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Tampa Dispatch on 05th Apr

Florida bill will elevate texting while driving to a primary offense

The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF), a member of the FL DNT TXTNDRV COALITION, commended Florida lawmakers this week for...

Tampa Dispatch on 05th Apr

‘Joe Exotic’ Convicted of Murder for Hire, Violating The Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act

A federal jury has found JOSEPH MALDONADO-PASSAGE, also known as Joseph Allen Maldonado, Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, and “Joe Exotic,”...

Tampa Dispatch on 02nd Apr

Port Richey Man, Ryan Fluke Sentenced for Aiming A Laser At Police Helicopter

Tampa Dispatch on 27th Mar

Flagler County Man, Sean Farrelly Indicted for Sex Trafficking of a Minor

THINGS TO DO

Tampa Dispatch on 09th Apr

Straz Center’s Next Generation Ballet Presents ‘Pirates and Cowboys’

The Straz Center’s Next Generation Ballet (NGB) will...

Tampa Dispatch on 09th Apr

Patel Conservatory presents ‘Jazz Jam’ concert

Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing...

Tampa Dispatch on 09th Apr

Tampa’s Patel Conservatory presents ‘Evening of Dance’

Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center presents Evening of Dance...

Tampa Dispatch on 09th Apr

Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory presents ‘Seussical, Jr’

The Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory will present Seussical, Jr....

Tampa Dispatch on 03rd Apr

Raquel Trinidad and Shevonne Philidor make Tampa proud as they head to American Idol’s Top 20

Raquel Trinidad and Shevonne Philidor may not be household names…yet,...

POLITICS

Tampa Dispatch on 08th Apr

Florida House moving on reform ‘to ensure homeowners are protected from excessive rate increases’

From Florida’s House Speaker: THE FLORIDA HOUSE WILL ENSURE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS (AOB) REFORM SAVINGS ARE PASSED ALONG TO CITIZENS’...

Tampa Dispatch on 03rd Apr

Mark Zuckerberg is ready to sell out Internet to government control

In his recent Washington Post editorial Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for regulation for “harmful content, election...

Tampa Dispatch on 28th Mar

Marco Rubio leads GOP charge for new Parental Leave Bill, gets support from Mitt Romney, Ann Wagner, Dan Crenshaw

Tampa Dispatch on 28th Mar

CAIR still fighting Boston Marathon bombing Ibragim Todashev case, attacking FBI agent Aaron McFarlane

ENTERTAINMENT

Patel Conservatory presents ‘Spring Music Spectacular: Made in America’

Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents “Spring Music Spectacular: Made in America” The performance will be...

Straz Center’s Next Generation Ballet Presents ‘Pirates and Cowboys’

The Straz Center’s Next Generation Ballet (NGB) will present Pirates and Cowboys May 11-12 in Ferguson Hall. The high seas and Wild West meet in Pirates...

Patel Conservatory presents ‘Jazz Jam’ concert

Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents “Jazz Jam”. The performance will be Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in...

HUMAN INTEREST

Patel Conservatory presents ‘Jazz Jam’ concert

Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents “Jazz Jam”. The performance will be Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in...

Matthew Robertson of Merritt Island is going places

Matthew Robertson is not like your average 19 year old. He didn’t go to college. He didn’t follow the book. He didn’t do what everyone...

Florida bill will elevate texting while driving to a primary offense

The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF), a member of the FL DNT TXTNDRV COALITION, commended Florida lawmakers this week for supporting House...

BUSINESS

Matthew Robertson of Merritt Island is going places

Matthew Robertson is not like your average 19 year old. He didn’t go to college. He didn’t follow the book. He didn’t do what everyone...

US Department of Labor’s OSHA targets Florida Roofing Experts over fall hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. for exposing employees to...

HEALTH

Polk County: 4th positive rabies case reported this year

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Section confirmed on Tueday, April 9, 2019, the fourth positive Rabies case in Polk County...

Sun City Center: Hepatitis A identified in Sandpiper Grille worker

Vaccination is the best way to prevent hepatitis A Hillsborough County health officials are encouraging patrons of the Sandpiper Grille on 1702...

Pinellas County health department to offer free STD testing this month

Since 2013, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have all sharply increased – with more than two million of these infections reported in 2017...

STRANGE NEWS

Weird News: Woman cheats on hubby, delivers twins with two different dads

A woman in China has given birth twins with different DNA. The mother in Xiamen City, China has confessed to cheating on her husband on a one-night stand...

Crystal River woman, Megan Jones, arrested for ‘biting off part of the lip’ of her babysitter

A Crystal River woman was arrested for biting off part of the lip of the woman who was babysitting her child during an argument after she got home. Deputies...

Warren Sapp versus shark: Former Buc says Shark-1, Me-0

After playing in the NFL for more than a dozen years, not even former Tampa Bay Buccaneer defensive lineman and Hall of Famer could win against a shark. Image/Owlstalk The...

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Florida House moving on reform ‘to ensure homeowners are protected from excessive rate increases’

From Florida’s House Speaker: THE FLORIDA HOUSE WILL ENSURE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS (AOB) REFORM SAVINGS ARE PASSED ALONG TO CITIZENS’ RATEPAYERS Legislation...

Florida bill will elevate texting while driving to a primary offense

The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF), a member of the FL DNT TXTNDRV COALITION, commended Florida lawmakers this week for supporting House...