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Senate President Wilton Simpson’s campaign for state agriculture commissioner got a boost Monday when he received the endorsement of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Simpson, R-Trilby, received the endorsement after lawmakers last week passed a congressional redistricting plan proposed by DeSantis’ office and two DeSantis-backed bills that…
Read More Governor DeSantis Backs Wilton Simpson For Florida Agriculture Post
LAND O’ LAKES, FL. – Jacob Bedson, 17, was located by Pasco Sheriff’s Office and is being returned to the custody of the Dept. of Juvenile Justice. Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Jacob Bedson, a 17-year-old that has escaped from the Juvenile Detention Center…
Read More 17-Year-Old Who Escaped Land O’ Lakes Juvenile Detention Center Located
A measure to create a first-of-its-kind office in Florida to investigate voting irregularities, along with making other changes in the state’s elections system, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The measure (SB 524) expands on a 2021 state law that passed as…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Controversial Elections Law
PLANT CITY, FL. – At approximately 8:22 p.m. on April 22, 2022, the Plant City Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of S. Evers St. reference the reporting of persons being struck with pellets from an airsoft handgun. Upon police arrival, it was…
Read More Plant City Airsoft Gun Assault ‘Person Of Interest’ Identified, Cooperating With Authorities
BROOKSVILLE, FL. – On Monday, at approximately 11 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a parcel of land in northern Brooksville regarding a “Suspicious Incident.” The caller reported seeing a possible “body” on the parcel of land. When deputies arrived, they located a deceased…
Read More Man Found Dead On Brooksville Land Parcel, Hernando County Sheriff Investigating Cause
State Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, has drawn a Republican challenger as he seeks re-election this year. St. Petersburg Republican Dr. Christina Paylan opened a campaign account last week to run against Rouson in a newly redrawn Senate District 16, which is made up of…
Read More Florida State Senator Rouson Draws Republican Opponent
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects on charges of possession of child pornography and animal abuse. Upon receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, HCSO detectives began an investigation into an individual who had…
Read More “Atrocious” Two Florida Men Arrested For Multiple Child Porn Offenses, Animal Abuse
SARASOTA, FL. – The Sarasota Police Department is conducting a death investigation after the drowning of an adult woman on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Sarasota Police detectives do not believe foul play was involved. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Vista Drive, Sarasota, just…
Read More Sarasota Police Investigating Drowning Death Of Woman, Foul Play Not Suspected
POLK COUNTY, FL. – A 24-year-old Kissimmee woman suffered serious injuries after crashing nearly head-on with a tractor-trailer early Monday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol, around 4:54 am, the Kissimmee woman, driving a Chevy Camaro, was driving southbound on SR-33, approaching Van Fleet Road,…
Read More 24-Year-Old Kissimmee Woman Crashes Head-On Into Tractor-Trailer In Polk County
TAMPA, FL. – Beginning at 9 am today, the outside northbound lane on N Nebraska Avenue between E 121st Avenue and E 122nd Avenue will be closed while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Barricades and signs will be located…
Read More Lane Closure On N Nebraska Ave Between E 121st Ave And E 122nd Ave