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DeSantis Appoints Joe Jacquot To New College Of Florida Board
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday appointed Joe Jacquot to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, after the Florida S [...]
32-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed In St. Petersburg
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - At 5:39 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot at 11901 4th Street North. Up [...]
Lakeland TikTok Threat Against Fellow Student Leads To Complaint Filed
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LAKELAND, Fla. - A student posted a video on TikTok depicting her killing another student and is facing possible char [...]
Voting Rights Groups Urge DeSantis To Veto Florida Elections Bill
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Voting rights groups are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a major elections bill that would place additional restrictions o [...]
Toll Credits Keep Rolling In Florida
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An average of just over $31 a month in toll credits have been issued to nearly 1.2 million Florida motorists over the first four mo [...]
Florida Tourism Continues To Climb, Up 6.7 Percent From A Year Ago
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First-quarter tourism in Florida was up 6.7 percent from a year ago, with overseas visitors still under pre-COVID-19 figures, according [...]
33 Stolen Semi-Trailers Recovered In Florida Agricultural Law Enforcement Operation
Source: FDACS
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement has been conducting a months-lon [...]
Tampa Fire Rescue Battles Early Morning Fire
Source: TFR
TAMPA, Fla.- Tampa Fire Rescue crews responded to a reported structure fire on the 2200 Block of E. 7th Ave at approximately 4:45 am o [...]
Woman Struck By Car And Killed On Ridge Manor Blvd. In Dade City
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla - A woman has tragically died in a crash that happened on Thursday in Dade City, Hernando [...]
Tampa Pride Event Canceled After DeSantis Signs ‘Let Kids Be Kids’ Bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
TAMPA, Fla. - For at least the second time, organizers of an LGBTQ event in Florida canceled their activity because of G [...]