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Monday, Abel Nazario-Quiñones, former senator and former mayor of the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante to serve 18 months in prison, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. On March 22, 2020, after a…
Read More Former Puerto Rico Senator and Mayor of Yauco, Sentenced To 18 Months For False Statements
HUDSON, Fla. – A 26-year-old New Port Richey man was killed Monday evening in a crash that happened around 6:50 PM Monday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man was traveling westbound on SR-52, passing between vehicles while approaching the Chenwood Avenue. A pickup truck,…
Read More 26-Year-Old New Port Richey Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Monday
By Susan Jaffe A cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for some surgical procedures while potentially raising costs and confusion for patients. For years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services classified 1,740 surgeries…
Read More Under New Cost-Cutting Medicare Rule, Same Surgery, Same Place, Different Bill
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The suspect in Saturday’s deputy-involved shooting in Hudson, James Zambrotto, 79, was pronounced deceased this evening. Zambrotto had been in the hospital since Saturday’s incident, FDLE is the lead investigative agency on the deputy-involved shooting, and Pasco County Sheriff will have…
Read More 79-Year-Old Man From Saturday’s Deputy-Involved Shooting Dies Monday
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Jonathan Mayzick, also known as “J-Reck,” a leader of the Nine Trey Gangster set of the Bloods street gang based in Hempstead, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein to 10…
Read More Bloods Gang Leader Sentenced to 10-Years in Prison for Murder Conspiracy
Leonid Teyf, 59, a Russian national formerly residing in Raleigh, North Carolina, pled guilty today to bribery of a public official, visa fraud, and false statements on a tax return. Tatiana Teyf, 43, pled guilty to a false statement in an immigration matter. In December…
Read More Husband and Wife Russian Nationals Plead Guilty to Bribery, Visa Fraud, Tax Charges, Agree to Forfeit $5.9 Million
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the expansion and creation of the Get There Faster Initiative, a $75 million dollar investment toward two new initiatives to expand access and enrollment in quality, in-demand Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses, postsecondary credentials, and work-based learning programs. These…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces a Proposed $75 Million to Invest in Two New Get There Faster Initiatives
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that happened at 1:33 p.m. near 8934 4th Street North. A Subaru Impreza, traveling southbound, struck a man then ran off the roadway and struck an office building on the west side of the…
Read More Car Hits Man and Kills Him, Then Crashes Into St. Pete Office Building
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Police detectives arrested two suspects over the weekend as they continued their investigations into recent shootings. Tyrese Jerrido, 17, was taken into custody Sunday and charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault with a…
Read More Clearwater Police Arrest Two In Recent Shootings
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program has awarded the Season 8 Phoenix bass boat to Vance Mccullers from Lutz. Boat partners Mercury Marine and Lowrance were at the TrophyCatch boat drawing to conduct the “reverse drawing” that began with each of…
Read More Lutz Man Wins TrophyCatch Awards Season 8 Phoenix Bass Boat