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The Republican Party of Florida continued in August to widen its voter-registration edge over the Florida Democratic Party. As of Aug. 31, the state had 5,206,774 registered Republicans and 4,617,844 registered Democrats, according to data posted Tuesday on the state Division of Elections website. That…

Read More Florida GOP Registration Edge Over Democrats Nears 600,000

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County residential property owners and renters whose homes sustained damage and losses from Hurricane Idalia can apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance.  The Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that FEMA has approved Individual Assistance for Hillsborough County. …

Read More Hillsborough County Residents Who Sustained Losses from Hurricane Idalia Can Apply for Federal Assistance

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Investigators in St. Petersburg arrested a 15-year-old student at Northeast High School today for driving a stolen car and having a loaded gun in his backpack on campus. The 10th grader did not make any threatening statements or threaten anyone with…

Read More 15-Year-Old Student Arrested At Northeast High School With Stolen Car And Gun At School

A Senate proposal that would honor the late musician Jimmy Buffett is a drastic change in the latitude from a House measure filed last week. Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, D-Davie, on Tuesday, filed a bill (SB 84) for the 2024 legislative session that would…

Read More Florida Senate Minority Leader Book Files ‘Jimmy Buffett Highway’ Bill

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Police Department is investigating vandalism to artwork and a nearby city kiosk at Perry Harvey Park. The artwork is a unique and contextual collection of four major artworks that tell the story of the African-American community and Historic Central Avenue,…

Read More Tampa Police Investigating Rash Of Vandalism Of Art At Perry Harvey Park

Eric Grumbine of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a Family Dream Trip. Eric lives with the challenges of Cerebral Palsy. “We enjoyed some pizza, and Eric went on a mini go-kart track with Dad. He also got…

Read More New Jersey Child With Special Needs Receives Family Dream Trip From Sunshine Foundation

TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest following the homicide on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the 6000 block of N. 48th Street. Through investigative means, detectives obtained a warrant for Mar’Quel Anetus, 23.   “Our detectives worked diligently to identify and…

Read More 23-Year-Old Man Arrested In Tampa Shooting Homicide

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. – Beginning Saturday, October 7, a new entrance ramp will open to traffic from westbound Big Bend Road to northbound I-75, weather permitting. Once open, westbound motorists will have to enter the interstate from the right side of the road. During this…

Read More New Entrance Ramp From Westbound Big Bend Road To Northbound I-75 Opening Saturday

After Florida lawmakers passed major changes in December to shore up the property insurance industry, a Senate committee next week will receive presentations about the insurance market. According to a calendar published Monday, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Oct. 10 is scheduled to…

Read More Florida Property Insurance Issues Teed Up

The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 1.4 million policies, as it continues to add thousands of policies a week. Citizens had 1,406,189 policies as of Friday, up from 1,399,554 policies a week earlier and 1,391,777 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted…

Read More Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Tops 1.4 Million Policies