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Sheriff In Florida Warns Businesses About New State Law On Kratom Sales
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
The Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act passed the legislature unanimously and goes into effect July 1, 2023. Po [...]
College Board Ups Ante In Fresh Fight With Florida Gov. DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have to take a break from running for president to joust with the College Board again.
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Florida Governor DeSantis Vetoes Vehicle Bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Source: Screengrab From Presser)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday vetoed a bill that could have made it easier fo [...]
Feds Target Chinese Land Ownership Law In Florida
Source: File Photo
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a federal judge to block a new Florida law that restricts people from China and six ot [...]
Plant City Man Arrested For Child Porn
TFP File Photo
PLANT CITY, Fla. - A Plant City man has been arrested on child pornography charges and has been booked in the Hillsborough County J [...]
Lake And Osceola County Seats Draw Candidates
TFP File Photo
With Rep. Keith Truenow, R-Tavares, and Rep. Kristen Arrington, D-Kissimmee, running for the Senate in 2024, two more candidates ha [...]
Tampa Woman Gets Over 4 Years For Distribution Of Heroin, Fentanyl Resulting In Death
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - Jackylin Bonifacio, 38, Tampa, has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison for distribution of [...]
Florida Abortion Clinic Settlement Reached
(TFP File Photo)
A Hialeah abortion clinic and state regulators have reached a settlement in a case alleging that the clinic did not properly comp [...]
Pasco Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 916 Wins State Championship
Pasco Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 916 Wins State Championship, Source: PSO
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 916 was bu [...]
Man Hospitalized After Being Rescued From Fire In St. Pete
Source: SPFR
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A man is in the hospital after being injured in a fire that broke out in St. Petersburg early Wednesday mornin [...]