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TAMPA, FL. – Tampa’s biggest and brightest holiday event opens earlier this year with millions of twinkling holiday lights throughout the park’s 335 acres. Spectacular fireworks and a brand-new experience with Santa will create merry memories for guests of all ages. Included in park admission,…
Read More Busch Gardens Christmas Town Returns Early With Millions Of Lights, New Santa Experience
TARPON SPRINGS, FL. – On Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 at approximately 10:35 pm Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue and Police Department members responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred at the intersection of US Highway 19 N and Martin Luther King…
Read More 59-Year-Old Woman Killed Crossing US-19 In Tarpon Springs
PASCO COUNTY, Fl. – Nonprofit animal rescue groups in Pasco County are planning a huge push to adopt lots of furry friends to forever families! The groups will come together at Pasco County Animal Services (PCAS) for an Adopt-A-Thon event Saturday, November 13, 2021. “Pasco…
Read More Pet Rescue Groups Gear Up for Adopt-A-Thon
A Florida man was arrested in a human trafficking operation and brought a stuffed Pikachu with him to meet a child. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Theodore Ryan Jones, 27, of Satellite Beach, believed he was communicating online with a 14-year-old girl. He…
Read More Florida Man, Disney Springs Cook Arrested With “Pikachu” Attempting To Meet Child For Sex
SPRING HILL, FL. – A 68-year-old Spring Hill woman suffered serious injuries in a crash that happened around 6:20 pm on Wednesday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was traveling eastbound on Oak Chase Boulevard and was stopped at the intersection of Anderson Snow…
Read More 68-Year-Old Spring Hill Woman Suffers Serious Injuries In Wednesday Crash
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – On September 29, a lawsuit against a mother dying of cancer was filed by her son who claims the family dog belongs to him, now that he no longer lives at home. Samuel Goldstein, 30, claims his mother, 69-year-old Marsha Goldstein…
Read More Son Sues Cancer-Stricken Mother Over A Dog In Pinellas County
While he’s known as “DeathSantis” to his dismissive liberal critics, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis noted on Wednesday that they, like his supporters, live in a part of America that is least afflicted by COVID-19. In a press release, DeSantis pointed out that Florida has…
Read More DeathSantis? Florida Now Sports America’s Lowest COVID Infection Rate
Florida appellate court on Wednesday handed Gov. Ron DeSantis another win in his efforts to block masking mandates in public schools. Last month, the DeSantis administration appealed a ruling by state Circuit Judge John Cooper, who had sided with parents, and ostensibly local school districts,…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Claims Another Win, Appellate Court Overruled Judges Block On Universal Masking Ban In Schools
In Florida, we have it all. Usually, it’s Florida man who is up to mischievous escapades and sometimes, no good. This time, it’s a Florida cow in a peculiar predicament. On 10-22-21, Officers Shepherd and Salsbury were flagged down at Freedom high school FFA in…
Read More Florida Cops Save A Cow With Its Head Stuck In A Barrel
CITRUS COUNTY, FL. – From the break of dawn this morning, law enforcement agencies across the nation took part in a sweep that targeted subjects with outstanding family violence warrants. In 2019, 355 Law enforcement agencies from over 32 states, including the Citrus County Sheriff’s…
Read More Citrus County Sheriff Wraps Up Domestic Violence Month With 14 Arrests