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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Signature Deadline Nears for Disaster, ‘Freedom’ Holidays
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Retailers are awaiting action by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as two of the six sales tax “holiday” periods included in [...]
‘Petco Love’ Chooses Pasco Animal Services for $35K Grant
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LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - Pasco County’s lost pet population will benefit from a $35,000 grant Petco Love just awarded to Pasco Count [...]
Know Before You Go: Sarasota’s Memorial Day Parade
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SARASOTA, Fla. - The annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 29, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. at Main S [...]
Gas Prices In Florida Decline As Millions Prepare For Holiday Road Trips
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Florida gas prices are still declining as nearly 2.4 million Floridians prepare to travel for Memorial Day weeken [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Troop Partners With FDOT For Safer Roads
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TAMPA, Fla. – In an effort to make roadways safer in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus Counties, Troop C of the Flo [...]
18-Year-Old Brooksville Man Killed In Overnight Single-Vehicle Crash
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - An 18-year-old Brooksville man was killed in a crash that happened around 3:00 am on Monday, according to Flori [...]
Ocala Man Killed In Lakeland Crash Sunday
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LAKELAND, Fla. - On Sunday, May 21, 2023, at approximately 3:35 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash invo [...]
Clearwater Fire Rescue Battled Early Morning House Fire
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CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department personnel responded to a house fire at 5:30 a.m. at 1000 Carlton St. [...]
Florida Troopers Searching For Man Who Killed Lakeland Motorcyclist In Stolen Van Crash On I-4
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POLK COUNTY, Fla - Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are searching for a man Who killed a Lakeland motor [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Asks That Judge Be Disqualified From Disney’s Lawsuit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by D [...]