20+ min ago  (355+ words) An undocumented migrant has been arrested on charges of insurance fraud following an investigation by the Department of Financial Services. Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that Luigino Jose Bosco was arrested after officials with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) looked…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (335+ words) Florida state law no longer requires a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) security detail for the Lieutenant Governor. But Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, a Republican candidate for Governor, said he still has one. In a press conference, Collins acknowledged he continues…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (712+ words) The Woodson African American Museum of Florida will mark 20 years in St. Petersburg with a grand reopening and Smithsonian-linked exhibition, putting one of the city's leading cultural institutions back in the spotlight as St. Petersburg continues debating where its permanent…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (371+ words) Former Boynton Beach Commissioner Christina Romelus just picked up new endorsements in her campaign for the Palm Beach County School Board. Romelus" camp announced the new nods from former Lake Worth Beach Mayor Betty Resch and former School Board Chair…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (317+ words) Republican congressional candidate Sydney Gruters just announced nearly $1 million in fundraising in her first quarter as a candidate. The former New College Foundation leader, who previously announced $100, 000 in donations in her first week, said she ultimately brought in upward of…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (471+ words) Nancy Velardi, a retired English teacher and former Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association President, is rolling out a suite of endorsements from current and former elected officials in her bid for Pinellas County School Board, District 2. Velardi is challenging incumbent Lisa…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (142+ words) Samuel Vilchez Santiago has won the support of a dozen labor unions in Central Florida and around the state in his bid for House District 43. "Their support reflects the confidence of working people from diverse professions, backgrounds, and communities who…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago  (527+ words) The Tampa Bay Rays are giving fans a closer look inside their proposed Tampa ballpark as the deal to build it remains unfinished. The team released five new interior renderings of what it calls its "Forever Home." The images offer…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (627+ words) The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has added two Florida seats to its "Districts in Play" list. But it also quietly dropped a seat held by Republican U. S. Rep. Laurel Lee. Florida's 16th and 22nd Congressional Districts now appear among the party's "Districts in…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (503+ words) Former state Sen. Jack Latvala, once one of the most influential powerbrokers in Tallahassee, has died. He was 74. He sometimes aligned with Democrats on issues ranging from protecting environmentally sensitive land to increasing pay for public workers. In 2017, he was…...