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Disney CEO Disputes Florida Gov. DeSantis Calling Arguments “Preposterous”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
Disney CEO Bob Iger dismissed as “preposterous” arguments by Gov. Ron DeSantis that the company is “sex [...]
PETA Calls For Permanent Closure Of Florida Animal Center After Fire Kills Nearly All Animals
Source: Alligator & Wildlife Discovery Center
After an early morning fire rips through an animal discovery center Thursday, killing nearly al [...]
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis Takes Aim At IRS
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis
Amid criticism of the Internal Revenue Service by Republican officials across the country, Florida Chief Financial Offi [...]
Florida Man Bitten By Alligator While On Morning Walk
Source: CCSO
Deputies in Florida responded Thursday to the Forest Glen and Golf Course community after a nearly 7-foot alligator attacked a man ou [...]
Homosassa Man Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Tree
TFP File Photo
HOMOSASSA, Fla. - A 47-year-old Homosassa man died in a motorcycle crash around 7:15 pm on Oak Park Boulevard Wednesday.
Accordi [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Investigating Early Morning Death Of Lecanto Woman
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating the death of a Lecanto woman after resp [...]
Islamorada Republican Draws Democratic Challenger From Key West
Rep. Jim Mooney (FHOR)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - As he seeks a third term in the Florida House, Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, has drawn a Democratic [...]
Polk County Sheriff Arrests Haines City Man In Deadly 104 MPH Jeep Crash
TFP File Photo
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The driver in a fatal single-vehicle crash near Lake Wales in June, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s O [...]
‘Fight The Blight’ Operation Set For East Lake July 14th-21st
Source: Hillsborough County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - How a community looks can impact how residents feel. Illegal dump sites and code violation [...]
Full Road Closure On Livingston Avenue Between 148th Ave And 149th Ave In Tampa
Source: TFP
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, Livingston Avenue will be closed between 148th Avenue and 149th Avenue as the Tampa Water Depar [...]