Wildfire Risk Elevated, Jon Bon Jovi in St. Pete, Mom Sentenced

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Florida’s Wildfire Risk Rises as Dry Conditions Persist

With an estimated 33 wildfires burning across the state and conditions ripe for more, officials are warning residents to exercise caution when burning outdoors.

Jon Bon Jovi, Tim Kaine St. Pete Hillary Clinton Rally: Ticket Details Released

Tampa Bay area Hillary Clinton supporters are being treated to a free performance by Grammy Award-winning rocker Jon Bon Jovi on Saturday. The New Jersey crooner is scheduled to appear in St. Petersburg along with Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine.

Florida Unemployment Rates Released: Improvements Marked Across the State

Unemployment rates were down in 224 metropolitan areas across the country in a year-over-year comparison of September data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. Rates had climbed in 141 of the 387 areas covered by the report, but the news was mostly good for communities across the state of Florida.

USF Named Best 4-Year College for Veterans by Military Times

he University of South Florida found its way to the top of the charts according to Military Times. USF was named the best four-year college for veterans in the magazine’s Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 rankings, which was released Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Sarasota Mom Who Stabbed Daughter, 6, Sentenced

The Sarasota woman found guilty in September on four felony counts related to a 2015 attack on her 6-year-old daughter will serve 40 years behind bars.

President Barack Obama Announces Florida Rally

President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail once again on behalf of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Obama has announced an Orlando area rally for Sunday, just two days before voters head to the polls.

Watch: Tutu-Wearing Man, Accomplice Steal Fruit, Sodas, Deputies Say

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help identifying two men its deputies say broke into the Tampa Farmers Market Tuesday and helped themselves to a few consumables. One of the men, deputies say, was wearing a tutu at the time of the crime.

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