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SPRING HILL, Fla. – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is seeking two-people in a credit card fraud. The subjects pictured below fraudulently used a credit card at Winn-Dixie located at 6270 Commercial Way, Spring Hill on Sunday, 11/15/2020 at approximately 9:50 a.m. If you know these…
Read More 2-Subjects Sought in Winn Dixie Credit Card Fraud
TAMPA, Fla. – As the Thanksgiving Day holiday approaches, Tampa International Airport is preparing to handle more passengers per day than the Airport has seen since the start of the pandemic. TPA’s official Thanksgiving travel period runs from Friday, Nov. 20, through Monday, Nov. 30, with the two…
Read More Tampa International Airport Preps for Holiday Travel During Pandemic
The Florida Lottery announced that Jesse Poirier, 39, of Sanford, claimed the first $1 million top prize from the new $1,000,000 MONEY TREE Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Orlando District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time,…
Read More Florida Man Scratches Off the First $1,000,000 Money Tree
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – A 72-year-old Palm Harbor man was arrested at his home Tuesday on Possession of Child Porn charges. Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Palm Harbor man for Possession of Child Pornography. Detectives began their investigation after…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: 72-Year-Old Palm Harbor Man Arrested on 20-Counts of Child Porn
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Organizational Meeting of the Citrus County School Board Full speed ahead for the Citrus County School Board. During the annual organizational meeting Tuesday afternoon, Superintendent Sandra “Sam” Himmel was sworn in by School Board Attorney Wes Bradshaw for her fifth consecutive…
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The United States continues to demonstrate an increasing level of anti-bribery enforcement, having convicted or sanctioned 174 companies and 115 individuals for foreign bribery and related offences under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) between September 2010 and July 2019. The United States is thus…
Read More United States Leads the Fight Against Foreign Bribery and Transnational Corruption
Facebook is not addictive, it’s just meaningful, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Senator Lyndsey Graham asked Zuckerberg, “Do you believe your product can be addictive?” and he asked about the growing medical evidence that social media sites are addictive. “We certainly do not design the product…
Read More Great News! Facebook is Not Designed To Be Addictive, According to Zuckerberg
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – On November 16, 2020, the Command Review Board reviewed allegations that Detective Corey Johnson used a Police Department issued gas credit card improperly. The Board sustained the following allegations: improper procedures and conviction or guilt of a felony or misdemeanor. Johnson’s…
Read More St. Pete Police Detective That Used Department Gas Card for Personal Use Terminated
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Northlakes Sports Complex is getting a major landscaping upgrade, courtesy of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors and Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, volunteers from the Realtors association will beautify the park at 2640 N. Lakeview Drive…
Read More Northlakes Sports Complex to Get a Lot Greener With Help of Volunteers
Eight-year-old Miguel Garcia and others participated in a Make a Wish Foundation event on Nov. 7, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Garcia, 8-years-old, wish was to be an Army Soldier. Garcia was able to experience a variety of activities including assisting in landing a helicopter…
Read More U.S. Army and Make a Wish, 8-Year-Old Boy Soldier For The Day