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24th Annual Rotary Tennis & Golf Challenge Returns To Treasure Bay
Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis Center (TFP File Photo)
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. - The Gulf Beaches Rotary Club and the City of Treasure Island are agai [...]
Water Main Break Repair To Close Portion Of North 22nd Street In Tampa
Source: TFP, Road Closed
TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 9 am today, North 22nd Street will be closed between East North Bay Street and East Ida Street [...]
Florida Gas Prices Decline After 32-Cent Spike
TFP File Photo
Florida gas prices are declining again after surging during the past two weeks. The state average declined almost 2 cents per gallo [...]
Two Children Shot, 12-Year-Old Child Killed At A Home In Tampa
Breaking News From The Free Press
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is conducting an investigation on the 2600 block of E 111th Ave.
Ac [...]
Polk County Sheriff Searching For Suspect Who Stole Pickup Truck In Mulberry
Source: PCSO
MULBERRY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office needs your help in locating a stolen truck and the suspect who took it.
On December [...]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: Sanity, Not Lunacy
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
It was Florida against the world — or at least against other states that imposed “woke ideology” and “philosophical [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Investigating Overnight Riverview Homicide
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RIVERVIEW, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a homicide investigation in Riverview.
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Two Pedestrians Hit, One Killed By Pickup Truck In Dunedin
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Two pedestrians were hit by a pickup truck on Saturday in Dunedin, and one has died, ac [...]
Florida Senator Focuses On Shifting From Septic Tanks To Protect Waterways
TFP File Photo
A Republican senator who oversees environmental spending said this week he wants to continue efforts to shift properties from septi [...]
Tampa Man Sentenced To 72 Months In Prison For India-Based Bank Fraud Conspiracy
TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa man was sentenced Thursday in a U.S. District Court to 72 months in prison and a $25,000 fine for his involve [...]