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15-Year-Old Student Arrested At Northeast High School With Stolen Car And Gun At School
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Investigators in St. Petersburg arrested a 15-year-old student at Northeast High School t [...]
Florida Senate Minority Leader Book Files ‘Jimmy Buffett Highway’ Bill
Jimmy Buffett
A Senate proposal that would honor the late musician Jimmy Buffett is a drastic change in the latitude from a House measure filed la [...]
Tampa Police Investigating Rash Of Vandalism Of Art At Perry Harvey Park
The artwork is a unique and contextual collection of four major artworks that tell the story of the African-American community and Historic Central A [...]
New Jersey Child With Special Needs Receives Family Dream Trip From Sunshine Foundation
Eric Grumbine (Source: Sunshine Foundation)
Eric Grumbine of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation f [...]
23-Year-Old Man Arrested In Tampa Shooting Homicide
Mar’Quel Anetus, 23 (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest following the homicide on Thursday, September [...]
New Entrance Ramp From Westbound Big Bend Road To Northbound I-75 Opening Saturday
Source: FDOT
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - Beginning Saturday, October 7, a new entrance ramp will open to traffic from westbound Big Bend Road to northbou [...]
Florida Property Insurance Issues Teed Up
St. Petersburg Shore Acres Resident Standing In Flooded Street Following Hurricane Idalia Impact (Photo By Cliff Gephart)
After Florida lawmakers [...]
Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Tops 1.4 Million Policies
Insurance Policy (Source: TFP File Photo)
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 1.4 million policies, as it continues to add th [...]
Hurricane Idalia Debris Pickup Concludes Friday, October 6 In St. Pete
St. Petersburg Flooding From Hurricane Idalia
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Debris pickup, following Hurricane Idalia, will conclude this Friday, October [...]
$6.4 Million In Loans Approved To Florida Small Businesses Impacted By Hurricane Idalia
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $6.4 million has been approved through the Florida Small Business Emer [...]