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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Winter Haven Police are announcing that the reward for information leading to the identity of the killer of Demetrick Brown on July 4 has increased to $10,000. Demetrick was in a crowd at a pop-up block party along Martin Luther King…
Read More Winter Haven Police: $10,000 Reward For Info In July 4 Killing Of Demetrick Brown
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit have arrested a Clearwater man for multiple counts of possession of child pornography. Detectives began their investigation after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that child…
Read More Clearwater Man Arrested On Multiple Child Porn Charges
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – On Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported a trooper involved in a shooting incident in Citrus County. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the Trooper was unharmed during the encounter and the suspect suffered non-fatal injuries. The trooper has been placed…
Read More Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Involved Shooting In Citrus County
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador mockingly dismissed the Biden administration’s recent threats to take actions possibly leading to tariffs imposed on Mexican goods Wednesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Ooooh, I’m so scared…,” Obrador sarcastically said when asked about possible U.S. enforcement measures…
Read More Mexican President Says “Ooooh I’m So Scared” To Biden’s Trade Threats
TAMPA, Fla. – The social media platform, Parler, is being sued by a Florida Attorney after the company allegedly sent unsolicited text messages, violating Florida law. According to the lawsuit filed by Tampa Attorney Dale Golden, Parler blasted a text message directing him to “check…
Read More Florida Attorney Sues Social Media Platform Parler After Unsolicited Text Message
Faith in the nation’s public education system sits at a near-record low – especially among Republicans. The news came last week, as the Gallup organization released a survey of public confidence in public schools. The results weren’t pretty for educators. Just 28 percent of all…
Read More Faith In Public Education System Hits Rock Bottom, Especially Among Republicans
President Joe Biden’s trip to Florida next week appeared unlikely Thursday after the White House announced he tested positive for COVID-19. A White House press pool report said travel has been canceled for at least five days. The administration had earlier announced that Biden would…
Read More Biden’s Trip To Florida With Visits To Tampa And Orlando Likely Canceled Due To COVID-19
Wildlife officials are concerned that continuing habitat problems could lead to a decline in fertility for manatees in Florida. A record 1,101 sea cows died in the state last year, largely because of starvation, as poor water quality and algae blooms depleted seagrass beds in…
Read More Habitat Woes Could Affect Manatee Fertility In Florida
A Florida man is being treated at the hospital after an alligator bit him in Myakka City, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). It happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. FWC received the call of the attack and responded, with the Manatee County…
Read More Florida Man Bitten By Alligator At A Fish Camp
Nearly 59,000 families in Florida will soon receive a one-time $450 check to offset inflation courtesy of Governor Ron DeSantis. The $450 checks, which went into distribution this month, are part of a plan to offset the burden of inflation through a program called “Hope Florida —…
Read More Some Florida Families Will Soon Get A $450 Check From DeSantis To Offset Inflation