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Published July 29Veterans Find Weekly Support And Camaraderie At Brandon Bob’s Vets
The crowd musters at 7 in the morning, just as the sun begins to heat the Brandon landscape surrounding the Bob Evans restaurant at 10119 Horace Ave. in Tampa, just west of the Interstate 75 and State Road 60 interchange. What distinguishes this group of early-rising diners is…
Clear skies for the full 'Buck' moon tonight; sunny and warm for Thursday in central Indiana
On the average, with 4.42" of rain, July is our third wettest month of the year. This has been a very dry month with only six days with measurable rainfall.1.63" of rain has fallen Indianapolis, 2.79" below average. So far this has been a dry year with March and May being the…
Columbus man sentenced to 20 years for fatal, drug-fueled crash in 2025
A Columbus, Indiana, man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a July 2025 drug-fueled crash in Franklin that killed a 29-year-old driver.
Anderson 15-year-old sentenced to 100 years in prison for 2025 shooting
A judge sentenced 15-year-old Jo'Majze Larry to 100 years in prison for his role in the February 2025 shooting death of Dayla Swain in Anderson, Indiana.
Storyteller to present Revolutionary New York program
TURIN — Storyteller Jonathan Kruk will present "Turning Point to Turin – Tales of Revolutionary Upstate!" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the Turin Library. The program will explore Revolutionary War history in New York during the nation's 250th…
REVIEW: Indy Shakes presents one of Shakespeare’s tragedies with ‘King Lear’
It’s Shakespeare in the Park season, and while I didn’t expect to spend a warm summer evening watching a tragedy, I’m glad I did. The Indianapolis Shakespeare Company (Indy Shakes) […]
Michigan man charged in Marion County with impersonating former boss on TikTok to get revenge for being fired
INDIANAPOLIS – A Michigan man is facing felony charges in Marion County for allegedly using social media to try and get revenge on his former boss. The victim found out he was being impersonated online when his company’s HR department asked for a Zoom meeting and told him he was…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 29TECO says it will end storm surcharge a month early
Tampa Electric Company intends to remove a storm restoration surcharge from its billing a month earlier than planned, the company notified the Florida Public Service Commission on Wednesday. TECO indicated the storm restoration costs, approved after the series of storms in 2023…
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Published July 29Byron Donalds says he wants to ax ultra-processed foods in Florida schools
Gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is advocating for a plan similar to one the Florida Legislature has declined to advance — removing ultra-processed foods from school lunchrooms. Donalds, a Republican and former member of the Florida House, wants ultra-processed…
'I'm not coming back till this murder case ova': 15-year-old sentenced to 100 years for botched Anderson hit by crime organization
ANDERSON, Ind. -- A 15-year-old will serve the rest of his life behind bars for his role in a botched hit that led to the shooting death of a 26-year-old woman in Anderson last year. The Madison County Prosecutor's Office announced that 15-year-old Jo'Majze Larry of Anderson has…
IU President Pamela Whitten gets $250,000 bonus from Board of Trustees
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University President Pamela Whitten has been given a $250,000 bonus on top of her $1 million salary, university officials confirmed with FOX59/CBS4. The IU Board of Trustees compensation committee unanimously approved the bonus during a virtual meeting…
For second straight night, Mohawks' playoff game rained out yet again
Amsterdam Mohawks' playoff game rained out for second straight day, forcing PGCBL to switch championship to one-game title bout on Friday