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By Fred Schulte A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, according to a new federal audit, which seeks to claw back the money. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector…
Read More Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police were on the scene of a shooting death investigation overnight. Tampa Police say the shooting happened in the 8400 block of Elmer St. around 10: PM Monday night. Officers are conducting the preliminary portion of the investigation, and the shooting…
Read More Tampa Police Investigating An Overnight Shooting DeathAndrew Trunsky Over half of New York voters have an unfavorable view of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the first time, and 44% believe he is guilty of sexual harassment allegations against him, according to a Monday Sienna College poll. Cuomo holds a 40-52 favorability rating,…
Read More 44% Of New York Voters Believe Cuomo Is Guilty Of Sexual Harassment As His Favorability Hits All-Time Low, Poll Shows
GIBSONTON, Fla. – Sunny and Nataliya Sia purchased property located in Gibsonton, Florida in 2014. In 2017, their property became the next-door neighbor of a 73-year-old home buyer who allegedly became their worst nightmare. The Sia’s primary home on their parcel boasts nearly 4,000 square…
Read More ‘Attacked With A Rake’ Neighbors Dispute Over Property Boundaries Turns Violent
EDGEWOOD, Fla. – Fifteen years ago, when her mom founded Operation Love Ministries at a church she and the family attended, it was purely “a street ministry,” says Dracheka “Buffy” Barrott, broker of Residential Matchmakers LLC in Edgewood. “My mom went out where she saw…
Read More Realtor® Dracheka ‘Buffy’ Barrott: A Champion For The Underprivileged
John Londregan Many on the left believe that “free speech” is exclusively a right-wing concern. In June 2018, Justice Elena Kagan famously declared that conservatives had “weaponized the First Amendment,” a charge that was dutifully picked up on the front page of the New York Times the…
Read More PRINCETON PROF: When Leftists Get Canceled, They Look Right
Chuck Ross Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died from natural causes after suffering two strokes following riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a medical examiner in Washington, D.C. said on Monday. According to The Washington Post, medical examiner Francisco J. Diaz said that…
Read More Brian Sicknick Died From Natural Causes, Medical Examiner Rules
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting a shooting investigation. Deputies were called to the area of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Leonard Reid Avenue in Sarasota today at 12:30 p.m., for the report of a vehicle that was shot.…
Read More Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting, Dr. MLK Way And Newtown
TAMPA, Fla. – A 48-year-old Tampa man has surrendered to authorities in an April 7th hit and run accident that happened on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. Authorities say Russel Theodore Balenger, 48, was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail Monday on the charge of…
Read More Tampa Man Turns Himself In, Deadly Hit And Run April 7th On Dale Mabry
Today, during a press conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by legislative leadership and law enforcement officials from across the state to sign the “Combating Public Disorder Act” into law. The bill, HB 1, takes a robust approach to…
Read More DeSantis Signs Hallmark Anti-Rioting Legislation Taking Unapologetic Stand for Public Safety