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Elections Overhaul Teed Up In Florida Senate
Source: TFP File Photo
Wednesday, the Florida Senate is expected to take up a controversial bill to make wide-ranging changes in the elections sys [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battle Afternoon Riverview House Fire
Source: HCFR
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a residential house fire in Riverview on Monday afternoon.
"Our Emergenc [...]
Citizens Tops 1.26M Policies In Florida
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The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has grown to more than 1.26 million policies, adding thousands of customers a we [...]
Florida Gas Prices Could Come Down After Spike
TFP File Photo
After gasoline prices spiked last week, they could come down as fuel outages caused by historic flooding in South Florida get resol [...]
Florida Timeshare Taxes Could Get Change
TFP File Photo
Florida House members are moving forward quickly with a proposal that would affect how timeshare units are valued, potentially redu [...]
Former Arkansas Governor Disses Florida Gov. DeSantis For Handling Disney
Asa Hutchinson Source: Twitter
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who seeks to be the GOP presidential nominee next year, denounced Florida Gov. [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battles Morning Garbage Truck Fire In Tampa
Source: HCFR
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a garbage truck fire Monday morning off Himes Avenue near Waters Avenue.
Dis [...]
Florida Continues Tangle With Feds Over Importing Drugs From Canada
Source: TFP File Photo
Four years after Florida lawmakers passed a plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, the plan remains snarled [...]
Pasco County 2023 Great American Cleanup Collects 14.5 Tons Of Trash
Source: File Photo
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A record number of Pasco County volunteers picked up nearly 29,000 pounds of trash throughout the county d [...]
Sheriff: 2-Year-Old Florida Boy Found In The Jaws Of Alligator Cause Of Death Was Drowning
2-year-old Taylen Mosley (St. Pete Police)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - The Pinellas Medical Examiner confirmed the cause of death of two-year-old Flor [...]