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Hurricane Season Forecast Bumped Up To ‘Above-Normal’
Source: NWS
A “near-normal” forecast has become an “above-normal” forecast as this year’s hurricane season enters its peak period.
The Nationa [...]
Florida Interdiction Strike Force Results In 40 Human Trafficking, 150 Drug Charges
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday results from the successful first year of strike force efforts to inter [...]
St. Pete Couple Charged After Forcing Non-Verbal Disabled Man To Live In ‘Makeshift’ Hut In Backyard
Antoinette Mundy, 59, and Jeffeth Garvey, 56,
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Department of Children and Families contacted St. Petersburg Police to as [...]
Avelo Airlines Announces Nonstop Service To Philadelphia From Sarasota-Bradenton Airport
Source: Avelo Airlines
SARASOTA, Fla. - Avelo Airlines announced today a third nonstop route from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ): [...]
Interest Rate Hikes Fail To Pump The Brakes On Inflation
by Will Kessler ,DCNF, TFP File Photo
Inflation rose in July after steadily declining from a high of 9.1% in June 2022, according to the latest Bu [...]
Florida Court Backs Ruling In Marijuana Ordering Case
Marijuana (Source: TFP File Photo)
An appeals court Wednesday upheld an administrative law judge’s decision that the Florida Department of Health [...]
Water Main Break Closes Lane On Bayshore Blvd. Between South Ardson Place, South Carolina Ave
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, the outside southbound lane on Bayshore Boulevard will be closed between South Ard [...]
Heat Drives Electricity Record At Tampa Electric
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - With air conditioners cranked up to combat the scorching heat, Tampa Electric Co. set a record Tuesday for summer ele [...]
Pinellas County Student Arrested For Written Threats To Kill Or Conduct A Mass Shooting
Source: Unsplash
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A Pinellas County Schools student was arrested Tuesday for threatening violence and attempting to get oth [...]
Florida DEP Fights EPA Power Plant Rules
Source: TFP File Photo
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection lashed out at a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissi [...]