Author: Matt Rife - Local News Desk
NHC Monitoring Tropical Wave Ahead Of Florida Hurricane Season Start
Tropical Wave (NHC
As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season looms, meteorologists and weather enthusiasts are closely monitoring the region for signs [...]
Florida Governor DeSantis Appoints Two To The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP Photo)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Stephanie Kopelousos and Joe Nunziata have been ap [...]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Fights Fully Involved Riverview House Fire
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Fights Fully Involved Riverview House Fire
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a house fire i [...]
FDACS Provides Info On Florida Energy Rebate Programs
Refrigerator (Unsplash)
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Office of Energy will host an informational webinar o [...]
Polk County Woman Charged In Deadly 2023 Lakeland, Bartow Road Hit-And-Run Crash
Cassidy Mullis (LPD)
LAKELAND, Fla. - The woman responsible for the death of a Lakeland bicyclist has been charged following an exhaustive investi [...]
Are Online Casinos Coming To Florida Soon?
Online Casino, Gambling
Following the recent re-legalization of sports betting in Florida, the CEO of the Seminole Tribe, Jim Allen, hopes to brin [...]
Abortions Top 22,000 Before 6-Week Law Took Effect In Florida
Pregnancy Test (TFP File Photo)
More than 22,000 abortions were performed in Florida this year before a law took effect on May 1, preventing abort [...]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Calling In Death Threats To Federal Judge
Judge With Gavel (File)
A 66-year-old man has pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of a threat to kill a Federal District Court Judge.
Ste [...]
Florida Man Who Burglarized, Brutally Beat 97-Year-Old WWII Veteran Gets Life In Prison
Kevin Eugene Leeks Jr. (SA5JC)
The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office announced that 32-year-old Kevin Eugene Leeks Jr. has been found [...]
U.S. Forest Service Grants Aim To Curb Florida Wildfire Threats
Wildfire (File)
The U.S. Forest Service said this week that $250,000 in federal funding was given to each of Jacksonville and Sarasota County as p [...]