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14,875 City Of Tampa Ballots In The Mail
Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer
TAMPA, Fla. - Voters living in the City of Tampa who have requested Vote By Mail ballots should start watchi [...]
Florida Recreational Pot Proposal Clears Initial Hurdle
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Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to g [...]
Florida Jobless Claims Up Slightly Yet Remain Low
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First-time unemployment claims in Florida inched up last week, but the numbers remained relatively low.
The U.S. Department of L [...]
Flood Disclosure Sought In Florida Real Estate Sales
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Florida lawmakers could consider proposals that would require people selling real estate to provide information to buyers about whe [...]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Flows Broadband Money To Rural Areas
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced the state has awarded $144 million to projects aimed at exp [...]
Two Tampa Heroin And Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced
Source: Tampa Police Department
TAMPA, Fla. - In the summer of 2021, Tampa Police officers began a narcotics investigation in the 5000 block of W. [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Tax Plan Ranges From Diapers To Gas Stoves
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
As part of a record $114.8 billion budget proposal released Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking wid [...]
Group Home Employee Arrested For Elbowing Disabled Man In The Head, Slamming Him To The Ground
Douglas Rivera, 28 (PPPD)
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A Pinellas Park man has been arrested after physically abusing a disabled man under care at a gro [...]
2 Shot In Temple Terrace Overnight, Deputies Searching For Suspects
The suspects then fled in a black Kia Soul bearing Florida license plate 8493AM (HCSO)
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla - The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Off [...]
Florida Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Homemade Aircraft
Legal Eagle Ultralight, Cost To Build Estimated at $4000 to $6,000
A 78-year-old Florida man was seriously injured after his homemade ultralight a [...]