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The state admits it dropped the ball, but 51 year old Wes Diebold lost his license over a 2 dollar mistake.Looking for a job is tough enough these days but how much tougher does having a suspended driver's license make things? 51 year old Wes Diebold doesn't know for sure if his suspended license was a roadblock. More>>
The Obridge Academy is a virtual school with a virtual Florida headquarters and a virtual track record of performance. More>>
An employee embezzled more than $56,000 in a course of 13 months from a local company which handles workers compensation claims, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office report. More>>
The University of South Florida is now being credited with starting a revolution in health care. More>>
A teenager in Tampa used his mother's work computer to get 22 fraudulent credit cards, Hillsborough County Sheriff deputies told us. More>>
Cork Elementary School guidance counselor kissed a cow Tuesday morning as a reward to his students. They won the first place in a food drive for schools in Plant City area. More>>
Tampa chapter of the American Red Cross is mobilizing volunteers Tuesday to travel to the devasted areas in Oklahoma affected by the deadly tornadoes, according to the organization's Tampa Facebook page. Red More>>
The dogs rescued during an arrest in the animal cruelty case in Polk County can go home with you today. More>>
Jamie Dimon and the 10 other directors of JPMorgan Chase take the stage in Tampa on Tuesday, to face shareholders who can take comfort in a rising stock price and a prospering bank. But those same shareholders More>>
An 18-year-old woman charged with lewd and lascivious battery of a child 12 to 16 years old has to decide whether or not to take the plea deal on the charge. Kaitlyn Hunt faces charges for a relationship More>>
An automatic fire alarm went off at Tampa substance abuse treatment facility DACCO Monday evening. More>>
The last of the suspects to be charged with the death of a Florida A & M University drum major during a hazing ritual has a date in court. More>>
This man is believed to have jumped on manatees in Brevard CountyTwo men are seen harassing manatee in a Facebook video. More>>
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his injuries. More>>
Officials with the Polk County Sheriff's Office report that deputies arrested 41-year-old Jerry Matthew Monroe of Lakeland today charging him with Misdemeanor Battery.
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© Aaron Alvarez / Wesley ChapelSevere thunderstorms are moving through the Tampa Bay area with a line impacting south Pasco and northern Hillsborough counties. More>>
The Manatee County school superintendent says the district is in a financial crisis. One of the proposals to save the district includes cutting the number of teachers and many parents are not happy. More>>
The weather is getting warm in the bay area and pest control experts say it's bringing out dry wood termites. "The phones are ringing off the hook now because the termites are swarming," said exterminator More>>
Edward and Rosa LeeEdward and Rosa Lee are soft spoken. They say they are very private people, but they have now been drawn into a very public story. Their daughter, Remee Lee says she was six weeks pregnant and looking More>>
Greg Schiano wants to clear up any confusion about the Buccaneers' quarterback situation. "We have a starting quarterback. It's Josh Freeman," Schiano said. "I'm not looking to find a new one."
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The city of Zephyrhills is still getting lots of national attention. But the many media crews and live trucks don't seem to bother the local residents. More>>
Photo courtesy FWC FacebookA Miami man has caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida at a record 18 feet, 8 inches. More>>
Authorities are investigating after two people were found dead in the woods in southwest Florida. More>>
A member of MacDill Air Force's medical operations squadron died in a traffic accident, officials from the base said in a statement Monday. More>>
Police identified the man who robbed an off-duty Polk County Sheriff's deputy, and got a warrant for his arrest. They consider him armed and dangerous. Winter Haven police officers said, Damarius Antwun More>>
Today, Governor Rick Scott signed the 2013-2014 Florida Families First Budget. Below is Governor Scott's letter to Secretary Detzner, followed by links to budget highlights.
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Five children were home when a man was shot to death outside a Seffner house early Monday morning. One person is now in custody. More>>
Four people are safe after their boat caught fire off St. Pete Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the fire Sunday afternoon near Egmont Key. More>>
Analysts with AAA AutoClub group promised stable gas prices in Florida throughout the week leading to the Memorial Day. According to the AAA report, the average prices in the Southeast moved less than More>>
A bartender at a pub in Indian Rocks Beach got stabbed on Sunday evening after refusing to serve a customer who was already intoxicated, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputies told us. More>>
More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. More>>
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