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SARASOTA, Fla. – The Sarasota Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that happened on Thursday, November 3, 2022, just before 9 a.m. The crash involved a bicyclist and a dump truck. The bicyclist, a 55-year-old man, from Sarasota, was riding northbound on…
Read More Sarasota Man Dies After Dump Truck Collides With His Bicycle, Witnesses Sought By Police
A hurricane watch was issued Monday for a large stretch of the East Coast of Florida, as Subtropical Storm Nicole posed a late-season threat to the state. The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane watch was in effect from Hallandale Beach to the border of…
Read More Hurricane Watch Issued For East Coast Of Florida
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Brian E. Corley, Pasco County Supervisor of Elections, announces the polls for the November 8th General Election will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for qualified voters. Voters may check their registration status prior to voting at PascoVotes.gov and…
Read More Pasco County Poll Hours And Election Preparedness General Election
A U.S. district judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and other plaintiffs challenging federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns. Judge Allen Winsor on Friday issued a 22-page ruling that granted a request by the U.S.…
Read More Judge Rejects Challenge To Florida Laws On Guns, Pot
LARGO, Fla. – SPCA Tampa Bay needs the community’s help in supporting shelter animals during the organization’s 3rd Annual Day of Giving Telethon presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition and CenterGrid. This year’s telethon and online fundraising event will be on Thursday, November 10. Every year…
Read More SPCA Tampa Bay Hosts 3rd Annual Day Of Giving Telethon Fundraising Event
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County is encouraging residents to shine a green light in support of veterans this week. Joe Chillura Courthouse Square and John F. Germany Public Library are illuminated green during Operation Green Light, and residents can participate, too. Hillsborough County and…
Read More Hillsborough County Illuminates Green In Support Of Veterans During Operation Green Light
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 29-year-old St. Petersburg man has been arrested and charged in the murder of his mother over the weekend. According to police, at 11:30 am on Saturday, St. Petersburg Police responded to a call to check the welfare of a woman…
Read More St. Petersburg Man Charged With Beating, Murdering His Mother
Subtropical Storm Nicole formed Monday morning in the Atlantic Ocean with a projected path that could bring it to Florida’s east coast by Wednesday night. According to the National Hurricane Center, this storm could be near Hurricane strength as it approaches the state. As of…
Read More Subtropical Storm Nicole Formed, Florida Could See Near Hurricane Strength Storm
As expected, Florida gas prices increased last week, following the expiration of the state’s gas tax holiday on November 1st. The price fluctuations varied by region. In Tampa, filling stations were seen going from around $3.05 per gallon on Halloween to $3.35 by the end…
Read More Average Gas Price In Florida Jumps 17 Cents Following Tax Holiday Expiration
AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Police in Auburndale, Florida are searching for two suspects who lifted a Nabisco employee’s iPad while he was working in Walmart. On October 18, at 1:22 PM, two suspects entered the Walmart located at 2120 Highway 92 West in Auburndale, Florida. The…
Read More Auburndale Cops Looking For Two Men Who Stole Nabsico Worker’s iPad In Walmart