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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program announces a new milestone, surpassing 100 approved Hall of Fame catches weighing 13 pounds or more. These bass are the biggest of the big — true Florida giants. Florida largemouth bass grow larger than northern…
Read More Florida TrophyCatch Celebrates Exceeding 100 Approved Hall Of Fame Catches
PASCO COUNTY, FL – Pasco County Utilities (PCU) customers can now see the 2020 Consumer Confidence Reports for water quality in their service area. Reports compiled for each public water system provide a unique look into the data and efforts taken to ensure high-quality drinking…
Read More Pasco County Utilities Water Quality Reports Available Online
Florida man had a wedding to remember. After tying the knot, Jeffery Johnson, 22, spent his wedding night in the Lee County Jail. Deputies responded to Trinity Street East in Lehigh Acres on Saturday where they saw Johnson being restrained by guests. Sheriff Deputies say…
Read More Wedding Woes: Florida Man Gets Married, Arrested After Drunken Attack On Police
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the two dozen GOP chief executives who rejected the Biden administration’s hefty COVID-19 unemployment benefits in an effort to spur the labor market back to pre-pandemic levels. Their theory was that virus-driven welfare was hampering the recovery by making…
Read More New Poll Shows DeSantis, GOP Governors Were Right About Unemployment Payments
TAMPA, FL. – Rock Riley sits down with former WBC and IBO Heavyweight Champ Pinklon Thomas, who admits his rise to being Champion was fast and he got caught up in a bad lifestyle. He talks about his fight with Mike Tyson, his frustration with…
Read More The Rock Stops Here: Former WBC/IBO Heavyweight Champ Pinklon Thomas
TAMPA, FL. – A 28-year-old man has been arrested in a July 5 shooting homicide that happened in Tampa. According to Tampa Police, on July 5, 2021, the victim was walking to his vehicle when the suspect, later identified as Marquis Walter, 28, shot the…
Read More U.S. Marshals Make Arrest In Tampa July 5th Homicide
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Republican Party sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday calling on him to oppose the United States Capitol Police’s plans to establish a field office in Tampa. Last week, the Capitol Police announced the creation of…
Read More ‘Not A Proper Place’ Hillsborough GOP Calls On DeSantis To Stop Capitol Police In Tampa, Governor Responds
BALM, Fla. – For two years, University of Florida scientists across the Sunshine State have studied whether hemp can serve as a viable alternative crop for Florida farmers. One of the first steps to determining the economic feasibility of any crop is managing its known…
Read More UF Finds Some Nematodes Like Hemp; First Step To Pest Control For Emerging Crop
The Florida Lottery announced that Howard Tenen, 70, of Plantation, claimed the first top prize from the $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at the Miami District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $4,660,000.00. Tenen purchased his winning ticket…
Read More Florida Man Wins $5,000 A Week For Life On Scratch-Off From Publix
CLEARWATER, FL. – The city of Clearwater invites the public to kick-off meetings on July 20 to discuss the beginning of construction July 26 on the Cleveland Streetscape Phase III and Festival Core project, which will bring major improvements to the area. The city of…
Read More Streetscape Construction To Begin On Cleveland Street And Gulf To Bay Boulevard City