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Hearing Set In Florida Medicaid Eligibility Fight
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A federal judge will hold a hearing Dec. 5 in a potential class-action lawsuit alleging Florida has not provided adequate informati [...]
St. Petersburg Uber Driver Arrested For Sexual Assault Of Woman In Parking Lot
Jose Antonio Canales Sanchez, 51 (SPPD)
ST, PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Police arrested Uber driver Jose Antonio Canales Sanchez, 51, and ch [...]
Pinellas Park Police Department Investigating A Vehicle Vs. Bicyclist Hit-And-Run Crash
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PINELLAS PARK, Fla, - Police in Pinellas Park are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened on Wednesday night.
On Wednesd [...]
Florida Tax Collections Top Expectations
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Florida general revenue collections topped projections in September by $215.4 million, with most of the gains coming throug [...]
Man Being Questioned For ‘Suspicious Incident’ At Resurrection Catholic Church And School
Source: PCSO
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office, working with the Lakeland Police Department, was seeking the public's help to iden [...]
Rising Insurance Rates In Florida: A Growing Concern For Coastal Residents
St. Petersburg Shore Acres Resident Kayaking In Street Following Hurricane Idalia Impact (Photo By Cliff Gephart, TFP)
The rising insurance rates [...]
10-Year-Old Challenger Student In Spring Hill Detained With Pellet Gun, Knife In Her Backpack
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SPRING HILL, Fla. - Deputies are currently investigating an incident at Challenger K-8, located in Spring Hill, involving allegations o [...]
Seminole Tribe To Begin Sports Betting At Florida Casinos
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Seminole Tribe leaders on Wednesday announced a plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December — a first step in what cou [...]
Lakeland Fire Department 7 Days Of Giving: Holiday Food Drive Pet Edition
7 Days of Giving: Holiday Food Drive Pet Edition (LFD)
LAKELAND, Fla. - Together with SPCA Florida, the Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) is making s [...]
Biden Makes Federal Judge Picks In Florida
President Joe Biden (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)
President Joe Biden will nominate four people to fill federal judgeships in Flor [...]