past couple of weeks, the Lightning will complete the 2021 portion of this season’s schedule in…
Read More Lightning Are Dealing With Personnel And Scheduling Issues Brought On By COVID
A Florida man has been charged with attempted murder after thinking his neighbor’s music was too loud and did what Florida man does, shoots him. 31-year-old Zachary Moncada, is being held with no bond after his arrest on Friday in Boca Raton. According to Palm…
Read More Florida Man Shoots Neighbor In The Back Over Loud Music On Christmas Eve
A small plane crashed Sunday killing two people according to investigators. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said two people died after a single-engine aircraft crashed into a field near Herlong Recreational Airport on the westside of Jacksonville. According to JSO, the aircraft took off from…
Read More 2 People Died In Florida Plane Crash Sunday, FAA Investigating
A cold case is any criminal investigation by a law enforcement agency that has not been solved for (generally) at least one year and, as a result, has been closed from further regular investigations. The three cases we are publishing today are out of Alachua County, Florida,…
Read More Florida Cold Case: Three Unsolved Murders