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State Executes Florida Death Row Inmate Duane Owen By Lethal Injection
Duane Owen Was Executed Thursday
Nearly four decades after murdering a mother and a teenage babysitter in Palm Beach County, Duane Owen was execut [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Axes $510 Million From Record State Budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis trimmed $510.9 million from a record-high state spending plan signed Thursday, with nearly one [...]
Zephyrhills Police Arrest 4 In 2-Day Human Trafficking Sting
Source: ZPD
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - The Zephyrhills Police Department, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force, recently conduc [...]
Hillsborough County Offices, Facilities To Close June 19 In Observance Of Juneteenth Holiday
TFP File Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Most Hillsborough County offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of the [...]
Florida AG Moody Warns Of Summer Vacation ‘Travel Scams’
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
During the popular summer vacation season, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a Consumer Alert [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs State Budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signing State Budget (Governors Office)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal y [...]
Pasco County Cleanup Event Removes 35 Tons of Trash
Source: File Photo
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Holiday Lake Estates neighborhood is looking a whole lot brighter thanks to Pasco County’s Code Compli [...]
Florida Health Department Issues Health Advisory For Tampa Beach
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County has issued a public health advisory for Ben T. Davis Beach du [...]
Citizens Invited To Comment On Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Services, Performance
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. ( [...]
Riverview Man Gets Life In Prison For Ybor City Murder The Day After Christmas
Livonte Howard, Riverview (SAO)
TAMPA, Fla. - A jury convicted Livonte Howard, Riverview, of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in [...]