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Florida AG Moody Warns Of Summer Vacation ‘Travel Scams’
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
During the popular summer vacation season, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a Consumer Alert [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs State Budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signing State Budget (Governors Office)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal y [...]
Pasco County Cleanup Event Removes 35 Tons of Trash
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Holiday Lake Estates neighborhood is looking a whole lot brighter thanks to Pasco County’s Code Compli [...]
Florida Health Department Issues Health Advisory For Tampa Beach
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County has issued a public health advisory for Ben T. Davis Beach du [...]
Citizens Invited To Comment On Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Services, Performance
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. ( [...]
Riverview Man Gets Life In Prison For Ybor City Murder The Day After Christmas
Livonte Howard, Riverview (SAO)
TAMPA, Fla. - A jury convicted Livonte Howard, Riverview, of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill On Sea-Level Studies
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed five bills Tuesday, including a measure that will expand the need for studies about sea-level ri [...]
Deputies Say Teen Shooting In Palm Harbor Appears To Be Accidental
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at approximately 3:55 p.m., deputies responded to 3709 Cheltenham Drive in Pa [...]
Tampa Traffic: Lane Closure On West Waters Ave Between North Ola Ave And North Lynn Ave
Source: TFP, Lane Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, the outside westbound lane on West Waters Avenue will be closed between North Ola [...]
15-Year-Old Arrested In Pinellas Park Wells Fargo Stabbing
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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Pinellas Park Police Department investigators have made an arrest in the stabbing incident that happened on J [...]