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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order extending the assignment of Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle in an election-law investigation of state Rep. Anika Omphroy, D-Lauderdale Lakes. DeSantis issued the extension last week, after Fernandez Rundle “advised the governor that the…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Approves Extension In Election Law Investigation Of Democratic State Rep.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved incident. On April 28, 2022, just before 12:30 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a man, possibly under the influence, running in and out of traffic on the 3000 block of Causeway…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputy Bitten In Tampa Incident Overnight
POLK COUNTY, FL. – Curtis has been located and is safe, according to Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued a SILVER ALERT tonight for 83-year-old Curtis Leon Stone, Sr. of Lakeland. Curtis is 5’10” tall, 150 lbs., with green eyes and…
Read More Missing 83-Year-Old Lakeland Man Has Been Located Safe
In a win for the rooftop-solar industry and environmental groups, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday vetoed a controversial bill that would have made major changes in rules for rooftop-solar energy. The bill (HB 741) dealt with a somewhat-wonky issue known as “net metering.” But it…
Read More DeSantis Vetoes Controversial Florida Rooftop Solar Bill
A Florida man has been sentenced for forcing a 20-year-old woman into “commercial sex” using physical violence and vile threats against the woman. Henry Lee White, III, 27, Orlando, has been sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for sex trafficking by…
Read More Florida Man Sentenced To Over 24 Years For Sex Trafficking Using Violence, Fraud, And Coercion
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – Glenn Davison Jr. has been located safe, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office was seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man, 46-year-old Glenn Davison Jr. Deputies say that Davison was last seen on…
Read More Missing 46-Year-Old Man, Last Seen In Spring Hill Has Been Located Safe
TAMPA, FL. – On Tuesday at 7:03 pm, Tampa Police officers were dispatched to The Dawson Apartments at 15501 Bruce B. Downs Blvd in reference to a shooting. Units responded to the Dawson Apartments regarding a subject shot and that the car he was driving…
Read More One Person Killed In Shooting At Tampa Apartment Complex
Focusing on a North Florida district that has become a legal and political battleground, voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs are seeking a temporary injunction to block a congressional redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a motion late Tuesday requesting…
Read More Injunction Sought Against Florida Redistricting Plan
TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 12 noon today, the outside eastbound lane on East Busch Blvd will be closed between Del Rey Ct and N Whittier St while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the…
Read More Lane Closure On East Busch Blvd Between Del Rey Ct And N Whittier St
POLK COUNTY, FL.- On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Brandon Hayes of Polk City for DUI. At around 2:00 a.m., deputies observed a white 2009 Ford Fusion, driven by Hayes, traveling 67 miles per hour in a 45 miles…
Read More Polk City Florida Man Arrested For DUI, Driving With Ohio License Plate That Expired In 2016