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School board members soon could be limited to serving 12-year terms under a bill that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis — but the measure also includes a controversial provision that would intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials. The Florida House on…
Read More Florida School Board Term Limits, Book Scrutiny Ready For Gov. DeSantis
TAMPA, FL. – The City of Tampa (COT) has released results of its 2021 Citizen Value Survey. The city says the results show rising trust in city government and a substantial increase in the number of residents who recommend Tampa as a place to open…
Read More City Of Tampa Says More People Trust Local Government In New Survey Release
CITRUS COUNTY, FL. – Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies are currently looking for 82-year-old Michael Clarke. Michael is a 5’8″ tall, white male with brown eyes and grey/white hair, weighing 180 lbs. He was last seen yesterday around 5:30 p.m. at his residence off of…
Read More Citrus County Sheriff Searching For Missing 82-Year-Old Man
SARASOTA, FL. – The Sarasota Police Department is conducting a death investigation in the 1900 block of North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2022, a body of an adult was found near the shore of Whitaker Bayou by two…
Read More Body Found, Sarasota Police Department Conducting Death Investigation
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who has been an ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis on controversial issues such as student mask requirements and critical race theory, will step down from the post at the end of April, he announced Thursday. Corcoran, a…
Read More Corcoran To Leave Florida Education Commissioner Post
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL.- Pasc County Deputies are seeking to identify a suspect from a February retail theft in Wesley Chapel. According to deputies, on Feb. 27, at approx. 4 p.m., a suspect stole merchandise from a retail store on Wesley Grove Blvd. in Wesley Chapel.…
Read More Wanted: Theft Suspect In Wesley Chapel, Fled In Waiting Red Cadillac
SPRING HILL, FL. – Hernando County Sheriff Deputies are in the area of Deltona Boulevard and Cortez Boulevard searching for a suspect that committed a battery and attempted carjacking in the parking lot of the Circle K. According to investigators, the suspect is a white…
Read More Deputies Searching For Battery And Attempted Carjacking Suspect At Circle K Thursday
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – Gov. Ron DeSantis and his successors will have more power over some high-level state appointments under a bill headed to his desk. Without debate, the House on Wednesday voted 77-34, mostly along party lines, to approve a measure (SB 1658) that would…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Give DeSantis More Appointment Power
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would restrict how race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training sessions, giving final legislative approval to an outgrowth of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight against critical race theory. An emotionally…
Read More Florida Race-Related Instruction Bill Ready For DeSantis
TAMPA, FL. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced on Thursday, that Guillermo Inamagua, 56, Davenport, and Mayra Velasquez, 34, Apopka, have pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Each…
Read More Davenport Man And Apopka Woman Plead Guilty To Defrauding The US Government