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Sunset Beach On Treasure Island Expected To Open This Weekend
Source: City Of Treasure Island
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. - After a month of restoring the dunes and planting vegetation, the Emergency Sand Dune Rest [...]
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst In New Jersey Lockdown Lifted After Reported Active Shooter
File Photo
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey was on lockdown after a report of an active shooter, according to a social media post by [...]
Suspicious Incident At School Bus Stop In Brooksville Under Investigation
School Bus Source: TFP File Photo
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a suspicious incident that o [...]
Hurricane Ian Flood Insurance Tab Tops $4B In Florida
Flooding From Hurricane Ian
The National Flood Insurance Program paid $4.38 billion for more than 47,000 claims filed after last year’s Hurricane [...]
Florida Fentanyl Trafficker Now Facing Murder Charge In Overdose Death Of Woman
Melvin Anthony Howard (MCSO)
A 56-year-old Florida man arrested in April 2023 for leading an extensive fentanyl distribution ring in Monroe County [...]
5 From Tampa, Including Nurse, Plead Guilty To Smuggling Drugs Into Hillsborough County Jail
TFP File Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Five Tampa residents pleaded guilty to their roles in smuggling drugs into the Hillsborough County Jail [...]
Chicago Firm Disputes Florida ‘Scrutinized’ Reasoning
Florida Gov. DeSantis
Morningstar, a Chicago-based investment research firm placed Wednesday on Florida’s list of “scrutinized companies,” dispute [...]
Pasco County: November 2 Planning Commission Meeting
Source: Pasco County
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Pasco County Planning Commission (PC) Meeting Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in the Histor [...]
Hillsborough Offers Free Pet Vaccinations, Microchips On Sunday
TFP File Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County is offering free rabies vaccinations and microchips for dogs and cats on Sunday, Oc [...]
Lane Closures On East Kennedy Boulevard At North Meridian Avenue
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 a.m. today, the outside eastbound lane on East Kennedy Boulevard will be closed between Nort [...]