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Ohio Girl Receives Dream Trip To Florida Theme Parks
Lacey McCarter (Sunshine Foundation)
An Ohio girl, Lacey McCarter, was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a family trip to [...]
St. Pete Police Investigating Road Rage Shooting Of A Woman On 116th Avenue
Suspect Vehicle (SPPD)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Police Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who shot at a [...]
Tampa Fire Crews Battle Fridge Fire At Alessi Bakery
Source: Tampa Fire Rescue
TAMPA, Fla - On Monday around 8:50 pm, Tampa Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at Alessi Ba [...]
Hillsborough County Responds To Seffner Sinkhole
Source: Hillsborough County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County has responded to a report that a void has reappeared on a County conse [...]
Judge Rejects Florida Voter Registration Lawsuit
Source: TFP File Photo
A U.S. district judge Monday rejected a lawsuit alleging that a Florida voter-registration form violates federal law becaus [...]
Tampa Man Sentenced To Over 7 Years For Dealing Cocaine
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa man has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for possessing over 500 grams of coc [...]
Maryland Girl Receives Dream Vacation To Florida Theme Parks
Source: Sunshine Foundation
A Maryland girl, Lauren Bell, was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a family trip to Central F [...]
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, United Way Partner On Eviction Intervention Plan
Source: SCSO
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) announced a new partnership Monday to support landlords and tenan [...]
Florida To Roll Back Ban On Certain Dog Breeds
By Laurel Duggan, DCNF Source: HCAS
A Florida law will go into effect in October barring local governments and public housing authorities from ban [...]
Florida GOP, House Committee Raise Near $1.9 Million In Second-Quarter
TFP File Photo
The Republican Party of Florida and the House Republican campaign arm combined to raise nearly $1.9 million during the second quart [...]