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Help St. Pete Firefighters ‘Stuff The Truck’ This Saturday, Dec. 2
Source: SPFR
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Join St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and the St. Petersburg Association of Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 747, to "Stuff [...]
New Proposal In Florida Targets Bears Posing Threats
Source: TPA
People would be allowed to kill bears on their property without permits when they feel threatened or think it is necessary for protect [...]
Settlement Reached In Florida Over ‘Drag Queen Christmas’
Source: Screengrab Dec 2022
State regulators and the Hyatt Regency Miami have reached a settlement in a dispute about minors attending an event la [...]
Firefighters Contain Brandon House Fire
Brandon House Fire (HCFR)
BRANDON, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) fought a fire at a house on Brandon Park Circle in Brandon on Wed [...]
Plaintiffs Fire Back In Florida Felons’ Voting Case
Source: TFP File Photo
Arguing that state and local officials have created a “broken and arbitrary system,” plaintiffs are trying to fend off an a [...]
Florida Judge Backs Increased Marijuana License Fee
Recreational Marijuana
A $1.33 million license-renewal fee “carries out to the letter” a legislative mandate for how much it should cost medical m [...]
WATCH: A Wanted Felon Strikes Hillsborough County Sheriff Vehicle In An Attempt To Flee
Source: HCSO
BRANDON, Fla - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office apprehended a man in connection after a brazen altercation with deputies and [...]
24/7 Lane Closure Scheduled For North US 41 Affecting Lutz And Land O’ Lakes
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Beginning overnight Thursday, November 30, into Friday morning, December 1, an around-the-clock lane [...]
St. Petersburg: Lakewood High School 9th Grader Arrested For Having Gun On Campus
TFP File Photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Lakewood High School student was arrested Wednesday for having a gun on campus.
A 14-year-old boy in th [...]
One Suspect Arrested In Tampa Weekend Stabbing Murder
Ja'Quan Glymp, 34 (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person in connection to stabbing a homicide that [...]