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Seffner Man Pleads Guilty To Actions In 2021 US Capitol Riot: Court
A Seffner man used a weapon against Metropolitan police officers and guided rioters to "pull the cops out" on Jan. 6, U.S. Attorney said.

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A Seffner man used a weapon against Metropolitan police officers and guided rioters to "pull the cops out" on Jan. 6, U.S. Attorney said.

One of the three men convicted Monday considered the man he wanted to be killed a threat to his St. Pete drug business, police said.
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Mayor Ken Welch will share at a news conference Wednesday the future home of the Rays and which Tropicana Field site developer he chose.
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Polk State College was on a brief lockdown Monday as law enforcement officials investigated a suspicious package.
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The Florida Highway Patrol investigated a fatal wreck early Sunday that killed an Orlando man.
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Deputies said that a conductor halted his train Monday morning after he thought it hit a bicyclist at the Fairfield crossing in Lakeland.
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Publix stores and state programs in Florida will not administer COVID vaccines to children 5 and younger. Publix could order the shots.
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LGBT + Treatment Track offers support in the coming-out stages, difficult family relationships, and drug and alcohol recovery, staff said
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