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Florida Tax Preparer Charged With Defrauding Seniors In Multi-Count Felony Case
Closeup Of US Currency, TFP File Photo
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has filed multiple felony charges a [...]
Florida Gas Prices Up Slightly As Record Number Of Travelers Hit The Road This Thanksgiving
Florida Turkey
Get ready for busy roads and slightly higher gas prices this Thanksgiving holiday in Florida! AAA predicts a record number of trav [...]
Fatal Crash In Marion County Leaves Pennsylvania Woman Dead, 3 Injured
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A deadly car accident occurred on County Road 314 on Saturday evening, claiming the life [...]
Nightclub Stabbing In Lakeland Leads To Arrest Of Winter Haven Man
Johnnie Brown IV
LAKELAND, Fla. - A violent incident unfolded outside a Lakeland nightclub on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, leaving one man injur [...]
Polk County Firefighter’s Brave Attempt To Save Life In Polk City Ends In Tragedy
Polk County Firefighter's Brave Attempt To Save Life In Polk City Ends In Tragedy
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A late-night house fire in Polk City turned [...]
Hillsborough Fire Rescue Quickly Contains Valrico Apartment Fire
Breaking News From Tampa Free Press
VALRICO, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded to a multi-unit apartment fire in Valrico lat [...]
Florida Power & Light Seeks Rate Hike To Recover Hurricane Costs
Power Pole (File)
Florida Power & Light (FPL) is seeking approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to recover approximately $1.2 bil [...]
Tampa Traffic Alert: Palm River Road Closed Due To Water Main Break
Road Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - A portion of Palm River Road will be closed to traffic due to a water main break.
Beginning at 6:30 PM on Saturday, N [...]
Lakeland Pedestrian Struck And Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash
Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 67-year-old pedestrian, Robin Brown, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run crash early [...]
Largo Man Arrested For DUI After Driving Through Fatal Crash Scene In Clearwater
David Saldivar
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Largo man was arrested early Saturday morning after driving through a fatal crash scene.
David Saldivar, 31 [...]