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Florida Gas Prices On The Way Up
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The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Florida reached the highest point last week since the end of January, before s [...]
LIVE: Florida Gov. DeSantis To Speak From Reedy Creek At 12:45 PM
Disney World Orlando, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a press conference in Lake Buena Vista on Monda [...]
Clearwater Police Chief Daniel Slaughter To Become Assistant City Manager
Clearwater Police Chief Daniel Slaughter To Become Assistant City Manager
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police Chief Daniel Slaughter will retire [...]
Insolvencies Hit Florida Policyholders In Wallet
Hurricane Ian Flooding In Florida (TFP File)
State insurance regulators last week signed off on a plan that will lead to policyholders throughout [...]
Sarasota County Jail Inmate Charged With Killing Fellow Inmate
Zachary K. Ellis
SARASOTA, Fla. - A Sarasota County Correction Facility inmate has been charged with murder after killing a fellow inmate on Sunda [...]
Florida House Approves Death Penalty Bill, Doing Away With “Unanimous Jury”
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Florida House members, on Thursday, gave final approval to a bill that would do away with a requirement for unanimous jury recommen [...]
93-Year-Old Wimauma Man Killed In Crash On US-301
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A 93-Year-old Wimauma man was killed in a crash that happened around 3:45 pm on Saturday.
According [...]
Florida Highway Patrol, Sarasota Sheriff Investigating Fatal Crash On I-75
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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently assisting FHP with a traffic crash involving [...]
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Says Be On Alert For New Local Money Scam
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is encouraging the public to be on alert to a recent phone scam occurri [...]
Controversy Stirs As Florida Trans Teacher Talked About Wanting To “Shoot” Students
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A transgender Florida teacher who talked about shooting students was released this week after the school district initially refused [...]