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A single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn Monday night to win the Powerball® jackpot worth $699.8 million. The jackpot ranks as the 5th largest in Powerball history and the 7th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Due to final ticket sales,…
Read More $699.8 Million Powerball Jackpot Hit, Winning Ticket Sold In California
A federal district judge in Florida has sentenced 27-year-old Hialeah resident Roberto Ortiz to 78 months’ imprisonment, followed by eight years of supervised release, for possessing approximately 1,700 images and 40 videos of child pornography. From 2019 until his arrest on July 30, 2020, Ortiz…
Read More Florida School Teacher Sentenced to Federal Prison, Possessing 1,700 Images Of Child Porn
On Saturday, October 2, 2021, following a two-hour manhunt, PCSO detectives arrested 39-year-old Shaun Paul Runyon of Pennsylvania for 3 counts of First Degree Murder (FC) and one count of Aggravated Battery (F2). Based on the investigation so far, Runyon and the three victims:• Kevin Lanusse, 41,…
Read More Pennsylvania Man Murders Three Coworkers In Florida
On Monday, Facebook went down, as did all of their platforms such as Oculus, Whatsapp, and Instagram, for some users. Downdetector shows close to 100,000 reports from around the globe of users experiencing the outage, and over 8,000 comments. The apps which are all owned…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – Two people were killed and another person critically injured after an early morning dispute turned deadly. At approximately 5:00 AM, officers responded to 3320 122nd Ave for reports of a shooting. The address is a commercial business, HIT Promotions, and the…
Read More Two Dead, One In Critical Condition After Domestic Violence Shooting
The jackpot for tonight’s POWERBALL® drawing has increased to an estimated $685 million, the sixth-largest in the game’s history! The POWERBALL jackpot has rolled 40 times since the June 9, 2021 drawing, generating more than $56.9 million in contributions to the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust…
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Harry Wilmerding Actor Clint Eastwood and the company that controls the rights to likeness won a $6.1 million lawsuit Friday against a Lithuanian company that used the actor’s image on its products without his consent, the New York Times reported. Judge R. Gary Klausner of…
Read More Clint Eastwood Wins Millions In CBD Company Lawsuit
Andrew Trunsky Former President Donald Trump said in an interview set to air Monday that he does not think Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will run against him in 2024 and says he’d beat him if DeSantis does. “If I faced him, I’d beat him…
Read More ‘I’d Beat Him Like I’d Beat Everyone Else’: Trump Weighs In On Florida’s Ron DeSantis 2024
A multi-faceted Nature Expo, open to the public free of charge, is planned for Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct. 16 as part of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival The event, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be at the Tampa Electric Company’s…
Read More Florida’s Manatee Viewing Center Hosts Free Nature Expo Oct.15-16
Today, the Florida Lottery announced the return of three top-selling Fast Play™ games, on sale now! CASH STASH, 9s IN A LINE, and $50,000 CASH DOUBLER range in price from $1 to $5, and each features a unique play style. The $5 game, $50,000 CASH…
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