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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – An early morning crash on I-75 resulted in serious injuries of five children from Philadelphia. At 2:15 a.m., Monday morning, a 26-year-old Tampa woman who was allegedly “tired and impaired” stopped her Buick Encore on the inside lane near milepost 289, just north of…

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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) offices will be closed Monday, May 30, 2022, in observance of Memorial Day.  BCC government offices will reopen Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Pasco County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources’ Offices, Recreation Complexes and Community Centers…

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New records are being set again in Florida, and not in a good way.  The state average price for gasoline reached a new record high of $4.49 per gallon on Sunday. This beats the previous record of $4.38 per gallon, set back in March. Before this…

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TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, the northbound lane on N Boulevard will be closed between W Peninsular St and W Woodlawn Ave while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Northbound traffic will be redirected to the turn…

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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Fire Rescue is on the scene of a drowning in New Port Richey that involved a 2-year-old child that fell into a pool, according to PFR. Officials say the child has shallow breathing and will be transported to a local…

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The two girls that deputies were searching for out of Highlands County, Florida, have been located safe. According to deputies, Bismeidy Reynoso, 12, and Scarlette Reynoso, 10, ran away from their home on Porsche Ave. in Sebring at 3 a.m. Bismeidy is 5 feet tall…

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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On Saturday, at about 10:20 a.m., deputies were dispatched to 12843 119th Street North in unincorporated Largo regarding a complaint of multiple dogs barking at the residence. When deputies arrived on the scene, they also heard the dogs barking and attempted…

Read More Pinellas County Detectives Arrest Largo Man For Felony Child Neglect And Aggravated Animal Cruelty

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida’s most ferocious spending watchdog has paid tribute to former Gov. Bob Martinez by naming one of its most prominent programs after him. Florida TaxWatch held its spring meeting in Tampa this week. The event included appearances by state Attorney General Ashley…

Read More Fiscal Watchdog Group Honors Former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez, Calling Him The Epitome Of “Great Citizenship”

Pointing to “urgency” as the 2022 elections near, attorneys for voting-rights groups requested Friday that a battle over a new congressional redistricting plan be put on a fast track to the Florida Supreme Court. The attorneys filed a court document seeking to essentially bypass the…

Read More Fast Track Sought In Florida Redistricting Fight

Florida attracted a record number of tourists during the first three months of 2022, surpassing totals from similar quarters before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the hospitality and leisure industry. Visit Florida, the state’s tourism-marketing agency, posted information Friday showing that 35.982 million people traveled to…

Read More Florida Sees Record Tourism In First Quarter