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Florida Man Busted Using Fraudulent Gift Cards To Buy Thousands In Diesel Fuel
Source: HCSO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies have arrested a Florida man for buying thousands of dollars of fuel with more than a dozen fraud [...]
Florida AG Ashley Moody Files Criminal Charges Against Owners Of Pool Company
Unfinished Pool (File Photo)
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is filing criminal charges against the owner [...]
Florida Could Be Down To A Single “Community” College Next Year
Tallahassee Community College (Foursquare)
Florida could be down to a single “community” college next year, as Tallahassee Community College Presi [...]
St. Petersburg Police, FBI Tampa Partner To Raise Awareness About Sextortion
Sextortion (SPPD, FBI Tampa)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway and FBI Tampa Division Special Agent in Charge [...]
Florida Motorcycle Club Member Arrested In Hernando County, Sexual Battery Of Children As Young As 4
Randy Akers, 60 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A sexual predator has been arrested after a report of sexual battery from two different minors. [...]
Bradenton Man Arrested For Armed Robbery Of Tampa Business After Aksing For ‘Free Water’
Source: UNSPLASH
TAMPA, Fla. - Devon Floyd, 31, Bradenton, has been charged with one count of Hobbs Act robbery. If convicted, Floyd faces up to 2 [...]
Can Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Change The Tone?
DeSantis Campaign Trail
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his rebooted campaign are getting attention as he approaches Wednesday’s first Republican pr [...]
Legislative Lobbying In Florida Nears $48M
Source: TFP File Photo
Lobbying firms in Florida collected nearly $48 million for their legislative work from April 1 through June 30, according t [...]
Major Deal In Florida’s Grocery Industry With Aldi Buying 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys
TFP File Photo
In a major deal in Florida’s grocery industry, Aldi announced Wednesday it is buying Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket.
Aldi, [...]
Lakeland Man Struck And Killed By Box Truck While Walking Across I-275 In Tampa
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - A 40-year-old Lakeland man has died after being struck by a box truck on I-275 in Tampa Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
Troo [...]