Category: News
Tampa Free Press - Your Source For Tampa Area Local Breaking News, National Stories, Politics, Sports, Florida Agriculture, Legal, Cops and Crime
Man On Work Visa Arrested After Luring Florida Middle School Girls Into His SUV
35-year old Marcos Rodas-Marcos (MCSO)
A Florida man is in jail less than two hours after four middle school girls reported that he lured them int [...]
Fitch Ratings Gives ‘Thumbs Up’ On Florida Reedy Creek Changes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, TFP File Photo
Fitch Ratings on Thursday signaled that it is satisfied with a new law that shifted control of the Reedy [...]
St. Pete Police Investigating Shooting Death Of Man Found In Alley
Breaking News From The Free Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg police are investigating the shooting death of a man found deceased in an [...]
Are The Barriers On Tampa Bridges Safe For Drivers?
Howard Frankland Bridge (TFP Photo)
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa has several bridges connecting various parts of the city. While these bridges serve as vit [...]
Cartel Apologizes For Kidnapping, Killing Americans, Turns Over Its Members
Cartel Apology Letter (Vice News, Tamaulipas state law enforcement)
A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four [...]
Florida Concealed Carry Gun Bill Headed to Full Senate
A Senate panel on Thursday moved Florida one step closer to allowing people to carry concealed firearms without licenses, as critics on opposite side [...]
Florida Man Wanted, May Be Heading To Miami After Chase By Polk County Deputies, Depositing Cocaine In Dumpster
Mario Herr, Jr. (Source: PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man is wanted by Polk County Sheriff's Office after the man ran from deputies in a st [...]
Gov. DeSantis Up Double Digits Against Trump In New Florida Primary Poll
Source: TFP File Photo
Former President Donald Trump is down 25 percentage points with Gov. Ron DeSantis taking the top spot for the 2024 GOP nomi [...]
I-275 Southbound Ramp To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street Closing Sunday In St. Petersburg
SOURCE: FDOT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The southbound I-275 ramp (Exit 31) to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to [...]
Xi Jinping Calls For China To ‘More Quickly’ Elevate Armed Forces
President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali (Source: WHite House)
China’s leader Xi Jinping called for “more quickly elevatin [...]