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Treasure Island Causeway Bridge to Close Overnight For Repairs
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TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. - Drivers who use the Treasure Island Causeway will need to find an alternate route during overnight hours ne [...]
23-Year-Old Man Arrested After Shooting At St. Petersburg Police Officer
Savarion Miller, 23 (SPPD)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A man was arrested after firing at an officer in an unmarked vehicle Wednesday night, according [...]
Man Shoots And Kills Himself Outside Of Morton Plant Hospital In Clearwater
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CLEARWATER, Fla - Clearwater Police Officers and Detectives are on the scene at Morton Plant Hospital for a deceased adult male a [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeking Witnesses To Fatal Crash On Big Bend Road In Riverview
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RIVERVIEW, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help locating anyone with information about a [...]
Barricade Situation Ends When Woman Surrenders To Police In Sarasota
Source: Sarasota PD
SARASOTA, Fla. - Sarasota Police officers were in the 1100 block of Sylvan Drive investigating a barricaded woman who was insi [...]
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV, Sarasota Police Investigating
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SARASOTA, Fla. - Sarasota Police officers are investigating a traffic fatality that happened just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Says California Migrant Flights Aimed At Helping Texas
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis In Arizona On Wednesday
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for states to be “more aggressive” in immigration enforcem [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces Nationwide Anti-Illegal Immigration Coalition
Sheriffs from Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas joined Florida Governor DeSantis In Arizona Wednesday. (Right) Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
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Florida AG Moody Pushing Back On FEMA To Lower Flood Insurance Rates
Hurricane Ian Flooding In Florida (TFP File)
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Tuesday announced she is going to battle with the Federal Em [...]
Canadian Tourists ‘Flocking’ To Florida
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Travel to Florida from Canada has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but visa issues continue to complicate the state’s effort [...]