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A Dead Horse That Won’t Die, Laser Spine Institute Sued Again
TAMPA, Fla. – In what may prove to be the surgery industry’s most notorious medical trials of the 21st century, another lawsuit has been filed agains [...]
Florida Awarded $5,000,000 To Combat State Opioid Crisis
Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that the state of Florida has been awarded $5 million in funding to create a new pilot [...]
Deli Meats are Linked To Listeria Outbreak, 1-Death in Florida
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspecti [...]
Health Advisory Issued for Ben T. Davis Beach Continues
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The health advisory issued for Ben T. Davis Beach due to high bacteria levels remains in place. This should be considered [...]
Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living Earns High Marks with Families, Residents
PINELLAS PARK, FL. – In this day and age of an abundance of assisted living facilities and nursing homes, it’s difficult to decide where to relo [...]
Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis Announce Nearly $5 Million Emergency Grant for Crisis Counseling Program
Recently, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a nearly $5 million emergency grant to implement a Crisis Counseling Program to help [...]
Flu Boo Starts Tonight! Florida Department of Health Pinellas County
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL. - The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) urges everyone to get their vaccine before Halloween. Alth [...]
Pasco Commissioners Keep Mask Order in Place After Mariano Motions to Get Rid of It
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - During the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, County Commissioner Jack Mariano motioned for the Boa [...]
ARC of Tampa Bay Sued for “Go to Sleep” Boogeyman Tactics
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Arc Tampa Bay, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns a group home for the mentally and developmentally disabled that is [...]
Hillsborough County Face Coverings Mandate Still in Effect
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County has extended its state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. [...]