Chilly day with wind gusts up to 30 mph

Much of the state woke up to a chilly morning today, Dec. 12, and the constant east-northeast wind will keep the temperatures cool throughout the day, according to the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service. A cold front sweeping through the interior and Southwest Florida today is expected to bring a temporary blast of…

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Grand jury convenes in Tampa

A Tampa-based federal grand jury convened Tuesday morning in an investigation that involves Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. A sign outside a room at the U.S. District Courthouse in Tampa Tuesday –– the same room as was noted on a Nov. 16 grand jury subpoena involving Marceno –– urged visitors to stand back so as…

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Florida left with trail of destruction

TAMPA, Fla. − Hurricane Milton howled across the Florida Panhandle on Thursday, tearing a path of destruction from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic as it flooded neighborhoods, destroyed homes, tore the roof off a major sports venue and toppled a massive crane into an office building. In downtown Tampa early Thursday, fierce winds…

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