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St. Petersburg Motorcyclist Dies After Being Run Over By Semi-Truck On The Skyway Bridge
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 50-year-old motorcyclist from St. Petersburg [...]
Florida Woman Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket Purchased At The “Lucky Penny”
500X The Cash Florida Lottery Scratch-Off, TFP File Photo
Today, the Florida Lottery announced that Janice Ryan, 67, of Pensacola, claimed a $1 mi [...]
Florida Lawmakers Seek To Cut Communications Tax
TFP File Photo
A Senate Republican on Thursday proposed cutting the state’s communications-services tax, which is collected on such things as tele [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Book Hits No. 1 On Amazon The Day It’s Released
"The Courage To Be Free" (Amazon)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may or may not be running for president in 2024. But he took the usual first step for [...]
Business, Insurance Lawsuit Limits Emerge In Florida Senate
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After the Florida House started moving forward last week with controversial changes to shield businesses and insurance companies [...]
Tampa Traffic Crash Fatality Closes Selmon Expressway Ramp To Eastbound Gandy Blvd
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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police and Florida Highway Patrol are on the scene of a single-vehicle traffic fatality that [...]
Plant City Voting Ballots In The Mail
TFP File Photo
PLANT CITY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer will be conducting the upcoming 2023 Plant City Munici [...]
Self-Proclaimed Rapper, Gang Member In Florida Charged With First-Degree Murder
LAKELAND, FL.a - Detectives charged 19-year-old La’Darion Chandler, of Lakeland, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 33-year-old [...]
Sparks Fly After Florida State Senator Files Legislation To Cancel State Democratic Party
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A former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida caused a kerfuffle this week when he filed legislation that would do [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Demands Prosecutor’s Internal Records Over Release Of Murder Suspect
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, State Attorney Monique Worrell (File Photo)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants more details about why an Orlando prosecuto [...]