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VIDEO: Tornado In Florida Flips Cars, Rips Palms With 130 MPH Wind
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A powerful storm system brought heavy rain and powerful winds across Florida, overturning cars, damaging homes, and sn [...]
Florida Measure To Lower Gun-Buying Age Draws Controversy
Handgun and Ammo (Source: Unsplash)
The Florida House on Friday passed a measure that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and [...]
Florida Senate Backs Controversial Immigration Changes
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With Democrats saying the proposal could lead to racial profiling, the Florida Senate on Friday passed an immigration package that Re [...]
Florida Death Row Inmate, Who Stabbed Woman 37 Times, Scheduled To Die Wednesday
Darryl Barwick, 56 (Source: FDLE)
In 1986, Florida man Darryl Barwick was only 19 years old when prosecutors say he saw a pretty young woman sunba [...]
House Agrees To Visit Florida Money
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With lawmakers on the verge of shutting the doors of the Enterprise Florida business-recruitment agency, the House on Friday went a [...]
Pro-Soccer Player Chris Frederick Surprises Tampa Restaurant Server With $1,000 Tip
Chris Frederick and Kyndal Severit (TFP Photo)
TAMPA, Fla. - A server in Tampa scored big after sharing her story with serial entrepreneur and pro [...]
Florida Highway Patrol: 14-Year-Old Shot On I-4 While Driving With Her Dad
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A 14-year-old Tampa girl is recovering after being shot in a random shooting on Interstate 4 overnight. [...]
Wesley Chapel Man Killed When He Lost Control Of Motorcycle On I-75 In Tampa
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
TAMPA, Fla. - A 78-year-old Wesley Chapel man was killed in a motorcycle crash that happened around 9:00 am on [...]
Florida Renter, Landlord Bills Head To DeSantis
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As Florida grapples with a shortage of affordable housing, the Senate on Friday gave final approval to a bill [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Vs. The Mouse Moves To The Courthouse
Disney World Orlando, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The festering feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney shifted to the courts this week, in a mov [...]