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Three people were injured, one seriously, in a snow tubing accident at Snowcat Ridge on Christmas Eve. According to Pasco Fire Rescue, Firefighters were treating 3 patients involved in the accident on the slopes. Fire officials say that one person, an adult, had to be…
Read More 3 Injured In Florida Snow Tubing Accident At Snowcat Ridge
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 victims below need your help. These victims and their families have…
Read More Florida Cold Case: Three Murders Never Solved
Nothing is more magical than seeing the holidays through the eyes of a child. Letters to Santa have appeared in newspapers for over 150-years. Some are very funny, some are very sweet, and some just make you reflect. We have compiled some letters to Santa,…
Read More Letters To Santa Claus Found In U.S. Newspapers Through The Years
Jennie Taer The U.S. Navy seized over 1,400 AK-47 rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from an Iranian ship bound for Yemen in the North Arabian Sea, the State Department reported. The seizure occurred on Dec. 20 when U.S. Naval forces identified a stateless fishing…
Read More US Navy Seizes 1,400 AK-47s, Over 226K Rounds Of Ammunition From Iranian Ship
The family of Mitchel Thomas Klock has established a fundraising website to help pay for burial expenses. From the wife of Mitchel Klock, Alexis Klock : On December 20, 2021, we lost an amazing man Mitchel Klock. He was my rock, my partner in crime,…
Read More Fundraising Page Set Up For Florida Stairwell Collapse Victim
Ada Portilla has been found safe. A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert was issued for Ada Portilla, a white-hispanic female, 13-years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 120 pounds, black hair, and brown eyes, last seen in the area of the 18000 block of SW 352nd…
Read More Florida Missing Child Alert Canceled 13-Year-Old Ada Portilla Found Safe
By: Gov. Ron DeSantis Hello, this is Governor Ron DeSantis. For unto us a child is born. For unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder. His name shall be called wonderful, counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the prince of peace. The first Christmas in America was celebrated…
Read More Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: 2021 Christmas Message
Harry Wilmerding Over 2,000 international flights on Friday have been canceled due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, multiple sources reported. The number of canceled international flights on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day reached over 3,000 as of Friday, according to the airline data website Flight…
Read More Major Airlines Cancels Hundreds Of Flights As COVID-19 Cases Surge
Andrew Trunsky West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin told the White House last week that he was willing to endorse some type of billionaire tax in President Joe Biden’s domestic spending package before coming out against it days later, The Washington Post reported. Manchin said…
Read More Manchin Reportedly Told The White House He Supports A Billionaire Tax
CITRUS COUNTY, FL. – A 46-year-old Homosassa man was killed in a scooter crash that happened on Thursday around 6:00 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man, driving a scooter, was traveling westbound on South Lewdingar Drive, west of Barbara Lane when, for an…
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