The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Friday a significant new security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s fifty-eighth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021 using Presidential Drawdown…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday $8,387,710 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Florida while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC)…
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Friday a significant new security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s fifty-eighth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021 using Presidential Drawdown…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday $8,387,710 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Florida while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC)…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division in Newark, New Jersey, recently conducted a targeted operation that led to the apprehension of 38 illegal aliens with criminal convictions and/or pending charges. The operation was carried out from April 15 to…
The Florida Lottery announced Friday that Anita Ervin, 61, of Tallahassee, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee. Ervin chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $780,000.00. Ervin purchased her winning ticket…
BRANDON, Fla. – Following last weekend’s violence in Brandon, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is taking a proactive stance to ensure the safety and well-being of the community this coming weekend. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is aware of social media posts encouraging violence and…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday called for abolishing the ATF over a new rule that bypassed Congress and threatens to turn countless law-abiding gun owners into felons. Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, testified about…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Pinellas County Deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau arrested 55-year-old Thomas McClave, an off-duty district fire chief, for Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle and Simple Battery. According to deputies, on Thursday at 5:10 pm, the victim, 58-year-old Gregory Hicks,…
The state Board of Education is slated to consider ratifying changes to the Florida High School Athletic Association bylaws next week, which would include a provision allowing student-athletes to continue playing sports if they have graduated early. Changes to FHSAA bylaws must be approved by…
Saying his experience is “emblematic of the abuses running rampant in the world of big-time college football,” a former high-school star quarterback on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing University of Florida football coach Billy Napier, a top Gators booster and others of wrongdoing related to…
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Alton Brownfield has been located and is safe, according to Pasco Sheriff’s Office. A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert was previously issued for Alton Brownfield, a missing/endangered 15-year-old. Brownfield is 5’6″, around 155 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Brownfield was…
The U.S. Forest Service said this week that $250,000 in federal funding was given to each of Jacksonville and Sarasota County as part of efforts to protect homes, businesses, and infrastructure from wildfires. Under the federal Community Wildfire Defense Grant program, 158 local governments nationwide,…
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Friday a significant new security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s fifty-eighth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021 using Presidential Drawdown…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday called for abolishing the ATF over a new rule that bypassed Congress and threatens to turn countless law-abiding gun owners into felons. Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, testified about…
The Florida Lottery announced Friday that Anita Ervin, 61, of Tallahassee, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee. Ervin chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $780,000.00. Ervin purchased her winning ticket…
The Florida Lottery announced Friday that Carlos Cole, Sr., 53, of Winter Haven, claimed a $1 million top prize from the SEVEN FIGURES Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Cole chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,000.00. Cole purchased his…
The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Lavoncis Armstrong, 64, of Riverdale, Georgia, claimed a $2 million top prize from the $10 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Armstrong chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,597,848.00. Armstrong purchased…
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking qualified men and women in Polk County who desire to work as substitute crossing guards this year. Substitute school crossing guards are needed in the following areas: Lakeland, Fort Meade, Bartow, Highland City, Lake Wales…
Florida last week saw a drop in first-time unemployment claims, though company notices filed with the state show some workers face layoffs. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report that estimated 5,680 unemployment applications were filed in Florida during the week ending…
