Tampa businessman sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud
The co-founder and former CEO of a Tampa real estate investment firm has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for tax fraud after investigators say he underreported his income by nearly $30 million. Brian Davison, formerly of EquiAlt LLC, pleaded guilty to three counts of tax fraud on...
FDA, Florida lead Kratom crackdown
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a press conference in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon to discuss "7-hydroxymitragynine" – often called "7-OH." The event comes weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's action to classify it as a Schedule I controlled substance. Doing so would place it alongside...
Florida DOGE’s St. Pete audit starts with protests
State CFO said the audit was about high property taxes. Protesters said that was a lie.
Florida Boat Captain Indicted On Federal Charges In 2022 Parasailing Death Of Illinois Woman
Florida Keys Boat Captain Faces Federal and State Charges After Cutting Parasail Line During Storm. A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida boat captain on seaman’s manslaughter charges for the death of an Illinois woman during a 2022 parasailing accident. The indictment against Daniel Gavin Couch, 52, alleges...
Celebrating St. Pete’s new waterfront park bench swings
In partnership with the Waterfront Parks Foundation, the City of St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation Department hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating five new park bench swings Wednesday. The swings, which were installed within the past month, are located in Coffee Pot Park, Flora Wylie Park, North Straub Park...
Ocala man arrested for bomb threat just hours after being released from jail sentence...
Joshua Raymond Snavely, 40, was arrested yesterday for shoplifting and making a false threat to bomb the Tampa airport; he was released from jail the previous evening after serving a five-month sentence for doing the same thing in March. The post Ocala man arrested for bomb threat just hours after being released...
ULA rocket launch from Florida may be visible in Sarasota, Tampa, Clearwater
When rockets launch in Florida, they blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or from Cape Canaveral on the East Coast, about an hour away from the Orlando theme parks. It's rare when cities on the West Coast of Florida can see a rocket launch in the sky. Enter United Launch Alliance's mighty Vulcan rocket . The...
Allegiant Air Adds Three Flights at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport
Allegiant Travel Co. will add five new nonstop routes to its network, including a new service from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) in Alabama, starting March 5, 2026. “This expansion bolsters our service in existing markets, and we look forward to introducing...
Tampa Businessman Sentenced to Three Years for Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud
Brian Davison, a Tampa businessman and former real estate investment firm executive, has been handed a three-year federal prison sentence for filing fraudulent tax returns, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A federal judge ruled that Davison's actions resulted in a tax loss to the government totaling more...
1 killed, 2 hospitalized in Pinellas County electrical incident involving Duke Energy contractors
A deadly electrical incident in Pinellas County claimed the life of one person and hospitalized two others, authorities said.
