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Tampa Convention Center Nominated In The 2023 Stella Awards
Rendering of the new façade of the Tampa Convention Center, is currently under construction and set for an official completion date of late June 2023 [...]
Florida Teacher Fired For Having Students Write Their Own Obit Before Active-Shooter Drill
Former psychology teacher Jeffrey Keene was fired from Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.
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A Florida teacher was recently [...]
Prison Time In Florida Could Be Deferred For Pregnant Women
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A measure that moved forward Tuesday in the House would allow pregnant women convicted of felonies to seek to delay going to prison [...]
Republicans Call On Biden To Provide Tax Relief For Storm Victims In Florida, Puerto Rico
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Several Florida Republican lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to provide to provide tax relief to residents of Fl [...]
After Florida Hurricanes House Backs Disaster Bill
A Florida Highway Patrol car caught in the wrath of Hurricane Ian, was pulled from the flood waters in Hardee County caused by Hurricane Ian. Source: [...]
Credit Card Code To Track Florida Gun Sales Shot Down
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A proposal intended to prevent credit card companies from tracking sales with codes at gun businesses is headed to the Flor [...]
Polk County: 2 Dead In Davenport Crash On US-27, Four Corners
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a crash that happened around 6:07 am in Northeast Polk County [...]
Fight The Blight Operation Set For Little Manatee River Area
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - How a community looks can impact how residents feel. Illegal dump sites and code violations can aff [...]
Florida Lawmaker Likens Trans People To ‘Mutants’ And ‘Demons’
Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, likened transgender people to "mutants." By: Colin Hackley
The Florida House could be poised to take up a bill th [...]
Florida Attorney General Moody Warns Of IRS Tax Scams
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As the 2023 Tax-Season Scams Series draws to an end, Florida Attorney General Moody is issuing the final alert by highlight [...]