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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Josh Lowe was laughing after reaching first base. His broken-bat single off Baltimore’s Tyler Wells last Friday evening barely made it to the outfield. It was nice to have some good luck for a change. “There have been plenty of line…
Read More Rays’ Josh Lowe Heating Up At the Plate
A St. Petersburg resident has filed a potential class-action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that directs the state’s handling of unclaimed property. Attorneys for Alieda Maron filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Tallahassee against state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who…
Read More Florida’s Unclaimed Property Law Challenged
Liberal Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez always seems to spend more time playacting as a member of Congress instead of being a member of Congress. She proved this again on Tuesday. U.S. Capitol Police arrested dozens of pro-abortion left-wingers, including 17 Democratic lawmakers. AOC and the…
Read More Columnist: AOC’s “Arrest” Shows She Sees Being A Congress Member As Little More Than A Cosplay Gig
Last year drug overdoses killed more Americans than gun violence and car crashes – combined. Against that backdrop of misery, Florida’s Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging President Joe Biden to off the bench and halt the flow of fentanyl into the country. In…
Read More Florida AG Moody Asks Biden To Declare Fentanyl A Weapon Of Mass Destruction
TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, there will be alternating lane closures for eastbound and westbound traffic on East Sligh Avenue between North 53rd Street and North 54th Street while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. Barricades and…
Read More Tampa Traffic: Lane Closures On East Sligh Ave Between North 53rd St And North 54th St
SPRING HILL, Fla. – Gary J. Zarcone has been located and is safe, according to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office was requesting assistance from the community in locating a missing endangered man. Gary J. Zarcone was last seen at approximately 5:15…
Read More Missing-Endangered Spring Hill Man Found Safe
Deputies in Florida need your help in locating a missing mobile home. The pictured mobile home, a 48-foot single wide, was left by a moving company at 11171 NE 71 Street between Bronson and Williston in Levy County. Deputies say that the site prep had…
Read More Deputies In Florida Need Help Finding A Home, Literally, It’s Missing
The MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot has been rolling since the April 19, 2022 drawing, and today increased to an estimated $555 million jackpot for tonight’s, July 19 drawing! Florida players have the chance to become the state’s third MEGA MILLIONS jackpot winner by purchasing a $2…
Read More Florida Players: $555,000,000 Up For Grabs On Tonight’s Mega Millions Jackpot Draw
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with a woman’s death earlier this year. On Sunday, January 9, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., a female victim was discovered deceased near the 12000 block of Four Oaks Road. Through investigative means,…
Read More 26-Year-Old Man Arrested In Carrollwood Murder
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Kevin Hayslett for Congress announced on Monday, raising $521,000 in the FEC’s second fundraising quarter, which is more than every other Republican in the race combined. This latest haul brings his total raised for the cycle to over $1.2 million and…
Read More Republican Kevin Hayslett Raking In The Cash For FL-13 Congressional Race