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Hillsborough County Commissioners Seek Applications For Citizen Boards, Councils
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla - Hillsborough County Commissioners are seeking residents to serve on several County citizen advisory boar [...]
Lakeland Police Investigating Shooting Homicide After Crash On West Memorial Boulevard
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LAKELAND, Fla. - Lakeland Police are investigating a homicide after a traffic crash revealed a prior shooting that left one man dea [...]
Florida Teen Charged In Multiple Facebook Marketplace Robberies
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Detectives in Florida arrested a teenager on Thursday after an investigation found he carried out at least three robberies [...]
Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Continues Climb
Hurricane Ian Flooding In Florida (TFP File)
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 1.36 million policies, as it continues [...]
National Hurricane Center Eyes Atlantic Storms
Source: National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center on Friday morning was watching four weather systems in the Atlantic Ocean, with on [...]
Oak Grove Middle School Student In Clearwater Arrested Threatening To Blow Up Classroom
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CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police arrested an Oak Grove Middle School student Thursday afternoon after he said he was going to b [...]
Sarasota Police: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over
Source: SPD
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sarasota Police Department is again participating in the 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' impaired driving awaren [...]
Baltimore Child With Special Needs Gets Dream Trip To Pennsylvania’s Cartoon Network Hotel
Tyson and his sister Autumn (Sunshine Foundation)
BALTIMORE, MD. - Tyson Richardson was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for [...]
PCSO: Lakeland Death Investigation And Crash Appear To Be Related
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POLK COUNTY, Fla - Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently conducting a death investigation in Lakeland.
In addition to the in [...]
Fitch Ratings Announces Florida’s AAA Credit Rating Ranks Higher Than The Nation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Today, Fitch Ratings affirmed Florida’s AAA credit rating, the highest rating available. This announcement follows Fitch [...]