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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that state offices will be closed on July 3rd. “I am proud to recognize our state employees for their service to Floridians,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “Following an historic legislative session, where we enshrined medical freedom, secured school choice expansion,…
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TAMPA, Fla. – Three armed juveniles were arrested, and a total of ten guns were recovered by Tampa Police Monday as a result of an ongoing investigation. After the arrest of two subjects involved in the June 14 shooting in the game room of the…
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TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle fire located on I-275 Northbound at the Fowler Ave. overpass at approximately 10:35 am on Tuesday. Officials say the vehicle’s driver was Super Bowl champion Running Back Leonard Fournette, formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.…
Read More Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Leonard Fournette Ok After Vehicle Fire On I-275
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. – A 35-year-old woman has been arrested after deputies say she stole household items from a home she was renting in Weeki Wachee. On June 7, 2023, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Dirlenton Way in Weeki Wachee about…
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For the ninth consecutive month, Miami in April topped other metro areas across the country in home-price increases when compared to a year earlier, according to an analysis released Tuesday. The Miami area had a 5.2 percent year-over-year increase, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller…
Read More Miami Tops Home Price Hikes In Florida
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ballot summary would be “misleading to voters in several key respects.” Trulieve, the…
Read More Florida AG Moody Seeks To Snuff Out Recreational Marijuana Proposal
SANIBEL, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of a $13.1 million bridge loan Tuesday to the City of Sanibel through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program. The program is administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to support government…
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday filed a lawsuit in Florida seeking to collect $1.43 million from the Skanska construction company over damage from two barges that broke free as Hurricane Sally pounded the Pensacola area in 2020. Skanska had been using the barges…
Read More Feds Sue In Florida For $1.43M In Skanska Barges Case
PASCO COUNTY, Fla – Pasco Sheriff’s Office is currently working with the Zephyrhills Police Department on a domestic-related arson in the 7100 block of Boxer Round Place, Zephyrhills. According to deputies, two adult victims were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and an…
Read More 3 Injured, 1 Critical Following Domestic-Related Arson In Zephyrhills
TAMPA, Fla – The Tampa Police Department is investigating a serious injury crash at Hillsborough Av W and the Dale Mabry SB exit ramp. According to investigators, officers responded to the scene at approximately 5:30 am on Tuesday and located an adult male lying in…
Read More Tampa Police Investigating Crash Where Man Was Found Lying On Exit Ramp To Dale Mabry