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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 [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis, First Lady Meet With Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Courtesy: Governor's Office
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan. The Governo [...]
Father, 10-Year-Old Daughter Die In Drowning At Pass-A-Grille Beach
Source: Unsplash
PINELLAS COUNTY - A father and daughter died on Sunday after a rip current strengthened at Pass-a-Grille beach.
According to d [...]
Bicyclist Killed In Winter Haven Hit And Run, Polk County Detectives Investigating
TFP File Photo
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday evening at the intersection of Winter Lake Road (State [...]
Gas Prices Surge 15 Cents In Florida
Source: TFP File Photo
Florida gas prices shot up across most of the state last week, as historic flooding in South Florida caused widespread gaso [...]