POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County Sheriff’s deputy had a memorable start to his career when he found himself wrangling an alligator on just his third day of patrol. The encounter occurred Wednesday afternoon when a woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report an…
Read More Polk County Deputy Helps Wrangle Gator In Lakeland On Third Day Of Patrol
TAMPA, Fla. – A future U.S. Navy Sailor, Jason Garcia from Tampa, Florida, took the oath of enlistment during a special ceremony held at halftime of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Salute to Service game on November 10, 2024. Garcia was one of 300 individuals who…
Read More Future Sailors Take Oath Of Enlistment At Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game
HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced a significant expansion of the state’s agricultural land preservation efforts. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program will now include Howard Cattle Corporation, a 754-acre cattle…
Read More Florida Commissioner Of Agriculture Announces Major Land Preservation Effort In Hendry County
On the first day of Florida’s trade and business development mission to Italy, Governor Ron DeSantis announced several key partnerships designed to boost Florida’s aerospace sector and strengthen economic ties with Italy. In a major collaboration, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Sapienza University of Rome signed…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Kicks Off Italy Trade Mission With New Aerospace Partnerships, Economic Wins For Florida
A Florida man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a large quantity of methamphetamine with intent to distribute in Oklahoma. Dimitri Antoine-Zacharia Grant, 26, of Miami, was arrested in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, in May 2023 after a traffic stop led…
Read More Miami Man Gets 5 Years For Methamphetamine Possession In Oklahoma
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reviewing videos circulating online that appear to show officers using force against fans during the Florida-Georgia football game at EverBank Stadium on Saturday. The videos depict two separate incidents: Neither video reveals the events leading up to…
Read More Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Investigates Videos Of Officers’ Beating Fans At Florida-Georgia Game
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake Wales resident’s act of kindness was met with betrayal when a man he had previously helped stole his vehicle. On October 15th, 2024, the victim reported his car stolen and immediately suspected 43-year-old Leslie Jarod Langford, whom he had…
Read More Lake Wales Man’s Kindness Repaid With Car Theft: Polk County Sheriff
Sharp-eyed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge in Texas recently stopped a major drug smuggling attempt, seizing almost $800,000 worth of cocaine concealed within a vehicle. On October 10th, CBP officers encountered a grey Chevrolet sedan crossing into the US…
Read More Texas CBP Officers Sniff Out Nearly $800K In Cocaine Hidden In Car At Hidalgo Bridge
Forget fumbling with paper tickets or clunky apps! Ticketmaster is partnering with Apple to bring a new era of convenience and interactivity to live events. Thanks to a major upgrade to Apple Wallet, fans can now access everything they need for a seamless event experience…
Read More Ticketmaster And Apple Team Up To Revolutionize The Fan Experience
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and 21 other state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, urging the court to reject requests to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The lawsuit…
Read More Florida AG Moody Files Amicus Brief In Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit Against Hamas Supporters