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Florida Prosecutor Vows to Fight Gov. DeSantis Suspension
A Florida prosecutor is vowing to fight his suspension from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state’s 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors. Democrat Andrew Warren said in a Facebook video message and news release Sunday he plans a “vigorous defense” by his legal team but did not give...
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DeSantis Suspends State Attorney Who Vowed to Not Enforce Florida Abortion Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended a state attorney who had vowed to not enforce the state’s new 15-week abortion law. DeSantis announced the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren at a news conference Thursday morning.
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DeSantis Announces Suspension of State Attorney Andrew Warren
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren at a news conference Thursday morning.
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Florida Child Arrested for Making Mass Shooting Threats
The 10-year-old was taken into custody in Lee County after allegedly making the threats toward his school.
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Florida Teen, 10-Year-Old Arrested in Separate Alleged School Shooting Threats
Deputies in two Florida counties are investigating separate alleged school shooting threats involving a teenager and a 10-year-old student.
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Texas Shooting Brings Up Safety Concerns Among Teachers
Teachers end up being in the front lines of danger during school incidents. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports
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WATCH: Deputies Save 9-Year-Old Boy From Massive House Fire Near Tampa
Dramatic bodycam video showed the moments where deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office saved a young child from a massive house fire near Tampa. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports the fire broke out just before 11 p.m. Thursday in Seffner, with about 75 percent of the home along with a detached garage in flames. Deputy Kevin Reich and Deputy Alexander…
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Florida Caretaker Kills Terminally Ill Women, Then Himself: Sheriff
Officials say a 64-year-old Florida man whose wife and stepdaughter were terminally ill fatally shot the women and then called 911 before killing himself. The Hillsborough County sheriff said Thomas Schultz told a dispatcher Wednesday morning that the family was “in an impossible situation with no way out.” A neighbor said Schultz told him that caring for both women had...
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Florida Man Charged With Abusing Children Over 48 Years
A Florida man already accused of child sexual abuse now faces new charges after victims came forward from as far back as 1972. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 62-year-old Thomas Lair is facing a total of 15 counts of molestation and sexual battery. Authorities say most of the victims were between 6 and 9…
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Florida Crisis Hotline Counselor Arrested for Sending Obscene Photos to Teen Caller
Sheriff’s officials say a crisis hotline counselor in Florida sent explicit material to a teenager who called asking for help
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Driver Dies After Car Hits 11-Foot Alligator Near Tampa: Deputies
The crash happened in the town of Lithia, when a 59-year-old driver struck a gator sitting in the roadway
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Florida Dunkin' Worker Sentenced for Fatal Punch of Customer
A Florida Dunkin’ employee pleaded guilty to felony battery for fatally punching a customer who repeatedly called him a racial slur
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Florida Worker Dies Run Over by Street Sweeper He Drove
A worker driving a street sweeper in the parking lot of a Florida supermarket has died after a crash sent him flying out of the sweeper truck into its path as it kept moving forward, running over him, authorities said Saturday. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 57-year-old man was not wearing a seatbelt. The agency said the driver of…
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Two Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputies Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
According to the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office, the two deputies involved were in a romantic relationship and were heard arguing by other deputies on vacation with them prior to the gunshots.
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Two Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputies Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
The bodies of two Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies were discovered Saturday at a vacation rental home in St. Augustine. Both had fatal gunshot wounds. According to the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office, the two deputies involved were in a romantic relationship and were heard arguing by other deputies on vacation with them prior to the gunshots. The preliminary investigation shows that...
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Florida Deputy Shoots, Kills 88-Yr-Old After He Pulls Gun
A sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot an 88-year-old man while doing a welfare check at his home
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Central Florida Man Charged in Woman's Death After Body Parts Found in Bay
Police say a Florida man has been charged with killing a Pennsylvania woman after her dismembered body was found dumped in a bay
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Homeowner Faces Possible Fines for Putting Up Christmas Lights Before Thanksgiving
A homeowner in the Tampa area is facing the ultimate unwanted holiday gift: a possible fine from his homeowner’s association for putting Christmas lights on his home too soon. Michael Moffa told NBC affiliate WFLA-TV the company he hired to put the lights up at his home in the Westchase community installed them on November 6th. “That was their...
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Florida Woman Loses Over $700K in ‘Grandparent Scam' Involving Uber
Investigators are asking Uber for records as they investigate the theft of more than $700,000 from an 82-year-old Florida woman who apparently fell for a “grandparent scam.”