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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL.- Two women in Tampa Bay have sued President Joe Biden and members of his administration for their airplane mask mandate issued through Executive Order 13998 on January 21, 2021. Accompanied by Plaintiff Health Freedom Defense Fund, a Wyoming non-profit organization, Sarah Pope…
Read More Two Tampa Bay Women Sue President Biden, Admin For CDC Federal Mask Mandate
Kendall Tietz A Hong Kong pro-democracy protestor was sentenced to nine years in prison in the first prosecution under the country’s new national security law, the Associated Press reported. Tong Ying-ki was convicted Tuesday on charges of inciting secession and terrorism for reportedly driving his…
Read More Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestor Sentenced To 9 Years In First Trial Under The National Security Law
Sebastian Hughes The suicide of a 14-year-old boy at the Vessel, a spiral staircase attraction in New York City, on Thursday has sparked calls for developers to install higher barriers on the walkways, The New York Times reported. The Hudson Yards honeycomb-like structure had reopened…
Read More Suicide Of 14-Year-Old Boy, 3 Others Prompts Design Changes At NYC Tourist Attraction
(Family Features) When families fire up their grills and turn to favorite summer recipes for filling meals, nutritional considerations are often not the focus. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. This year, you can rethink traditional seasonal menus by opting for main courses…
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – A St. Pete couple has been arrested and charged in a heinous child sex abuse case, according to police. On Friday, St. Petersburg Police Detectives arrested Jason Wienrich, 31, and Alicia Stevens, 26, after receiving tips from the National Center for…
Read More St. Pete Couple Arrested After Sexual Abuse Of Children Under 12 Years Old
Warning: Graphic Language Proving there is a vas deferens in normal and not so normal people, 76-year-old Gary Van Ryswyk of Sebring, Florida has pleaded nolo contendere to charges he removed a man’s testicles in his home. In an apparent attempt to kill two birds…
Read More You’ve Gotta Be Nuts! Florida Man Submits To Voluntary At-Home Castration, Would-Be Urologist Gets 3 Years
TAMPA, FL. – Vince Neil, the legendary voice of Mötley Crüe, and special guests Great White, will take the Hard Rock Event Center stage at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa on Thursday, October 14, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Presale…
Read More Vince Neil And Great White Set For Hard Rock Event Center Oct 14
POLK COUNTY, FL. – A 45-year-old Haines City Man has been convicted and sentenced to eleven years in prison after using the postal service to traffic cocaine from Puerto Rico. Jose Roberto Garcia Arroyo, 45, of Haines City, Florida, was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute…
Read More Haines City Man Sentenced To 11 Years After Trafficking Cocaine In The Mail
TAMPA, FL. – A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack and sexual battery of a woman that happened on the side of a road in Tampa. Deputies with Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Elieser Alvarez Lima, 31. He was arrested…
Read More 31-Year-Man Who Attacked And Sexually Battered Tampa Woman Arrested
A Florida woman was arrested after police found she was keeping her autistic child in a locked cage within her home. Melissa Doss, 43, was arrested on July 25 after police found the cage, where she kept the child, inside the bedroom of her home in…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested After Autistic Child Escapes Locked Cage