Advance Auto Closing Stores, Reducing Headcount In November 2024, Advance Auto announced its plan to shake-up its store…
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Publix hit with class action suit over pricing
A Florida shopper has filed a class-action lawsuit against Publix Super Markets alleging that the retailer…
Tropicana is in big financial trouble
Florida has been blasted with stronger hurricanes than ever before. A prolific disease carried by insects…
Canadians Boycott Sunshine State over Trade War!
Angry Canadians are slamming the brakes on U.S. travel plans, and Florida’s tourism industry is bracing for a brutal…
Florida attorney general files lawsuit against Target over LGBTQ Pride campaign
By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Three days into his job, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier…
Soaring egg prices have US consumers squawking for relief
A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken…
Latino churches lock their doors amid Trump immigration raid fears
Bishop Ebli De La Rosa, overseeing Church of God of Prophecy congregations across nine southeastern states,…
State Dept pulls millions in funding for ‘condoms in Gaza,’ as Trump admin looks to trim spending
TROJANS…. Today, the Trump Administration cut almost $50,000,000 in funding to GAZA that was to be…
Congratulations to 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Gabriela Norah Hagman
Congratulations to 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Gabriela Norah Hagman, First Maid Macey Faith Riley, and…
TikTok goes dark for some users ahead of ban
The social media platform TikTok became unavailable for some users Saturday evening, just ahead of a…
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ on Sunday without US government action
TikTok has said it will be forced to “go dark” in the US on Sunday unless…
Meet the 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival Junior Royalty Queen and Court
By Michelle Caceres Plant City Observer The stage was set, literally and figuratively, at the Charlie Grime…
Former Badcock execs form furniture retailer Hometown Furniture
Former Badcock executives Robert Ball and Matt Pridemore have joined forces to create Hometown Furniture, a…
Fire Breaks Out in Hollywood Hills, Threatening Hollywood Bowl, Walk of Fame
A new blaze lit up near Runyon Canyon, which is in the vicinity of iconic Los…
Hollywood Consumed By Apocalypse Vibes as Wildfires Rage
Apocalyptic angst has swept Hollywood in recent years, but those fears became frighteningly real amid the…
10 killed and 30+ injured as truck crashes into New Orleans
An armed man drove a speeding truck into a New Year’s Eve celebration on Bourbon Street…
Big Lots Is No Longer Closing Up to 400 Stores—Here’s Why and Where
Is it a holiday miracle? Just a week after the retailer announced liquidation sales at all…
15 injured after Brightline train collides with fire truck
A Brightline train collided with a fire truck on Saturday morning in Delray Beach, Florida, injuring…
FHP looking for motorcyclist who took troopers on high-speed chase wearing Santa suit
Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a runaway Santa. FHP released a video from Saturday showing a…
I-75 277MM CMV & Roadblock Crash
Vehicle 1, a BMW 330E, was traveling southbound on I-75. Vehicle 2, a tractor trailer, was…
CEO of Walmart Says Grocery Store Prices for 2025 Will Not Be Coming Down
Walmart’s CEO lifted the lid on what people in America might expect for store prices in…
Busch Gardens owes contractors more than $3 million for new attraction, per liens
The theme park has faced legal action from local contractors before. Two local contractors say Busch…
U.S. Pharmacies Officially Yanking Four Major Meds From Shelves — Find Out Which
Ugh, that explains it! No wonder so many of us never felt better. More than 80 million people across…
Tommy Doyle Lee County Supervisor of Elections Admits Affair Costing Taxpayers Hush Money
When will the Lee County Commissioners investigate and insist on repayment of the $30,000 in taxpayer…
Citrus County Aircraft Crash
FHP Troopers responded to a single-engine fixed-wing airplane crash on West White Dogwood Drive near the…
America’s Largest Private Company Plans To Have Mass Layoff
Huge layoffs are coming for Cargill’s, the largest food trading company in the US amid dropping…
Lee Co. leaders call for change after fraud allegations against Lee County Sheriff’s office
Some Lee County leaders call for changes to how the county operates after allegations of fraud…
Errors, fraud, and abuse, waste: Lee Clerk warns of sheriff’s office audit complexities
Public accusations of financial fraud taking place at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office have kicked off…
A New “Mass Layoff” In The Florida Manufacturing Sector – Hundreds Of Jobs Lost
Florida has suffered some manufacturing job losses and facility closures this year. I’ve covered the closure of Dart…
Jersey Mike’s sandwich chain acquired for $8 billion
Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by asset management giant Blackstone. In…
Great Wolf Lodge opens first Florida resort
Great Wolf Lodge has brought its indoor water parks south and has opened its doors in Florida.…
Bela Karolyi who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton,…
Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state
Donald Trump selected U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, sources said on…
Publix confirms all 1,300 stores will close for entire day and Walmart isn’t an alternative
Plus, a list of stores that shoppers can expect to remain open GROCERY goers will have…
Law enforcement presence at Alfie Oakes’ North Naples home and Immokalee packing house
Several federal and state law enforcement agencies were at Alfie Oakes’ home and packing house for…
Suspect Wanted for Attempted Homicide, Home Invasion/Robbery Arrested by Florida Highway Patrol Troopers and K9 Colt
Yesterday, while patrolling the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Memphis Avenue in Pensacola, the Florida Highway…
Music legend Quincy Jones dies at 91
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller”…