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Six Finalists Named For Florida Supreme Court Seat
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Four appellate judges and two circuit judges are finalists to replace former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston, according [...]
Texas Mall Shooting: 9 Dead, Including Gunman, 7 Hospitalized
Shooter Exits Vehicle And Immediately Opens Fire On Innocent Victims At Allen Texas Mall.
Nine people are dead, and seven others were injured on S [...]
3 Shot In Front Of 7-Eleven In Zephyrhills Saturday
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ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - Three people were shot in Zephyrhills on Saturday after an altercation escalated into gunfir [...]
Florida Gov DeSantis Signs Bill That Nullifies Disney Last-Minute Agreements
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure on Friday that overturns the controversial development agreements involvi [...]
29-Year-Old St. Petersburg Woman Killed By Hit And Run Driver Overnight
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 29-year-old St. Petersburg woman was killed overnight while crossing an intersection on [...]
Hillsborough GOP Seeks To Boot U.S. Capitol Police Out Of Tampa And All Of Florida
Capitol Chief of Police J. Thomas Manger
TAMPA, Fla. - The Chair of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, Dana Galen, sent a letter to Florida [...]
Florida Tax Collections Beat Forecast In March
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Florida general-revenue collections topped projections by $167.7 million in March, with corporate-income taxes and sales taxes lead [...]
No Deal On Florida Vacation Rentals
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Florida lawmakers again could not reach agreement on a plan to address vacation-rental properties, with a key [...]
Alabama Man Killed In Florida Gas Tanker Crash, Explosion
Source: Florida Highway Patrol
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - An Alabama man was killed, and a Florida man seriously injured in a crash that happened [...]
Hillsborough County GOP Files Resolution With DeSantis Seeking To Ban Electronic Voting Machines Statewide
Chair of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, Dana Galen
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Republican party has filed a 'Re [...]