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TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a residential structure fire early Thursday afternoon. HCFR’s dispatch center received a 911 call from an individual next door to 2702 North 66th Street, reporting visible flames and smoke from what he believed to be an abandoned…
Read More Fire Destroys Abandoned House In Tampa
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced continued record visitation to Florida in the third quarter of 2022. VISIT FLORIDA estimates that Florida welcomed 35.1 million visitors between July and September 2022, marking a 6.9 percent increase from Q3 2021, and the fifth consecutive quarter of overall…
Read More Governor DeSantis: Freedom First Policies Continue To Bring Visitors To Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Due to the holiday, certain City facilities and services will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25. Residential trash and recycling collection regularly scheduled for Thursday will be made on Wednesday. Monday, Tuesday, and Friday collections remain the…
Read More City Of St. Petersburg Facility Closures & Trash, Recycling Collection Adjustments
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The 2022 Pasco County Community Survey is live – and we’re looking for your input! Pasco’s annual Community Survey is a vital listening tool used to gather information and feedback as we work to serve our community to create a better…
Read More Pasco County Launches 2022 Community Survey
With his lopsided re-election victory and former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign announcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a swirl of questions about his and the Republican Party’s future. “What do you think about Trump’s big announcement and some of the less-than-flattering comments he has…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Says “Chill Out A Little Bit” To Questions On Presidential Bid
First-time unemployment claims in Florida last week continued dropping toward levels from before Hurricane Ian, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor. The report estimated 5,889 initial claims were filed during the week that ended Nov. 12, down from a…
Read More Florida Jobless Claims Below 6,000
For the second time this week, a new poll shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thumping former President Donald Trump. The Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday had asked 1,500 respondents, “If you had to choose, who would you rather see as the Republican nominee for President in…
Read More Another Poll Shows Florida Governor DeSantis Well In Front Of Former President Trump
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday directed $7.7 million of state and federal money toward skilled-labor training in Southwest Florida, as the region recovers from Hurricane Ian. “We want to make sure that we’re doing things to make sure we have everything in place so that…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Announces Post-Hurricane Ian Job Training Aid For Southwest Florida
TAMPA, Fla – A construction worker is dead after a workplace accident sent him to the hospital. According to deputies, on Wednesday Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies along with Port Security responded to the scene of an accident at Port Tampa Bay at approximately 11:07 a.m.…
Read More Construction Worker Killed At Port Tampa Bay
LAKELAND, Fla. – A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for 56-year-old Lisa-Marie Martin-LaFave. Mrs. Martin-LaFave is believed to be traveling in a 2018 white Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk, bearing Florida tag Z25DTY. She was last seen in the area near the 800 block of…
Read More Florida Purple Alert: 56-Year-Old Lisa-Marie Martin-LaFave, Last Seen In Lakeland