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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Winter Haven Police Department is seeking to identify a pair of crooks that struck a West Marine location on Sunday. The man and woman pictured below visited West Marine (1107 3rd St SW) on Sunday, March 21st around 11:45 a.m. Police…
Read More Winter Haven Police Seeking The Identity of Two West Marine Crooks
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- An 18-year-old man from Seffner was killed in an overnight crash on I-75, and two others seriously injured, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say around 10:05 pm, the Seffner man was driving a car southbound on I-75 near milepost 253 at…
Read More 18-Year-Old Seffner Man Killed in I-75 Crash Overnight
A senior member of the Big Hazard street gang was sentenced on Tuesday morning to 192 months in federal prison for orchestrating and executing the nighttime firebombing of African American families at the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Boyle Heights in 2014 in order to…
Read More Latin Gang Member Who Led Firebomb Attacks on African American Homes, Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison
By Noam N. Levey When Democrats pushed through a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act in the covid-relief bill this month, many people celebrated the part that will make health insurance more affordable for more Americans. But health care researchers consider this move a short-term…
Read More Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance, It Didn’t Come Cheap
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – According to Police, in one month’s time, four separate burglary sprees in Zephyrhills net the arrest of six juveniles, with at least two suspects remaining at large. Between February 22nd and March 20th, 2021, four separate burglary sprees have occurred in Zephyrhills,…
Read More Six Juveniles Arrested, More Suspects Sought in Zephyrhills Burglary Spree
Maybe you’ve heard the story, a police officer in Fresno, CA, has been suspended because he was once a Proud Boys member. His fate will be decided on Wednesday. Recently, Newsweek’s Ewan Palmer posted an exhaustive propaganda hit-piece, complete with a video full of carefully…
Read More ‘Wrong Place At The Wrong Time’ Fmr. Proud Boys Member, Suspended Police Officer Speaks Out
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco), in partnership with Pasco County Emergency Management, Sears at the Gulf View Square Mall and Saint Leo University, continues to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to Florida residents in an effort to keep the…
Read More Pasco County Vaccinates Over 110,000 Florida Residents Against COVID-19
Indian drug manufacturer Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) was sentenced to pay $50 million in fines and forfeiture after pleading guilty to concealing and destroying records prior to a 2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plant inspection. In criminal information previously filed in federal…
Read More Indian Cancer Drug Manufacturer to Pay $50 Million, Concealing and Destroying Records in Advance of FDA Inspection
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect who shot and killed a clerk at a RaceTrac in Watkinsville, Georgia, on Friday, March 19, 2021. RaceTrac is also offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the…
Read More FBI: Reward Offered in Racetrac Clerk’s Murder in Georgia
Speaking at the White House before leaving for Columbus, Ohio, Biden hinted that he may take executive action on gun violence, in the wake of the deadly shooting in Colorado Monday. “As president I’m going to use all the resources at my disposal to keep…
Read More Biden Calls On Congress to Take Immediate Gun Control Measures, Hints Executive Action