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Tampa Man, With 26 Prior Felony Convictions, Gets 7 Years In Prison For Possession Of Firearms
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TAMPA, Fla. - Terry Augusta Newsome, 34, Tampa, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a fi [...]
Legislative Lobbying In Florida Estimated At $164.4M
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Lobbying firms received an estimated $164.4 million for their work in the Legislature in 2022, a major increase from the two previo [...]
Polk County Deputy Terminated After DUI Arrest In Bartow
29-year-old James Peach (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested for DUI and released from his employment.
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Troopers Narrow Search In Fatal Plant City Hit-And-Run To Mercedes Benz C-Class
SOURCE: FHP
PLANT CITY, Fla. - Troopers continue to investigate the early morning fatal hit-and-run crash on US-92 and have narrowed their sea [...]
Former Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Ziegler To Lead Florida GOP
Christian Ziegler (LinkedIn)
Former Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Ziegler will lead the Republican Party of Florida into the 2024 electio [...]
2 Plant City Men Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver, 1 Dead
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PLANT CITY, Fla. - Two Plant City men were struck by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning, according to F [...]
Records Exemption Proposed In Florida Code Complaints
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Pointing to concerns about safety, a Senate Republican on Thursday proposed a bill that would provide a public-records exemption fo [...]
Florida Homegrown Pot Proposal Emerges
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A political committee has started moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow medical marijuana patien [...]
Florida Senate Proposal Seeks Changes To Bolster Amusement Ride Safety
ICON Park, Orlando (TFP File Photo)
A Senate proposal would make a series of changes aimed at bolstering the safety of amusement rides, after a 14 [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces Office Of Opioid Recovery
Governor Ron DeSantis (Governor's Office)
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced an expansion of opioid treatment and recovery services, using more [...]