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11-Year-Old Boy Tragically Dies After Motocross Accident In Dade City
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DADE CITY, Fla. - The Dade City Police Department is investigating a tragic incident at the Dade City Motocross located at 36722 [...]
Polk County Sheriff Searching For Man Who Stole A Wallet At Lakeland RaceTrac
Source: Heartland Crime Stoppers
LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office is hoping the public can help identify a man who was caught on came [...]
Florida Troopers Seeking Witnesses In Fatal Pasco County Pedestrian Crash
TFP File Photo
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol investigators are seeking witnesses in a fatal pedestrian crash that happened around 11 [...]
St. Petersburg Man Dies Lying In The Road And Being Run Over By Truck On US-19
Source: TFP File Photo
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla - A 42-year-old St. Petersburg man died in a crash around 2:35 am on Sunday, according to Florida High [...]
Winter Haven Woman Arrested In Deadly Lakeland Overnight Shooting At Jade Fox Lounge
Jamilah T. Johnson (LPD)
LAKELAND, Fla - Police in Lakeland are investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday morning, leaving one man dea [...]
St. Petersburg Man Killed By Hit And Run Driver, Pinellas Park Police Searching For Suspect
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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Pinellas Park Police are searching for a fatal hit-and-run crash suspect that took the lif [...]
New Area Code Coming For Miami-Dade And Florida Keys
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New phone customers in Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys will get a 645 area code starting Aug. 4, the state Public Service [...]
Black Lawmakers Seek Changes To Florida Education Standards
Florida Department Of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz (TFP File)
Members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus are asking state education offi [...]
Homicide Investigation Underway In Tampa After 4 Shot Overnight, 1 Dead
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TAMPA, Fla - Tampa Police Detectives are investigating an overnight shooting involving four victims, one of which has di [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Appoints Lloyd “Jack” Husband III To Gulf County Board of County Commissioners
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Source: File Photo)
GULF COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Lloyd “Jack” Husband [...]