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Man Arrested In Polk County For Deadly Ruskin Shooting
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RUSKIN, Fla. - John Skeen, 56, has been arrested in connection to Friday night's fatal shooting in Ruskin.
According to deputies [...]
Medicaid Health Plans Try To Protect Members — And Profits — During Unwinding
By Phil Galewitz, TFP File Photo
The federal covid-19 pandemic protections that have largely prohibited states from dropping anyone from Medicaid [...]
Florida Behavior Technician Arrested In $119,000 Medicaid Fraud Scheme
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced Friday, the arrest of a registered behavio [...]
2 Dead In Shooting At Tampa Apartment Complex
Park Avenue Apartments Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - Two people were killed in a shooting at an apartment complex in Tampa on Saturday, according to police [...]
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Girlfriend’s Daughter, Taking Her To Ethiopia
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NEW ORLEANS, Fla. - Kidus Awlachew, 33, a New Orleans, Louisiana resident, pleaded guilty Friday after being charged in a one-count [...]
Florida Man Charged With Multiple Counts Of Sexual Child Abuse That Spanned Over Years
Stevie Irizarry, 59 (OPD)
A 59-year-old Florida man has been arrested on multiple counts of child sexual abuse that spanned over multiple years, a [...]
Weeki Wachee Man Killed, Brooksville Teen Seriously Injured In Pickup Collision
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A 63-year-old Weeki Wachee man was killed in a crash around 6:47 pm on Saturday.
According to Florida Hi [...]
Oklahoma Man Convicted In 2016 Carjacking Resulting In Death
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A defendant who took part in multiple carjackings that resulted in the murder of a Tulsa man in 2016 pleaded guilty in federal cour [...]
Armed Forces Skyway 10K To Close Northbound Lanes Of Skyway Bridge, I-275 Sunday
Armed Forces Skyway 10K March 12
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - The Northbound lanes of I-275 will be CLOSED tomorrow morning, March 12th, from 3:30 AM u [...]
Texas Home Health Owner Set To Appear On Fraud Charges
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A 43-year-old Houston woman has been charged for conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Ala [...]