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Florida School Vouchers Expansion Takes First Step
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A proposal that would massively expand eligibility for school vouchers began moving forward Thursday in the Florida House, with the [...]
Florida Lawmakers Target Anti-Semitic Incidents
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After incidents such as anti-Semitic messages being projected on buildings in Jacksonville, lawmakers Thursday called for passing a [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battles Boat Fire In Little Harbor Marina In Ruskin
HCFR responded to a working boat fire at the Little Harbor Marine in Ruskin
RUSKIN, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a working [...]
Florida CFO Patronis Seeks To Help Floridians Recover Money Lost To Fraudster SBF Of FTX
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and FTX’s founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis wants to [...]
Tampa Road Closures For Gasparilla This Weekend
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TAMPA, Fla. - One of the most popular attractions in Tampa is the annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest, which has been a tradition in Tamp [...]
145 Pounds, $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Found Washed Up On Florida Shore
Cocaine Located Washed Up In Florida (MCSO)
Nearly $2 million worth of packaged cocaine was found in Florida on Monday and turned over to federal [...]
Florida Corrections Officer Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will, Domestic Violence
35-year-old Joshua Diaz (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A corrections officer in Florida has been arrested after a domestic violence incident that happ [...]
Hillsborough County Cold Weather Shelters To Open Thursday Night
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County’s cold weather shelters program will be activated tonight, Thursday, Jan 26, for th [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Draws Fire Over Rejection of Course
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Leading chants of “Black history is American history,” prominent civil-rights attorney Ben Crump on Wednesday threat [...]
Bill Gives Thumbs Down To Florida Left Lane Drivers
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A House Republican this week filed a proposal that seeks to prevent motorists from driving in the left lane on roads with speed lim [...]