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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 [...]
Florida GOP Voter Edge Nears 384,000
TFP File Photo
The Republican Party of Florida held a nearly 384,000 registered-voter advantage over the Florida Democratic Party as of the end of [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Investigating Death Of 47-Year-Old Inmate
Clarence Valentine, 47 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla - The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation surrounding the d [...]
Major County Sheriffs Of America Names Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri “Sheriff Of The Year”
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri (Center)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Pitches $114.8 Billion “Framework For Freedom” Budget
Gov. Ron DeSantis releases a nearly $114.8 billion budget proposal on Wednesday. (TFP File Photo)
Dubbing it the “framework for freedom,” Gov. Ron [...]
Woman Extricated From Underneath A PSTA Bus After Being Hit In St. Petersburg
Breaking News From The Free Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - At 10:23 a.m., a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) bus was traveling west on 1st [...]
Riverview: This Guided Hike Is For Dogs
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - It’s true that exercise is its own reward. Also true: Walking with a dog is more fun than walking without a dog.
Hillsboroug [...]