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Clearwater Fire & Rescue On The Scene Of House Fire
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CLEARWATER, Fla - Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department crews are on the scene of a house fire Monday morning. [...]
Gas Prices In Florida Jump 10 Cents, Highest Daily Average Since Mid-May
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Florida gas prices jumped an average of 10 cents per gallon last week. Sunday's state average of $3.46 per gallon is the highest da [...]
Watch: It’s So ‘Unbearably’ Hot In Florida, Even The Bears Hit The Beach
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Several videos are circulating on social media that show a black bear taking a dip with a crowd of visitors in th [...]
Drug Lab Found In St. Petersburg, One Arrested
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - St. Petersburg Police are investigating a drug lab found in a home located at 2063 Illinois Ave NE.
"Sever [...]
Suspect Who Shot Woman Multiple Times, Kills Himself During Standoff With Deputies
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - On Sunday, Pinellas County Chief Deputy Paul Halle held a press conference to discuss a [...]
Oklahoma Governor Endorses Florida Governor Ron DeSantis For President
Screengrab From Oklahoma Rally
Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Republican presidential nominatio [...]
2 Members Of ‘Robles Park’ Gang In Tampa Sentenced For Shootings, Racketeering
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TAMPA, Fla - Two members of the “Robles Park” racketeering enterprise were sentenced to prison on Friday by U.S. District J [...]
Former President Trump, Florida Gov. DeSantis At War Over COVID Responses. Here Are Their Records
by Mary Lou Masters, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Former President Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis [...]
Florida Highway Patrol: Driver Of Motorcycle Ejected Through SUV’s Rear Window
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 19 N on Saturday.
A Toyota RAV4 S [...]
Florida-Backed Migrant Flights To California Cause Ruckus
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Gov. Ron DeSantis
For days, Florida’s role in a recent round of controversial migrant flights remained a mystery — until Tue [...]