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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor Launching Newest “Crosswalks To Classrooms” Project
Artist Jay Giroux and volunteers painting the crosswalk at Grady Elementary on Friday, March 17.
TAMPA, Fla. - The City of Tampa is launching its [...]
The Boom Times In Tampa Help The City Land On Time’s “World’s Greatest Places” List
Tampa, Florida (Source: Visit Tampa Bay)
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa residents know they live someplace special. Now Time magazine backs them up.
Time [...]
Pennsylvania Man Gets 10 Years For Making, Detonating M-1000 Explosive Devices
TFP File Photo
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 110 months behind bars, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $75,218.40 in res [...]
How Government Lost 15 Million Acres Of Public Land In The United States
by Saul Zimet (Source: File Photo)
Non-market allocations of resources are doomed to result in catastrophic waste and mismanagement, evidenced by [...]
Florida Woman Arrested After Pointing A Gun At McDonald’s Drive-Thru Employee
Quavi Young, 26 Source: BCSO
A Florida woman was arrested on Friday after pulling a gun at a McDonald's drive-thru because they didn't have the fo [...]
25-Year-Old Tampa Woman Killed In I-75 Crash Overnight
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
TAMPA, Fla. - A 25-year-old Tampa woman died at the scene of a crash around 12:15 am on Sunday.
Florida Hig [...]
Search Continues For 2 Missing Boaters In Winter Haven, Lake Eloise
Source: PCSO
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Two men, believed to have drowned in Lake Eloise on Saturday, were identified as the missing boaters, according t [...]
Deputy In Florida Who Was Ambushed, Shot 3 Times, Released From Hospital In Under A Week
Corporal Matthew Aitken being released from Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg (Source: PCSO)
A deputy in Florida who was shot three times by a sus [...]
As Hurricane Ian Recovery Continues, DeSantis Announces Help For Florida Small Businesses
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Source: TFP File Photo)
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $7 million from the Florida Disaster Fund will go to help small [...]
4 Swimmers In Florida Rescued From Dangerous Rip Current
Four Swimmers Rescued After Getting Caught In Rip Current (Source: MCSO)
It was a close call for four swimmers in serious distress after getting c [...]