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GREAT FALLS, Mt. — A Great Falls man who admitted downloading and sharing child pornography with his cell phone was sentenced today to eight years and six months in prison and to five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Derek Wallace…
Read More Receiving, Distributing Child Porn Sends Great Falls Man to Prison
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A fight that broke out between two students at River Ridge High School in Pasco County, ended with one student airlifted to the hospital for treatment. According to the arrest report, two male students entered into a mutual fight. The defendant…
Read More Charges In River Ridge High School Fight that Ended With a Student Airlifted to the Hospital
FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger were killed in the line of duty and three other agents were wounded while executing a federal court-ordered search warrant in a crimes against children investigation in Sunrise, Florida. U. S. Attorney Bryan Schroder issued…
Read More FBI: Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, End Of Watch
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman for calling in threats against the Hillsborough County Courthouse. On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, just before 11:00 a.m., Dianna Mervil, 32, called 911 and told the dispatcher a “device” had been placed in the…
Read More Florida Woman Calls in Bomb Threat to Courthouse in Anger Over Mans 4 Life Sentences
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – On Tuesday, just after 7 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the intersection of E. Jefferson Street and N. Broad Street in the City of Brooksville for what was originally thought to be a Hit and Run Traffic Crash. Callers…
Read More Man Charged with Attempted Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault in Brooksville
The Keystone XL project has also undergone extensive environmental review and is the safest and most environmentally friendly way to transport oil., according to GOP Senators. This project is expected to provide approximately 11,000 direct high-paying jobs and up to 60,000 indirect and direct jobs,…
Read More U.S. GOP Senators Cruz, Daines, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reverse Biden’s Anti-Energy Action, Authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office made another arrest Wednesday, the twelfth person total, in the ongoing investigation of fraudulent activity involving theft from Polk Cares, the Covid-19 assistance program funded by the Federal CARES Act. The program was created to assist…
Read More 12th Arrested in Florida COVID Relief Theft, County Program for Housing and Utilities
TAMPA, Fla. – As you drive around Tampa Bay – look up. You see construction cranes dotting the horizon. One local architect/builder says that’s great news for our region especially with Super Bowl fans and companies visiting our area. Jonathan Moore, president of InVision Advisors says with each…
Read More Construction Cranes Signal a Booming Tampa Economy and Super Bowl Guests May Consider it a Green Light to Relocate
LAKELAND, Fla. – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Julio Gonzalez, 45, Lakeland, with four counts of theft of public money and two counts of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, Gonzalez faces a maximum penalty of 10 years’…
Read More Lakeland Man Indicted On Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
Tuesday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, hosted a press conference announcing the release of the FDACS Biden-Harris Administration Partnership Plan: Keeping Florida & America Growing, a state-federal partnership plan. The plan outlines areas of future collaboration between the Florida Department of Agriculture and…
Read More Florida Ag Commissioner Releases FDACS & Biden Admin Partnership Plan