Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he will lead an international trade mission, organized in conjunction with Enterprise Florida, to Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the United Kingdom. The mission will build on economic relationships Florida has with each country, and the Governor will meet…
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Demands Accountability For 4:45 AM “Emergency Alert System” Push
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is demanding answers after the 4:45 a.m. Emergency Alert System push notification went off around Florida Thursday. The alert was an early alarm clock, and folks from around the state checked their phones to see the text, “TEST – This is…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Demands Accountability For 4:45 AM “Emergency Alert System” PushFlorida Gov. DeSantis Signs Death Penalty Bill, Scrapping Unanimous Jury Requirement
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by parents of the victims of the Parkland mass murder to sign Senate Bill (SB) 450, which reforms Florida’s death penalty statutes, including reducing the number of jurors needed to administer capital punishment from unanimous to a supermajority of…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Death Penalty Bill, Scrapping Unanimous Jury RequirementMan Charged With Murder After Running Over, Killing Victim With ATV In Land O’ Lakes
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – A 52-year-old man has been charged with murder after running over a man with an ATV, according to Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Dale Slaunwhite, 52, is held in the Pasco County Jail on no bond. According to deputies, on Monday, April…
Read More Man Charged With Murder After Running Over, Killing Victim With ATV In Land O’ LakesPasco County School Disciplinary Aid Arrested After Hiding Guns For Student
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A Pasco County School District ‘Disciplinary Aid’ was arrested after helping a student hide firearms following a shooting on Monday. On Monday around 4 pm, New Port Richey Police Department began investigating a ‘shots fired’ call near Van Buren and…
Read More Pasco County School Disciplinary Aid Arrested After Hiding Guns For StudentFlorida Lawmakers Back Plan Targeting ‘ESG’
The Florida Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would prohibit investment strategies that Gov. Ron DeSantis has deemed “woke,” sending the issue to his desk. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-12 along party lines to prohibit consideration of “environmental, social and governance”…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Back Plan Targeting ‘ESG’Motorcyclist Runs Red Light And Crashes Into Clearwater Cop
CLEARWATER, Fl.a – Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a crash late Wednesday on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard that involved a police department vehicle. The crash occurred at 11:39 p.m. at Gulf-to-Bay and McMullen Booth Road. The police vehicle, a 2022 unmarked Ford Explorer,…
Read More Motorcyclist Runs Red Light And Crashes Into Clearwater CopHuman Remains Discovered In Wooded Area In Riverview, Sheriff Investigating
RIVERVIEW, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation in Riverview. According to deputies, on Wednesday at approximately 7:33 p.m., deputies responded to a wooded preserve near Shadow Run and Donneymoor Drive for reports of a body in the woods. When…
Read More Human Remains Discovered In Wooded Area In Riverview, Sheriff Investigating2 People Shot At Tampa Apartment Complex, 1 Has Died
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a homicide that occurred at the Palms at Sand Lake in Tampa. According to deputies, on Wednesday at 7:25 p.m., a 911 caller reported shots fired at his apartment located on Marsh…
Read More 2 People Shot At Tampa Apartment Complex, 1 Has DiedInverness Woman Dies From Crash After Suffering Medical Emergency
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A 36-year-old Inverness woman was killed in a crash that happened around 11:44 am on Wednesday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the woman was traveling southbound in an SUV on North Corbin Avenue, south of East Ryan Street. A…
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