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Pinellas County Residents Can Now Apply For FEMA Individual Assistance
St. Petersburg Shore Acres Resident Standing In Flooded Street Following Hurricane Idalia Impact (Photo By Cliff Gephart)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla - [...]
South Carolina Man Charged In Fatal Plant City, Florida, Hit-And-Run
Police Crime Scene Tape (TFP File Photo)
PLANT CITY, Fla. - A South Carolina man was arrested in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened in Plant [...]
Hillsborough Ave Reopened Near Airport As Tampa Police Say Suspicious Device Safe
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - The suspicious device which was located in 4400 block of W. Hillsborough Ave, the Tampa Police Department's EOD Unit [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Highlights Private Sector Contributions To Hurricane Idalia Recovery
TFP File Photo
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited Yankeetown Sunday, a small town in the Big Bend that has been heavily impacted by Hurricane I [...]
Idalia Disaster Declaration Expanded In Florida
Source: NWS
Six counties were added to a federal disaster declaration as President Joe Biden on Saturday visited the state and pledged support for [...]
Tampa Police Release Surveillance Footage From Chase Bank Robbery On N. Dale Mabry
Source: TPD
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police have released surveillance footage from the bank robbery that occurred today, September 2, 2023, at Chase B [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Visits With Survivors Of Hurricane Idalia
Photo of Governor DeSantis serving meals at Sonny's BBQ meal distribution site in Madison County on Friday
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited w [...]
Florida AG Ashley Moody Puts Looters On Notice
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is putting would-be looters and other criminals looking to take advant [...]
Additional Florida Counties Eligible For FEMA Assistance
St. Petersburg Shore Acres Resident Kayaking In Street Following Hurricane Idalia Impact (Photo By Cliff Gephart, TFP)
More counties in Florida ar [...]
FEMA Workers Going Door-To-Door In Pasco County
Hurricane Idalia (File Photo)
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Emergency Management wants to alert storm victims that Federal Emergency Managemen [...]