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An assistant principal at Nixa Junior High School in Nixa, Missouri, was charged in federal court Wednesday with the sexual exploitation of a child for the purpose of producing child pornography. Colby Fronterhouse, 41, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District…
Read More Missouri Junior High Assistant Principal Charged with Producing Child Porn
TAMPA, Fla. – No tickets to the big game here in Tampa? With prices of tickets sky rocketing to $59,000, you may be better suited to watching the game from home. A quick look at TicketMaster Thursday morning has game day tickets starting at around…
Read More $59,000 Super Bowl Ticket or a Free Digital Game Day Program?
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco County Government has earned a 2021 Top Workplaces USA award. Energage announced Pasco County as one of the winning organizations during a virtual event on Wednesday night. “We are thrilled to be recognized as one of the Top Workplaces in…
Read More Pasco County Government Named a 2021 Top Workplace
By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Schulte As they rush to vaccinate millions of Americans, health officials are struggling to collect critically important information — such as race, ethnicity and occupation — of every person they jab. The data being collected is so scattered that there’s little insight into…
Read More Huge Gaps in Vaccine Data Make It Next to Impossible to Know Who Got the Shots
As liberals have expanded the battlefield of the culture war to sports, professional and college, award-winning sportswriter Jason Whitlock has been a lonely voice. Whitlock, who is black, has not hesitated in attacking liberal nostrums and the haughtiness in which they are handed down by…
Read More Tony Dungy For President? One Top Sportswriter Says He’s the Right Man For the Job
Three individuals associated with the Oath Keepers, a paramilitary organization focused on recruitment of current and former military, law enforcement, and first responder personnel, were indicted today in federal court in the District of Columbia for conspiring to obstruct Congress, among other charges. Jessica Marie…
Read More “Yeah. We Stormed the Capitol Today.” Three Oath Keepers Indicted on U.S. Capitol Riot Charges
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Police officers responded to a bank robbery call at about 3:00 PM Wednesday afternoon at the Wells Fargo located at 2699 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. That’s when a man entered the bank and implied he had a weapon and demanded money before fleeing…
Read More Clearwater Bank Robbery Suspect Sought By Police
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – Main Street Zephyrhills announces a call for artists for a mural on 7th Street, in downtown Zephyrhills. The mural will be located on the South-facing wall of 5210 7th Street, a one-story white building. Artists are asked to complete an application documenting…
Read More Calling All Artists, Zephyrhills Announce Downtown Mural on 7th Street
HAINES CITY, Fla. – A recently resigned Haines City High School teacher and basketball coach was arrested Tuesday night for sexually engaging with a student on multiple occasions. Wayne McKenzie Ricks II, 29, was arrested in Osceola County on 10 counts of custodial sexual battery…
Read More Former Haines City Teacher and Coach Arrested for Sexual Battery of a Student
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown female who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation. The initial video of the unidentified female, Jane Doe 43, shown…
Read More FBI: Seeking to Identify Jane Doe 43, Who May Have Information Regarding the Identity of a Child Sexual Assault Victim