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TAMPA, FL. – As the Tampa Convention Center makes headway in its Capital Improvement Plan, a portion of the Tampa Riverwalk will be rerouted (starting on October 13, 2021) for the construction of 18 new waterfront meeting rooms. The complexity of the construction work requires…
Read More Portion Of The Tampa Riverwalk Will Temporarily Reroute As Convention Center Improvement Plan Progresses
Today, the Florida Lottery announces the 50 Florida semi-finalists from the POWERBALL First Millionaire of the Year® Promotion! Each winner will receive $1,000 and be entered into a national drawing where five finalists will be selected for a chance to become the POWERBALL First Millionaire…
Read More Are You A Winner? Florida Semi-Finalists Announced, POWERBALL First Millionaire Of The Year Promo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays will turn to a pair of rookies to start the first two games of the American League Division Series, which gets underway Thursday at Tropicana Field. The Rays will host the winner of Tuesday night’s wild-card game between the…
Read More Shane McClanahan And Shane Baz Will Start The First Two Games Of The ALDS
A 77-year-old man pleaded guilty to federal charges on Monday after assuming another man’s identity for over 40 years. Douglas Edward Bennett, 77, Clearwater, has pleaded guilty to passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He faces a…
Read More Convicted Connecticut Rapist Who Assumed Man’s Identity For More Than 40 Years Pleads Guilty In Florida
The New York Police Department is searching for a woman caught on video shoving another woman into a moving train entering a Times Square station on Monday, Fox News reported. The female suspect can be seen getting up from her bench and pushing the woman into the…
Read More “Holy Sh*t” Woman Shoves Another Woman Into Moving NYC Subway Train, Caught On Video
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – On Monday, at approximately 11:17 p.m., the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Taskforce was activated in reference to an incident at 3949 38th St N. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputies were there in an effort to arrest Chad Allen Jenkins…
Read More Suspect Dead After Overnight Deputy-Involved Shooting
Harry Wilmerding Federal agents raided the Washington Football Team’s training facility and the home of the head athletic trainer, a local news outlet reported. Trainer Ryan Vermillion was placed on administrative leave due to an ongoing investigation, the team announced according to NBC 4 Washington. At least…
Read More Drug Agents Raid Washington Football Team’s Training Facility While Head Trainer Placed On Administrative Leave
On Friday, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three teenaged brothers: 14-year-old Adarius Valdez of Wauchula, 15-year-old Hasachi Thompson of Bartow, and 18-year-old Malachi Thompson of Bartow for multiple car burglaries in unincorporated Lakeland where three firearms and multiple other items were stolen. Adarius and…
Read More Three Teenaged Brothers In Florida Arrested After A Rash Of Car Burglaries, 304 Charges
A Florida woman was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after a verbal dispute turned gritty with a saucepan to the head of her boyfriend. According to deputies, Dereise Johnson, 49, and her boyfriend were in an argument and that’s when Johnson struck the man…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested After Hitting Boyfriend With Grit Filled Metal Saucepan
LAKELAND, FL. – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Julio Gonzales, 45, Lakeland, to 2 years and 10 months in federal prison for theft of public money and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the court also ordered Gonzalez to pay…
Read More Lakeland Man Sentenced To Federal Prison, Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft