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July 10, 2020 By: Staff Report ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With over 43,000 students, parents, and staff taking the return to school survey, Pinellas County Schools completed a draft reopening plan. The draft states that masks/face coverings must be worn by all students, staff, and…
Read More Pinellas Schools to Require Masks for Students and Staff ‘ReOpening Plan’ draft
July 10, 2020 By: Staff Report SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Police have a reopened portion of Lido Beach that was closed for a short time this morning after an explosive military device was found Friday morning. Police said “Representatives from @MacDill_AFB arrived and removed the…
Read More Sarasota Police Reopen Lido Beach After Military Marking Round Was Discovered
July 10, 2020 By: Deborah Childress TAMPA, Fla. – Maybe you missed getting your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone, but your pet can make life a little sexier with its picture on the cover of the 2021 Pet Calendar published by the…
Read More Tampa Bay Pet Calendar Competition, There Is Still Time To Enter
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – Today, Pasco County School’s Superintendent, Kurt Browning, has provided a video update on the district’s ReOpening plans. The update comes the day after the deadline for parents and staff to declare their plans for…
Read More Pasco County Schools Superintendent Video Update on Reopening
July 9. 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has unveiled its new 2020 manatee and sea turtle decals. New editions of these collectible stickers are released every July and are available with a $5 donation online…
Read More Show Support for Manatee and Sea Turtle Conservation New Decals from the FWC
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in the West Pasco Government Center Boardroom, will be held online and broadcast…
Read More Pasco BCC Meeting will be Held in Hybrid Virtual Format
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew today sentenced Luis Berrios-Trinidad (30, Tampa) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors. The court also ordered Berrios-Trinidad to forfeit a Glock 19 9mm…
Read More Tampa Man Sentenced To 11+ Years For Sex Trafficking Of Minors
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – After recent reports of more than two dozen Android apps caught stealing your data, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is warning Floridians who use popular Google Android devices to monitor their private accounts and to…
Read More CFO Jimmy Patronis – Dozens of Google Android Apps Caught Stealing User Data
July 9, 2020 By: Deborah Childress TAMPA, Fla. – In the midst of the City of Tampa’s newly-established face mask Executive Order and its subsequent enhancements and clarifications, a Tampa attorney has filed suit against a giant health and wellness retailer with one count of…
Read More GNC in Tampa Sued for Face Mask Whistleblower Retaliation
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Chairman Les Miller is suggesting the county commissioners dismantle the board as soon as Wednesday. Miller said, “The problem is that some on the board, like the sheriff, vote, and then enforce policies they don’t agree…
Read More Hillsborough EPG to be Dissolved? Les Miller Suggesting It Is