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With a candidate-qualifying period looming in June, Pinellas County is seeking a temporary injunction to block part of a new state law that would make changes in the election of Pinellas County commissioners. Pinellas attorneys filed a motion for an injunction Monday, three days after…
Read More Pinellas County Seeks Injunction Against Election Changes
TAMPA, FL. – Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at the 3000 block of N. 17th St. at 9:02 am Tuesday morning. Officials say that Engine 10 was first on the scene and found two single-story houses with heavy smoke and flames visible…
Read More Tampa Fire Rescue Saves Two Dogs From House Fire Tuesday
TAMPA, FL. – Just in time for summer, Tampa International Airport and Frontier Airlines on Tuesday announced they will launch three new international flights to Punta Cana and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Montego Bay in Jamaica, and a fourth new U.S. route between…
Read More TPA And Frontier Airlines To Launch New Caribbean And Latin American Routes This Summer
In recognition of Hurricane Preparedness Week, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is highlighting hurricane preparedness tips and resources to aid Floridians with their disaster plans as the 2022 Hurricane Season begins June 1st. Patronis said, “The 2022 Hurricane Season is only one…
Read More Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis: The 2022 Hurricane Season Starts In June. Are You Prepared?
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – On Sunday at 12:40 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Jodi West Drive in Dade City, Hernando County, in reference to a shooting. Deputies say that two adult males were involved in a confrontation that resulted in…
Read More Investigation Continues In Shooting Death Of One Man In Dade City, Hernando County
The state Department of Environmental Protection has renewed a permit for a canal system at a Florida Power & Light plant in Miami-Dade County, after a long-running legal battle about the issue. Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton issued an order Friday approving a…
Read More State Signs Off On Disputed Florida Power & Light Permit
State regulators Tuesday approved creation of an additional area code in Northeast Florida, as cell phones and other devices continue to gobble up existing numbers. The Florida Public Service Commission backed a plan designed to provide relief to the 904 area code, which is projected…
Read More New Area Code Coming To Florida As Numbers Are Running Out
CLEARWATER, FL. – The city of Clearwater is calling all residents, nonprofits, community groups, artists, businesses, and property owners who want to transform Downtown Clearwater’s public spaces to apply for the new Placemaking and Resident Engagement Grant Program. The Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is…
Read More City Of Clearwater Launches Placemaking Grant Program
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – A child was rushed to a hospital after being found stuck between floors in an elevator shaft in St. Petersburg Monday. According to officials, at approximately 7:30 pm on Monday, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to a child stuck in an…
Read More Child Rushed To Hospital In Critical Condition After Being Rescued From Elevator Shaft
CLEARWATER, FL. – Clearwater Police homicide detectives are investigating an overnight shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. The shooting occurred just after 9:30 p.m Monday in the 800 block of LaSalle Street, according to police. Investigators say the man died after being taken to…
Read More 26-Year-Old Man Killed In Clearwater Shooting Overnight