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One Man Shot And Killed On N. Tampa Street Tuesday
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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police responded to the report of gunshots heard in the 3700 block of N. Tampa St. just afte [...]
Users Of TurboTax In Florida May Be Getting A Check In The Mail After Multi-State Settlement
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced on Monday that restitution checks are in the mail today for [...]
2 Dead, 18-Year-Old Bartow High School Senior Flown To Tampa After Mulberry Crash
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd at the crash scene.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Judd briefed the media on a double-fatal crash on SR 60 [...]
VIDEO: High School Student Pepper Sprays Teacher After He Takes Her Phone
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A high school student in Antoich, Tennessee, pepper sprayed her teacher twice after the teacher confiscated her ph [...]
Disney Revamps Lawsuit Against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis After Newsmax Interview
Epcot Center By Photo by Brian McGowan on Unsplash, Florida Gov. DeSantis
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Monday revised a federal lawsuit again [...]
Two Florida Teens Arrested In Crystal River Armed Home Invasion
TFP File Photo
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla -On Sunday night, Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputies responded to a 911 call referencing a home inva [...]
Florida Lawmakers Pave Way For Road Projects
TFP File Photo
As Florida lawmakers put the finishing touches on this year’s legislative session, they approved a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis t [...]
Florida Woman Nearly Throws $1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket In The Trash
Jill Rowell of Grand Ridge (FL)
A Florida woman claimed a $1,000,000 prize from a lottery-scratch-off ticket that she nearly threw away.
Accord [...]
Groups Launch Ballot Drive On Florida Abortion Rights
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Taking aim at “government interference” in abortion decisions, a coalition of groups Monday formally began a drive to try to pass [...]
Report: Florida Has Gone From “Worst To First” In Election Integrity And Reporting
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For years Florida was the butt of jokes for its “hanging chads,” long voting lines, and other Election Day malfunctions.
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