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tampafp.com > gunfire-on-happiness-street-florida-duo-arrested-after-firing-guns-while-drinking

Gunfire On Happiness Street: Florida Duo Arrested After Firing Guns While Drinking

23+ hour, 53+ min ago   (249+ words) A Florida duo face criminal charges after deputies say they fired several firearms into the ground outside a local home while drinking on Saturday night. Deputies with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5100 block of Happiness Street…...


tampafp.com > florida-mother-charged-after-autopsy-links-infants-fatal-head-injuries-to-her-ring

Florida Mother Charged After Autopsy Links Infant's Fatal Head Injuries To Her Ring

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (372+ words) A 42-year-old Lakeland woman faces aggravated child abuse charges after authorities said an autopsy revealed her 3-month-old son died from severe head trauma matching the shape of a ring she wore. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were called…...


tampafp.com > desantis-offers-asylum-in-florida-to-lone-juror-who-blocked-lindsay-clancy-verdict

DeSantis Offers ‘Asylum’ In Florida To Lone Juror Who Blocked Lindsay Clancy Verdict

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (259+ words) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is offering “asylum” to the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, accusing the media of running a smear campaign against him. DeSantis posted his reaction on X on Friday, Sept. 11, following an NBC report…...


tampafp.com > florida-fugitive-tracked-down-and-arrested-at-west-virginia-hotel

Florida Fugitive Tracked Down And Arrested At West Virginia Hotel

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (186+ words) A Florida man wanted on a child sex abuse charge was arrested Thursday evening in West Virginia following a multistate search, according to federal authorities. Alexander Kyle Nichols, 37, of Bradenton, Florida, was taken into custody at a hotel in Dunbar…...


tampafp.com > pasco-deputies-search-for-missing-endangered-17-year-old-girl-in-wesley-chapel

Missing, Endangered 17-Year-Old Girl In Wesley Chapel Located Safe

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (145+ words) WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Naomi James has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL REPORT: Authorities in Pasco County are asking for the public’s help to find a missing and endangered 17-year-old girl last seen Saturday…...


tampafp.com > florida-missing-child-alert-6-daytona-beach-children-believed-traveling-toward-georgia

Florida Missing Child Alert: 6 Daytona Beach Children Believed Traveling Toward Georgia

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (147+ words) Authorities have issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for six children last seen in Daytona Beach who may now be traveling through Georgia with two adults. According to investigators, the children were last seen in the area of the 100 block…...


tampafp.com > florida-couple-ran-1-1m-black-market-baby-formula-ring-out-of-their-home-officials-say

Florida Couple Ran $1.1M Black Market Baby Formula Ring Out Of Their Home, Officials Say

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (421+ words) Two Lake Worth residents were arrested for allegedly running a large-scale theft operation that bought and resold stolen baby formula across multiple Florida counties, bringing in more than $1.1 million in sales, authorities announced. Mohammed Alsaidi, 59, and Zeina Abdul-Hassan Sou Zabib,…...


tampafp.com > florida-high-court-grants-death-row-inmate-new-appeal-on-disability-claims

Florida High Court Grants Death Row Inmate New Appeal On Disability Claims

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (402+ words) The Florida Supreme Court has granted death row inmate Khadafy Kareem Mullens permission to pursue a belated appeal regarding a lower court order from February 4, 2026. In a ruling issued Thursday, the court closed one case and opened a new one…...


tampafp.com > florida-set-to-execute-convicted-hog-trail-killer-daniel-conahan

Florida Set To Execute Convicted 'Hog Trail' Killer Daniel Conahan

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (305+ words) Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. A 72-year-old man convicted in one of southwest Florida’s most notorious serial murder investigations is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping and…...


tampafp.com > man-gets-multiple-life-sentences-after-child-abuse-investigation-spans-alabama-and-florida

Man Gets Multiple Life Sentences After Child Abuse Investigation Spans Alabama And Florida

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (232+ words) A 37-year-old Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars following a multi-agency investigation into years of child sexual abuse. Judge Daniel B. Merritt Jr. handed down consecutive life sentences to Gerald Allen Gilbert on each count of…...