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Boater Missing In Frostproof Lake Clinch, Polk County Deputies Searching
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently searching Lake Clinch in Frostproof for a miss [...]
Florida Power & Light Customers To Get A Break Starting In July
Florida Power & Light (SOURCE: FPL)
Florida Power & Light customers will get a break starting in July. State regulators Tuesday approved a pla [...]
35-Year-Old Weeki Wachee Man Killed On Electric Bike
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A 35-year-old Weeki Wachee man was killed in a crash that happened around 6:00 am Sund [...]
Florida Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Signed
Source: TFP File Photo
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed off on creating a pilot program to provide Medicaid managed-care services to people wi [...]
Florida Man Claims $1,000,000 Prize From $50 Lottery Scratch-Off Game
John Freudberg, president of JHF Consultants, Inc. (Florida Lottery)
A Florida man has claimed a $1,000,000 prize from a $50 Florida Lottery scrat [...]
Man Falls Over 4,000 Feet To His Death At Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon (Unsplash)
A 33-year-old man fell more than 4,000 feet to his death this week at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, according to law enforc [...]
Tampa Water Conversion to Temporarily Affect Some Hillsborough County Water Customers
TFP File Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla - A standard and temporary Tampa Water Department maintenance project is expected to affect some Hillsboro [...]
Florida Man Arrested In Scheme Defrauding Amazon Out Of $40,000
Amazon Warehouse (Unsplash)
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Statewide Prosecutors are charging a man for a fraudulent scheme that stole mo [...]
Pasco Deputies Looking For 3 Teens Who Vandalized Bathroom At A County Park
Source: PSO
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco deputies are searching for three suspects that vandalized a bathroom at W. H. Jack Mitchell, Jr., Park in N [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs ‘Medication Aides’ Bill
Source: TFP File Photo
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed 11 bills, including a measure that will allow trained certified nursing assistan [...]