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Tampa man gets life for sexual battery, pouring bleach on 10-year-old girl’s genitals

A Tampa man was sentenced to life in prison Monday after being found guilty of sexually battering a 10-year-old girl and pouring bleach on her genitals. LISTEN: A jury in Hillsborough County found 43-year-old Lewis...
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Florida law enforcement officials praised for arrest diversion programs

Florida law enforcement officials were praised Tuesday for implementing programs that offer civil citations instead of arrests for minor and non-violent offenses. Florida’s Direct Action & Research Training Center, or DART, is trying to push...
Congress member and former Florida governor Charlie Crist

U.S. Rep. Crist calls for statewide investigation into Florida’s connection with Capitol Riot

Florida congressmember and gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist met with local leaders in St. Petersburg Friday to call for a statewide investigation into Florida’s connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot in D.C. Listen: Crist stood...

State Attorney, Supreme Court Justice, Sheriff say HB1 protest bill is unconstitutional affront on democracy

Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren joined a former Florida Supreme Court Justice and a former Sheriff Thursday in blasting the HB1 protest bill. The group called the bill an unconstitutional affront on democracy. No...
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Florida State’s Attorneys to combat racial disparity with data, transparency

Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren and Jacksonville’s Melissa Nelson Thursday joined prosecutors from around the country to announce new initiatives aimed at accountability and reducing racial disparity in the justice system. The two participated...

Hillsborough State Attorney won’t file charges against activist who jumped on hood of car that drove through June protest

The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office said it will not file charges against an activist who jumped on the hood of a car as it drove through a June protest in Tampa. His attorney said...

Seffner man arraigned for illegally detaining Black teen

A Seffner man was arraigned on charges of false imprisonment Wednesday. The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office said he detained a Black teenager against his will and falsely reported crimes. Listen: The young man was riding...
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Ten Hillsborough residents regain voting rights through “Rocket Docket”

Ten Hillsborough County residents are getting their right to vote back Tuesday afternoon after serving their felony sentences. That’s despite the fact that they are too impoverished to pay for fines and court fees. Hillsborough...

Tampa ‘Town Hall For Our Lives’ strictly a Democratic affair

The “Town Hall For Our Lives” organized by the March For Our Lives group along with Town Hall Project took place on Saturday. Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor was in attendance at the Metropolitan Community Church, along...
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Hillsborough State Attorney announces plan to take guns away from domestic abusers

The State Attorney in Hillsborough County has announced a new initiative to take guns away from domestic abusers; during a press conference Wednesday morning Andrew Warren said he would use existing laws and work with...
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State Attorney calls Florida’s ex-felon rights process a “poll tax”

If supporters can gather another 700,000 certified signatures by February 1, Floridians will vote in November of 2018 whether to grant most ex-felons their civil rights, including the right to vote; on Friday the Tampa...
Michelle Gajda, with Moms Demand Action for Gunsense, at WMNF

Moms Demand Action for Gunsense Tries to Reduce Gun Deaths in America

Event Happening this Weekend to Raise Awareness of Gun Violence Earlier this year the Tampa Bay Times reported that “between 2010 and 2015, nearly 3,200 kids 17 and younger were killed or injured by firearms....

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