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City Of Tampa Unofficial Election Night Results Reported
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TAMPA, Fla. – Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer posted unofficial Election Night results for the City of Tampa Municipal Electi [...]
At Least 1 Dead After 2 Small Planes Collide Near Lake Hartridge In Winter Haven
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla - Winter Haven Police and Winter Haven Fire have responded to Lake Hartridge where two small p [...]
Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 4-Years For Burglarizing ATM Machine
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ORLANDO, Fla - Carlos Tawan Reed, Jr. 23, Orlando, has been sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for bank b [...]
2 Caretakers In Florida Plead Guilty To Stealing More Than $500K From Elderly Victim
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Two Florida women pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and scam an elderly person, who was under their care [...]
Florida Electric Bills Going Up In April
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State regulators Tuesday signed off on plans that will lead to millions of utility customers seeing higher electric bills in April [...]
Florida House Moves Forward On Death Penalty Changes
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Florida lawmakers are fast-tracking a proposal that would eliminate a requireme [...]
Video: The Moment United Airlines Passenger Screams, Attacks Flight Attendant With Spoon
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Cellphone video captured the moment when a passenger on a United Airlines flight threatened to "kill every man on [...]
Bloods Gang Members Indicted For Vicious Sex Trafficking, One Made Victim Drink His Blood
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In federal court Tuesday, a 15-count indictment was unsealed charging David M. Amin (D. Amin) and Bryce K. Amin (B. Amin), who are [...]
Winter Haven Police Looking For Pickup Truck Involved In Hit-And-Run Crash
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Police in Winter Haven need your help locating a pickup truck and its driver after a hit-and-run crash last Thur [...]
Mexico’s President Accuses U.S. Of “Sensationalism” After 2 Americans Abducted By Cartel Found Dead
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Two Americans who were caught in a cartel shootout and then abducted have been found dead, officials said Tuesday.
Two others [...]