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Florida Could Be Down To A Single “Community” College Next Year
Tallahassee Community College (Foursquare)
Florida could be down to a single “community” college next year, as Tallahassee Community College Presi [...]
St. Petersburg Police, FBI Tampa Partner To Raise Awareness About Sextortion
Sextortion (SPPD, FBI Tampa)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway and FBI Tampa Division Special Agent in Charge [...]
Florida Motorcycle Club Member Arrested In Hernando County, Sexual Battery Of Children As Young As 4
Randy Akers, 60 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A sexual predator has been arrested after a report of sexual battery from two different minors. [...]
Bradenton Man Arrested For Armed Robbery Of Tampa Business After Aksing For ‘Free Water’
Source: UNSPLASH
TAMPA, Fla. - Devon Floyd, 31, Bradenton, has been charged with one count of Hobbs Act robbery. If convicted, Floyd faces up to 2 [...]
Can Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Change The Tone?
DeSantis Campaign Trail
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his rebooted campaign are getting attention as he approaches Wednesday’s first Republican pr [...]
Legislative Lobbying In Florida Nears $48M
Source: TFP File Photo
Lobbying firms in Florida collected nearly $48 million for their legislative work from April 1 through June 30, according t [...]
Major Deal In Florida’s Grocery Industry With Aldi Buying 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys
TFP File Photo
In a major deal in Florida’s grocery industry, Aldi announced Wednesday it is buying Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket.
Aldi, [...]
Lakeland Man Struck And Killed By Box Truck While Walking Across I-275 In Tampa
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - A 40-year-old Lakeland man has died after being struck by a box truck on I-275 in Tampa Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
Troo [...]
Detroit Child With Special Needs Receives Bedroom Makeover Dream
Brandon Jackson (Sunshine Foundation)
DETROIT, Fla. - Brandon Jackson was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a Bedroom Make [...]
Fatal Crash Closes I-275 Southbound At Fowler Avenue In Tampa
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
TAMPA, Fla - The Tampa Police Department is assisting the Florida Highway Patrol with a traffic fatality on I- [...]