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FEMA Helps 67,000 Florida Households With Hurricane Ian Housing Needs
FEMA Personnel Speaks with Survivor About Recovery Assistance (Photo by FEMA Photographer)
FEMA has awarded grants to 63,000 households affected b [...]
St. Petersburg High School Student Arrested With Gun In School
(TFP File Photo)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - A 15-year-old, 10th-grader at St. Petersburg High School has been charged with bringing a gun on school pro [...]
Get Ready To Vote In The 2023 City Of Tampa Municipal Election
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer has some tips to help residents in the City of Tampa get ready to vote in the u [...]
Gibsonton Woman Killed In Riverview Crash
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A 68-year-old Gibsonton woman was killed in a crash that happened on Thursday around 6:08 pm [...]
Polk County Sheriff Looking For Two Men Who Failed At Doller General “Distraction-Type” Theft
Source: PCSO
MULBERRY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify these two men who attempted a distraction-type theft at the M [...]
Georgia Dawgs Getting A Florida License Plate
Source: Georgia Alumni website
The University of Georgia will soon start to appear on Florida license plates, as its supporters have reached a pre [...]
8-Year Term Limits Proposed For Florida School Boards
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed the idea, a House Republican on Tuesday filed a proposal tha [...]
Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric Customers Face Higher Bills
TFP File Photo
Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. are seeking state approval to pass along hundreds of millions of dollars in additional c [...]
Spring Hill Road Rage Incident Leads To Gun Fire
Andrew James Martin, 19 (HCSO)
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A man has been arrested following a road rage incident that happened on Monday, leading to shot [...]
Citizens Insurance Nears 1.16M Policies In Florida
TFP File Photo
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added more than 5,700 policies last week, as its overall total neared 1.16 milli [...]