Category: News
Tampa Free Press - Your Source For Tampa Area Local Breaking News, National Stories, Politics, Sports, Florida Agriculture, Legal, Cops and Crime
Florida Couple Indicted On Mail Theft Charges
TFP File Photo
A Florida couple was arrested and charged in a mail theft scheme that spanned over multiple months, according to investigators.
[...]
Hernando County Dad Gets Call Saying “I Have Your Child” Deputies Warn Of Scam
TFP File Photo
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, the father of a Hernando County school student received a telephone c [...]
Florida Ag Commissioner Calls For Expansion On EPA Move Aimed At Boosting Gas Supplies
Source: TFP
The U.S. Department of Environmental Protection on Friday issued a waiver to give the fuel industry more flexibility, as flooding in S [...]
WATCH: Tampa Nursing Home Employee Shoots Man In The Parking Lot
Source: HCSO
TAMPA, Fla - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released video from yesterday's attempted murder at The Bristol at Tampa Re [...]
Florida Governor DeSantis To Lead Overseas Trip
Governor Ron DeSantis (Governor's Office)
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced plans to lead an Enterprise Florida trade mission to Japan, Sout [...]
Massachusetts Man Dies After Struggling While Swimming In Florida
TFP File Photo
A 72-year-old Massachusetts man died Wednesday after he was pulled from the water on Alligator Reef off Islamorada.
Mark J. Gosc [...]
Florida Senate Panel Backs Ending Higher Ed ‘DEI’
TFP File Photo
A measure that seeks to prevent colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives [...]
Florida Driver’s License Proposal Targets Sex Offenders
A key Florida Senate panel on Thursday approved a measure that would require sex offenders to be identified with red lettering on their driver’s [...]
Tampa Police Release Sketch Of Suspect Who Kidnapped, Raped Woman Delivering DoorDash
Source: TPD
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is releasing a composite image of the suspect wanted in connection with a kidnapping and sex [...]
Woman Who Was Shot And Killed On I-4 In Plant City Identified, Police Looking For Toyota Prius
Elizabeth Barbara Arrieta, 29
PLANT CITY, Fla. - A woman has died, and a man is critical after being shot on I-4 in Hillsborough County on Tuesday [...]