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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Police Department has launched the SafeTampa app to allow residents and visitors alike to quickly Say Something if they See Something. The app is free to download from the Google Play and Apple stores. Just search for SafeTampa. It was…
Read More Tampa Police Launch a New App for Public Safety
Today, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Executive Director Eric Sutton applauded Governor Ron DeSantis for his Florida Leads budget recommendations to the Legislature for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. The budget will continue to support high priority conservation items, such as red tide research and…
Read More Florida Conservation Remains Priority in Governor’s Budget
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has signed Executive Order 2021-07 requiring the use of face coverings outdoors within specific locations in the City of Tampa defined as Event Zones and Entertainment Districts. The Order is intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at…
Read More Tampa Mayor Issues Outdoor Event Mask Order Ahead of the Super Bowl
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in recent weeks has grabbed the limelight by spotlighting the Republican Party’s divide over it post-Trump future. The Florida Republican accused some GOP leaders of thumbing their noses at former President Donald Trump, abandoning rank-and-file party members for corporate cash and…
Read More Trump’s Third U.S. Party Idea is Catching On, While GOP Leaders Step Back From Him
DAVENPORT, Fla. – Four teenaged Orlando-area boys, all with a serious criminal history, were arrested early Thursday morning, while they were in the process of committing car burglaries in the Four Corners area of Davenport. The quick arrests were made possible due to a witness…
Read More “It Usually Doesn’t End Well” 4 Orlando Teens Arrested in Polk County Thursday
The past has come back to haunt Robinhood Trading App Thursday, after trading on the app was halted for some stocks. A tweet, from March 23, 2016, published by Robinhood Trading App simply said, “let the people trade”. We wonder what people they were talking…
Read More Donald Trump Jr. and AOC Agree, Robinhood Is Stealing from the Poor to Give to the Rich
By Christina Jewett A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of the virus after it reached…
Read More New U.S. Covid Cases Plunge 25% or More as Behavior Changes
Some see politics as a pendulum, swinging one way then lazily drifting back to the other. Politics also could be seen as circular, as in what comes around goes around. Democrats may soon learn this, much to their chagrin. A federal judge in Texas recently…
Read More Immigration Ruling Shows Texas AG Learned Well From Dems on How to Hunt for Friendly Judges
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested nine individuals after they took part in a street racing event held earlier this month. On Saturday, January 9, 2021, undercover deputies were on scene when the street racing began in the parking lot of…
Read More “Operation Burnout” 9 Arrested at Bass Pro Shop Parking Lot, Street Racing
TAMPA, Fla. – La La’s Sangria Bar, a first-of-its-kind bar and restaurant specializing in house-made sangria using all-natural fruits, spices, and ingredients with no added sugar, is now taking reservations for viewing packages to enjoy the Super Bowl at the restaurant located in the Channelside…
Read More Tampa Restaurant Invites Locals, Visitors to Imbibe Hand Crafted Sangria, Select Culinary Options on Super Bowl Sunday