Tunnels to Towers pays off mortgages for families of two Bay Area law enforcement officers
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Families of fallen officers gather to celebrate memorial highways
A bill was passed by Florida lawmakers this session and signed by Governor Ron DeSantis to memorialize certain roadways to honor Hillsborough County Master Corporal Brian LaVigne, Pinellas County Deputy Michael Magli, and Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen. The officers families gathered Friday to help memorialize their loved ones.
TAMPA, Fla. - A nonprofit foundation has paid off the mortgages on the homes of two Tampa Bay area law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty earlier this year.
Fallen St. Pete Officers Honored During Police Week At City Hall - St. Pete, FL - Mayor Kriseman, Chief Anthony Holloway and others gathered at St. Pete City Hall Wednesday to remember officers lost in the line of duty.
St. Petersburg mayor on lowering flags for Limbaugh: We don t honor hatred
Instead, the mayor tweeted, flags will be lowered for fallen Pinellas County Sheriff s Office Deputy Michael Magli. Author: Andrew Krietz Updated: 5:48 PM EST February 22, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The City of St. Petersburg will not lower flags to half-staff following the death of conservative and controversial talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, Mayor Rick Kriseman tweeted.
He announced the city s stance in a reply to another Twitter user, who asked the mayor not to follow through on Gov. Ron DeSantis recent order to lower flags in honor of Limbaugh.
The governor s decision hasn t been widely accepted, with the state s top elected Democratic official, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, saying she won t direct her offices under her direction to lower flags.