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Tampa PD: 14-Year-Old Arrested In Palm Beach For His Role In Fatal Ybor City Shooting
Source: Tampa PD
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police arrested 14-year-old Kadyn Abney in connection with the fatal Ybor City shooting that occurred on Octo [...]
3 Shot, 1 Dead At Get-N-Go On Rideout Road In Tampa
Source: HCSO
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a homicide investigation on the 7800 block of Rideout Road in Ta [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Slams Former South Carolina Gov. Haley’s Social Media Plan “Out Of Bounds”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley on Wednesday tried to tiptoe bac [...]
Get Involved: Available Seats On City Of St. Petersburg Boards & Committees
City Of St. Petersburg (File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The City of St. Petersburg has multiple boards and committees with vacancies that are seeking [...]
Florida Sets New Visitation Record In Third Quarter With 35.1 Million Visitors
TFP File Photo
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that visitation to Florida continues to rise, setting a record for the number of visitors t [...]
State GOP AGs Join Battle Over Trump’s Gag Order, Although Florida Is Not Among Them
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Former President Donald Trump has several new allies in his fight against a judge-imposed gag ord [...]
Testing, Recess Changes Eyed In Florida School Deregulation
Source: File Photo
A slate of bills aimed at reducing regulations on public schools began moving forward Wednesday, as a key Florida Senate panel [...]
Records Exemptions Sought For Suicides In Florida
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Pointing in part to concerns about information appearing on the internet, a Senate Republican on Wednesday proposed creating a public-r [...]
Plan Targets ‘Perfect Storm’ In Florida Prisons
TFP File Photo
Florida needs to spend at least $2.2 billion on repairs, retrofits and staffing to address “‘immediate” needs in the state prison s [...]
Suspect Who Stole Jeep From Car Dealership Arrested
Source: HCSO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested the individual responsible for the theft of a Jeep [...]