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TALLAHASSEE, FL. — A fiercely debated bill that would bar instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity for young public-school students is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis, despite Democrats’ warnings Tuesday that the measure’s approval sends “a message of hate” to Floridians. Senators voted 22-17…
Read More Florida Senators Pass Parental Rights In Education Bill
Democrat Daniel Uhlfelder, a Northwest Florida lawyer who drew national attention for dressing as the Grim Reaper as he criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic, announced Tuesday he is running to try to unseat Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody. A two-minute video…
Read More ‘Grim Reaper’ Enters Race For Florida Attorney General
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Jacqueline Cooper, a missing-runaway 16-year-old. Cooper is 5’9”, approx. 160 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Cooper was last seen around 10:30 p.m. on March 7 in the Mike St. area of Port…
Read More Deputies Searching For Missing-Runaway 16-Year-Old, Last Seen In Port Richey
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – Fifteen people were injured on Tuesday after a car slammed into a Pasco Sheriff’s Office inmate transport van on I-75. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Hyundai Sonata, driven by a 26-year-old Ocala man, was traveling northbound in the center lane…
Read More Car Crashes Into Pasco Sheriff’s Inmate Transport Van In Hernando County, 15 People Injured
POLK COUNTY, FL. – A 40-year-old Winter Haven man was killed while using a port-a-potty at a Polk County landfill, according to media reports. According to investigators, Aaron Henderson, a contract traffic controller working at the Polk County North Central Landfill, took a restroom break…
Read More Polk County Landfill Worker Crushed To Death While Using A Port-A-Potty
The Florida Lottery announces that a FLORIDA LOTTO® jackpot-winning ticket worth $1.25 million still remains unclaimed. The deadline to claim the jackpot prize is Monday, March 14, 2022, at midnight ET. The winning FLORIDA LOTTO numbers for the September 15, 2021, drawing were: 3 –…
Read More Florida Lottery Announces $1.25 Million Winning Ticket Set To Expire
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a homicide, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, March 7, near the intersection of Gall Blvd. and Kossick Rd. in Zephyrhills. The preliminary investigation indicates that Orlando Diaz-Rivera, 30, shot the victim and then fled. Diaz-Rivera…
Read More Pasco Deputies Searching For Zephryhills Homicide Suspect
TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Senate is on the brink of passing an education measure that would prohibit instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, as protesters flocked to the Capitol to decry what critics have labeled the “don’t say gay” bill.…
Read More Florida Senate Poised To Parental Rights In Education Bill
TAMPA, FL. -Beginning at 7 am today, East 21st Avenue between North 20th Street and North Owen Street will be closed as the Tampa Water Department returns to complete a more permanent restoration following earlier work on the water distribution system. Barricades and signs will…
Read More Full Road Closure On East 21st Ave Between North 20th Street And North Owen Street
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Silver Alert issued for a missing 72-year-old man has been canceled after Florida Highway Patrol Troopers found that man on I-4 overnight. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued a Silver Alert for missing and endangered 72-year-old Errol Evans, who was…
Read More 72-Year-Old Missing Polk County Man Found Safe