Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $89 million in funding for workforce education initiatives, including a first-of-its-kind Career and Technical Education (CTE) charter schools initiative. Governor DeSantis made the announcement at Santa Fe College, which was awarded funding to create a charter school that will allow…
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POLK COUNTY, FL. – On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34-year-old Desmond James Walker II of Haines City on fraud charges. He electronically deposited a county payroll check into his bank account and then, a day later cashed the check…
Read More Polk County Firefighter Arrested For Fraud After Cashing Paycheck Twice
A Florida man is in deep after robbing a bank and leading police on a three-county chase that ended in a standoff. According to WPTV, the man, armed with a machete, walked into a TD Bank, located at 969 SE Fifth Ave., about 10:30 a.m.…
Read More Florida Man With Machete Robs Bank Then Throws The Cash Out The Window Of SUV
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in searching for a missing and endangered man. Deputies say Mason Starcovic, 22, was last seen at his residence in the 1000 block of Marathon Key Drive just before 1:00 a.m on Wednesday, February 2,…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff Searching For Missing-Endangered Man Who Made Suicidal Threats
TAMPA, FL.- Beginning at 9am today, the inside westbound lane of East 17th Avenue will be closed between North 21st Street and North 20th Street while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the area to…
Read More Water Main Break Closes Lane On East 17th Ave Between North 21st Street And North 20th Street
A Florida man has been sentenced for importing and selling ‘fake’ Viagra online that he purchased from China. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale has sentenced Timothy Terrance DeJoris, 42, Ponte Vedra, to six months probation and a $2,500 fine for importing from China a…
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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – A year has passed since one person was killed, another injured, and a baby grazed by a bullet during a shooting on Twigg Street in South Brooksville. Detectives have continued to work tirelessly on this case, investigating each and every lead…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff Needs Your Help In Solving Brooksville Homicide
The FBI Jacksonville Tallahassee Resident Agency has received reports of efforts by scammers to target Florida residents through unsolicited telephone calls in which the caller claims to be a representative of the FBI. There are many versions of the government impersonation scam, and they all…
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Florida Highway Patrol Troopers continue to investigate the early morning fatal crash along eastbound I-4, near Mile Marker 19. Troopers say a 48-year-old Orlando man was struck and killed by at least seven vehicles as he walked northbound across the eastbound…
Read More Orlando Man Ran Over By At Least 7 Vehicles On I-4 Tuesday Morning, Florida Troopers Investigating
There’s something awe-inspiring about turkey hunting on a spring morning in Florida. Maybe it’s the freshness of the early morning darkness. Or the rowdy chorus of birdlife at dawn. The most likely explanation for what makes it so special, though, is hearing the gobble of…
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