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GIBSONTON, Fla. – Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a fire at 9815 US Highway 41 in Gibsonton, the small house behind Al “The Giant” Tomaini’s monument. HCFR’s dispatch center received a 911 call at 6:14 AM Saturday from callers reporting the fire. HCFR’s Engine…
Read More Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battle Blaze Behind Florida Circus Legends Monument
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County elections officials say Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor entered a polling place in violation of state law. Her Republican opponent in Florida’s 14th Congressional District asserts she should be charged with a felony. Fox 13 in Tampa reported on Friday…
Read More GOP Candidate James Judge Asserts Dem Rep. Kathy Castor Lied About Illegal Venture Into Polling Place
SPRING HILL, Fla. – At 1:03 p.m. on Thursday, Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) responded to a reported residential fire in the 10,000 block of Tassel St. According to officials, the call came from a neighbor who reported fire from the garage and…
Read More One Person Injured In Spring Hill House Fire
Republicans hold a more than 250,000-voter advantage over Democrats in ballots cast through the mail or at early voting sites in next week’s elections, according to data posted online Friday by the state Division of Elections. The data showed that a total of 3,887,262 Floridians…
Read More Florida GOP Builds Big Edge In Ballots Cast
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political committee reported raising more than $774,000 on Wednesday, while Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist’s committee reported raising $20,370, according to numbers posted on the state Division of Elections website. The Friends of Ron DeSantis committee pulled in $774,265 and had about…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Pulls In Another $774K In One Day, Crist Reports $20K Same Day
To warn Floridians about the dangers of illicit fentanyl laced in counterfeit pills, Attorney General Ashley Moody is launching the One Pill Can Kill webpage located on the Dose of Reality Florida website. Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, are flooding the nation’s illicit drug market—wreaking havoc…
Read More Florida AG Moody Launches “One Pill Can Kill” Website Warning Of Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign today announced it has knocked on two million individual doors across the state of Florida with less than one week to Election Day. Campaign staff and volunteers have combined to produce unprecedented voter contact and are working to deliver…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Campaign Announced Over 2 Million Doors Knocked
TAMPA, Fla. – CareerSource Tampa Bay will host a job fair dedicated to employing Veterans on Wednesday, November 09, 2022, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the Cordelia B Hunt Center located in Al Lopez Park 4810 N Himes Ave, Tampa, FL 33614. To…
Read More CareerSource Tampa Bay To Connect Florida Veterans With Career Opportunities
POLL COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested two murder suspects from the Virgin Islands on Thursday. Deputies, supported by K-9 and Drone units, responded to a residence at 107 Arizona Avenue in Lakeland and quickly arrested the suspects, 30-year-old Jonathan Rivera, and his…
Read More Polk County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Murder Suspects From The Virgin Islands
Florida TaxWatch said Thursday that Hurricane Ian recovery efforts are being hindered by the state’s undercount in the 2020 U.S. Census. The non-profit group released a report titled, “A Key to Overcoming Disasters: Complete Census Data Reinforces Resiliency” and said the undercount reduces the state’s…
Read More Census Undercount Targeted In Florida After Hurricane Ian