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State regulators Tuesday could approve a proposal that would reduce Florida Power & Light customers’ bills in May because of lower-than-expected natural gas prices. The proposal, which will go before the Public Service Commission, would partially offset rate increases that took effect in April. Utilities…

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PLANT CITY, Fla. – A 44-year-old man has died after a shooting in Plant City on Sunday night, police say. According to police, on Sunday, at approximately 9:30 pm., the Plant City Police Department responded to a 911 call of a reported shooting in the…

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FORT MEADE, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a traffic crash on US Hwy 98 East at Adams Rd in Fort Meade involving a semi-tanker truck and a White Grove worker transport bus. According to deputies, there were 38…

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Florida drivers are earning a bad reputation. Three Sunshine State cities were ranked among the top five in the country for having the worst drivers. They included Jacksonville (No. 1), Orlando (No. 3), and Tampa (No. 4). The rankings were compiled by the website CleverMove…

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Florida gas prices increased 10 cents per gallon last week, and additional price hikes are likely to come, after Saudi Arabia unexpectedly announced plans to cut oil production, causing oil prices to rise overnight. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ countries announced surprise plans to cut…

Read More Florida Gas Prices Likely To Rise As OPEC+ Announces Oil Production Cuts

Former President Donald Trump will speak at Mar-a-Lago following his arraignment in New York on Tuesday. This will be his first speech following a grand jury vote on Thursday to indict Trump in connection to alleged 2016 hush money payments made by his then-attorney Michael Cohen to…

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LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland Police arrested 28-year-old Calvin Jordan Sousa, on Sunday, charging him with two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder in connection with a shooting that took place earlier in the morning. According to police, at approximately 2:58 a.m., officers were dispatched to…

Read More Highland City Man Charged After Shooting Woman In Lakeland McDonald’s Drive-Thru

A U.S. citizen, Emraan Ali (“Ali”), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release by the Honorable Beth Bloom for conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Ali entered a guilty plea on November 22, 2022.  On March…

Read More U.S. Man Who Joined ISIS In Syria Gets 20 Years In Prison

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – A female kayaker was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday after a near-drowning incident in Brooksville. According to officials, just after 8 am on Sunday, HCFR responded to Byster Lake for a reported kayaker who flipped in the water and wasn’t responding.…

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Last week former President Donald Trump’s camp took a moment out of being the first former president to be indicted on criminal charges to mock Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The catalyst for that was the news that Walt Disney World’s pseudo-government, the Reedy Creek Improvement…

Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Asserts Fight With Disney Is Not Over