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New Entrance Ramp From Eastbound Big Bend Road To Northbound I-75 Opening Wednesday
Source: FDOT
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - Beginning early morning, Wednesday, December 20, a new entrance ramp will open to motorists from eastbound Big B [...]
Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Sees Increase In Policies
Insurance Policy (Source: TFP File Photo)
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. topped 1.273 million policies last week, as it added nearl [...]
Prison Population In Florida To Steadily Grow
TFP File Photo
After plummeting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of inmates in Florida prisons is expected to continue steadily increasi [...]
Woman Dead, Man Injured From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound In Hudson Domestic Shooting
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HUDSON, Fla. - Pasco Sheriff's Office deputies are currently investigating an apparent domestic-related shooting [...]
USPS Postal Carrier Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Tampa
Source: Unsplash
TAMPA, Fla. - A United States Postal Carrier was killed in a hit-and-run crash Monday, and police are actively searching for the [...]
Tampa Police Recover Boat Captain’s Body From Submerged Vessel
Curtis Lee Cowling (TPD)
TAMPA. Fla. - The Tampa Police Department has confirmed that the body recovered from the submerged vessel was the missing [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards $100 Million For Projects To Restore The Indian River Lagoon
Source: Indian River Lagoon, State Parks
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the first awards through the newly established Indian River Lagoo [...]
Pinellas County Teen Arrested For Making School Shooting Threat Against Osceola Middle School
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies arrested a Pinellas County Schools student for Written Threats to Kill or Conduct a Mass Shooting on Sunday. [...]
Money Eyed In Florida For Transportation Funding ‘Gap’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
A $7 billion program to advance a series of transportation projects hit a funding gap as it enters its second year and w [...]
Hillsborough County Cold Weather Shelters To Open Monday Night
File Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County’s cold weather shelters program will be activated tonight, Monday, Dec. 18, for the hom [...]