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Injunction Sought Against Florida Immigration Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
After filing a constitutional challenge last month, attorneys for migrants and advocates Tuesday asked a federal judge f [...]
Fire Destroys 4 Apartment Units In St. Petersburg
Source: SPFR
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - At approximately 2:00 pm, a fire broke out at 3030 5th St N, and St. Petersburg Fire Rescue was alerted to the [...]
Mulberry Standoff Near Christina Animal Hospital Ends With Suspect Committing Suicide
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MULBERRY, Fla - The armed suspect who Polk County Sheriff's Office negotiators were trying to work with toward a [...]
New Toll Road Eyed In Northwest Florida
Interstate 10 In Florida (File Photo)
Transportation officials have started working on a proposal that could lead to a new toll road linking Inter [...]
Lakeland Woman Struck And Killed By Semi-Truck On North Lake Parker Ave
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LAKELAND, Fla. - A 36-year-old Lakeland woman was killed in a crash that happened Monday around 4:412 pm on Nort [...]
Convicted Felon Arrested After Shooting, Standoff In Bartow Neighborhood
33-year-old Victor Garcia (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office SWAT team took 33-year-old Victor Garcia peacefully into cus [...]
Clearwater Woman Struck And Killed Walking On Ulmerton Road
Source: Unsplash
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A 63-year-old Clearwater woman died after a crash that happened around 4:45 pm on Tuesday.
Troopers say an [...]
Tampa Police Searching For Suspect In Hit-And-Run
Samuel Gavin Leppert (TPD)
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police are searching for a suspect that hit an adult make pedestrian and then fled the scene.
Of [...]
Polk County Sheriff’s SWAT Team Takes Barricaded Suspect Into Custody
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A man has been taken into custody following a reported barricade situation on Monday in Polk [...]
U.S. Responds With 4 Navy Destroyers As China, Russian Warships Skirt Alaska
USS John McCain (Navy)
The U.S. Navy responded with four destroyers to the coast of Alaska last week after 11 Russian and Chinese warships were sp [...]