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Gambling Permit Revocation In Florida Challenged
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A Volusia County firm is challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law that would lead to the revocation of a pari-mutuel gamblin [...]
Water Main Break Repairs To Close Portion Of Bayshore Boulevard In Tampa
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TAMPA, Fla. - Beginning at 11 pm tonight, Bayshore Boulevard will be closed between West Shell Point Road and Sanders Drive while the [...]
Crews Battle 3-Alarm House Fire In Treasure Island
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TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. - Treasure Island Fire Rescue, along with other Pinellas County Fire Departments, battled a 3-Alarm Fire [...]
Hillsborough County Judge Approves Class Action Lawsuit In USF COVID Shutdown Case
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TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County circuit judge has certified a class action in a lawsuit about whether the University of South F [...]
Cupcake Stand In Minnesota Celebrates 10th Year Making Dreams Come True
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MOORHEAD, Minn. - Addie Loerzel of Minnesota continues to “pay it forward” by hosting her 10th Annual Addie’s Royal Cu [...]
Student, 15, Arrested After Reporting Active Shooter At Palm Harbor University High School
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Pinellas County Schools student for [...]
State Of Florida Seeks To Scuttle Union Lawsuit
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DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. - The state of Florida has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit in which a union representing Duval Cou [...]
Spring Hill Man Faces Meth Trafficking Charges After Nearly Hitting Deputy
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SPRING HILL, Fla - A 49-year-old Spring Hill man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after driving aggressively, nea [...]
New Jersey Child With Special Needs Receives Dream Trip To The Beach
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Mary DiCanto, of Middlesex, New Jersey, was recently granted a dream from the Sunshine Foundation for a Trip to the Beach. [...]
Hillsborough County Deputies Rescue 80-Year-Old Man From Marsh At Assisted Living Facility
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - An 80-year-old man with dementia was rescued thanks to the collaboration of Hillsborough County Sheriff's [...]