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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 [...]
Florida Man Gets 80 Years Faking To Be Federal Agent To Receive Child Sex Abuse Materials
TFP File Photo
A Florida man has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for two counts of production of child sex abuse material and one cou [...]
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd To Update Media On Missing Boaters In Winter Haven
Source: Google Maps
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 10:30 a.m. this morning at the Lake Summit boat ra [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis To Speak At Hillsborough County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Dana Galen, the Chair of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, has announced that th [...]
Car Crashes Into Tampa Tattoo Parlor On North Dale Mabry And Kennedy
Source: Tampa Fire Rescue
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Fire Rescue crews are on the scene of a vehicle that crashed into a tattoo parlor on. N. Dale Mabry [...]
Police Identify Woman Found Stabbed To Death And Lying In St. Petersburg Alley
TFP File Photo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg police have identified a woman whose body was found in an alley late Friday afternoon.
Acc [...]
Brooksville Man Dies After Crashing Motorcycle Into Side Of Box Truck
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A 58-year-old Brooksville man has died after a crash that happened around 8:43 pm on F [...]
18-Year-Old Florida Man Charged In Shooting Murder Caught On Camera
Source: Lee County Sheriff's Office
An 18-year-old Florida man was charged with a cold-blooded killing caught on security camera.
According to [...]