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Highland City Man Charged After Shooting Woman In Lakeland McDonald’s Drive-Thru
28-year-old Calvin Jordan Sousa
LAKELAND, Fla. - Lakeland Police arrested 28-year-old Calvin Jordan Sousa, on Sunday, charging him with two counts [...]
U.S. Man Who Joined ISIS In Syria Gets 20 Years In Prison
ISIS Flag (Source: Twitter)
A U.S. citizen, Emraan Ali (“Ali”), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised releas [...]
Female Kayaker Airlifted After Near-Drowning Incident In Brooksville
Hernando County Fire Rescue Airlifts Kayaker
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A female kayaker was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday after a near-drowning in [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Asserts Fight With Disney Is Not Over
Disney World Orlando, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Last week former President Donald Trump’s camp took a moment out of being the first former presid [...]
Lakeland Man Charged After Overnight Drunken Crash That Killed Bicyclist
29-year-old Colten McMullen (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man was arrested Saturday on US Hwy 92 west of Auburndale after hitting two vehicle [...]
Florida House Approves Expansion Of Parental Rights In Education Law
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis at signing the “Parental Rights in Education” Law Into Effect (TFP Photo)
At the midpoint of the 60-day legis [...]
County Official Recalls Eyed In Florida House
Source: TFP File Photo
A proposal that seeks to expand the ability of voters to recall county officials is headed to the full Florida House.
T [...]
Florida House Approves Measure Changing School Start Times
School Bus Source: TFP File Photo
Many Florida high-school students would have their school start times pushed back under a measure approved Frida [...]
Locked And Loaded: Concealed Carry Gun Law Awaiting Florida Gov. DeSantis Signature
Handgun and Ammo (Source: Unsplash)
Florida, long dubbed the “gunshine state,” is one stroke of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pen away from allowing people t [...]
2-Year-Old Taylen Mosley Found Dead In Mouth Of Gator, Father Charged With 2 Counts Of Murder
2-year-old Taylen Mosley (St. Pete Police)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It's with great sadness that we report that 2-year-old Taylen Mosley has been fo [...]