FBI agents taking documents In an unprecedented global event, U.S. authorities have confiscated 127,271 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $15 billion, from an international scam network operating out of Cambodia. Officials describe it as the largest financial recovery in U.S. history. Investigators traced the cryptocurrency to a series of fraudulent investment schemes associated with Chen Zhi, a Cambodian business magnate. The Department of Justice has confirmed that this rec

Rioters and Trump supporters are seen on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. Two federal prosecutors were put on administrative leave just hours after they characterized the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack as carried out by “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters,” according to two individuals familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to discuss personnel issues. The precise account of the attack was included in a sentencing rec

Pinellas superintendent Kevin Hendrick, shown taking a selfie with Dunedin High students in 2024 With enrollment declining , the Pinellas County school district needs to determine the best way to utilize its buildings for students and the community. Similar to other Florida districts facing comparable challenges, Pinellas is seeking input from its residents. Superintendent Kevin Hendrick announced on Tuesday that five town hall meetings will be held over the next two months f

Tampa Police Department The Tampa Police Department will receive just over $430,000 in federal funding to enhance its immigration enforcement program, allowing for the deputization of 18 additional officers and covering overtime for all police personnel deputized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Board of Immigration Enforcement, consisting of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet, approved over $4 million in reimbursements to 15 local police departments a

A stand of turtle grass flows in the surf while students work with volunteers with Orlando Health to study and document the health of se grasses As the morning sun shimmered over Tampa Bay, a small group of students leaned over the side of the research vessel Orlando’s Rose, observing the seagrass strands swaying beneath the water's surface. Equipped with clipboards, they entered the grassy shallows to conduct measurements and identify the plants flourishing in restored meado

People walk along a road after Hurricane Melissa passed through Spurr Tree, Jamaica, on Wednesday SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — On Wednesday, Hurricane Melissa moved through Cuba as a Category 2 storm, having previously battered Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. At least one fatality was reported in Jamaica when Melissa made landfall on Tuesday, bringing maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. A tree fell o