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Florida Principal, Teacher Placed On Admin Leave After Holding Controversial Assembly
Bunnell Elementary School (School)
The principal and a teacher at Bunnell Elementary School in Florida were placed on administrative leave after a [...]
Sarasota Police Implement Active Bystandership For Law Enforcement (ABLE) Training
Source: SPD
SARASOTA, Fla. - Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) is a research-based program to prevent misconduct, avoid police mista [...]
Second Florida Disaster-Prep Tax ‘Holiday’ To Start
Source: TFP File Photo
Retailers hope Floridians will stock up on storm supplies during an upcoming sales-tax "holiday," particularly as the incre [...]
Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo Targets ‘Red Tape’ in Education
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, led efforts to pass a bill to address affordable housing. Colin Hackley/File
Florida Senate Preside [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Appoints 7 To Florida School For Competitive Academics Board of Trustees
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Source: Governor's Office)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the appointment of seven to the Florida Sch [...]
Storm Could Threaten Parts Of Florida Over Labor Day Weekend
Source: NHC
The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring several weather disturbances in the Atlantic, and one of these systems, a low-pr [...]
Judge Weighs Florida Redistricting Arguments
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
A Leon County circuit judge Thursday heard arguments in a battle about a congressional redistricting p [...]
71-Year-Old Seminole Man Arrested For Secretly Watching A Woman Through Her Window
71-year-old David Henning (PCSO)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff Office Detectives from the Robbery and Homicide Unit and Tactical [...]
City Of St. Petersburg To Be Awarded $2.5 Million From HUD To Make Homes Safer, Healthier
St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The City of St. Petersburg was recently awarded $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing a [...]
Child From Everett, Washington, With Special Needs Receives Dream Trip To Oregon
Source: Sunshine Foundation
Yasmine Myers, of Everett, Washington, was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a family trip to [...]