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Candidates In Florida Eye Special Election
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After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday scheduled a special election in House District 35, Republican Erika Booth beca [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Appoints Five Judges Of Compensation Claims
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced five appointments Thursday to the Office of the Judges of Compe [...]
Abortions In Florida Top 38,000 In Six Months
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Amid a legal battle about the future of abortion rights in Florida, more than 38,000 abortions were performed in the state during [...]
Florida AG Ashley Moody Warns Of AI Voice Scam In ‘Tech Trap’ Summer Scams Series
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is launching a new Summer Scams Series, called Tech Traps, to focus on ways scammers may us [...]
Customers Evacuated From Walmart In Tampa While Police Investigate Suspicious Package
Walmart 1505 N. Dale Mabry (Google)
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police officers were dispatched to the Walmart, located at 1505 N. Dale Mabry Highway, for [...]
Pasco Sheriff’s Deputies Investigating Shooting Of Juvenile In New Port Richey
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that happened around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday in the [...]
Deputies De-Escalate Suicide Situation On Roof Of Hospital Parking Garage In Tampa
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office de-escalated a suicidal individual overnight, bringing the man to safety.
O [...]
Florida Retailers Look For Lift From Tax ‘Holiday’
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Florida retailers hope for a boost to summer sales with the start Monday of a back-to-school sales tax “holiday.”
The tax holida [...]
Woman Found Brutally Murdered In Front Of Her Seffner Home
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Detectives are working to find the killer of a woman who was brutally murdered in front of her Seffner ho [...]
Florida Recreational Marijuana Backers Urge Court Approval
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Supporters of an effort to allow recreational use of marijuana by people age 21 or older urged the Florida Supr [...]