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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth headed to MacDill AFB to attend Special Operations Forces Week. Secretary Hegseth will provide remarks at 8:45. He will also visit service members and command leadership at U.S. Central Command.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth @SecDef

Wheels up to Tampa. https://t.co/pwLawGBTSs

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Sheriff says there were some people acting “suspiciously“, but nobody is in custody. He won’t go into any details yet about potential suspects.

Sheriff said the threat was “very explicit” but won’t go into details. They ended up searching six planes in total. FAA still has St. Pete Clearwater airport on a ground stop until 10 PM. But the sheriff says there is no longer a threat to public safety.

Pinellas Sheriff says allegiant flight had just landed from Cincinnati and was getting ready to takeoff again and head back to Cincinnati when a flight attendant noticed a written bomb threat placed on the rear lavatory door.

Pinellas County sheriff’s says the airport incident at St. Pete Clearwater airport was a bomb threat. There are no injuries and currently no threat to the public. The plane was evacuated and the airport is closed currently until 10 PM.

Just spoke to Kathleen Nelson, who was on allegiant air flight 2006 to Cincinnati. She says everyone was asked to quickly get off the plane and they were taken to a separate area. Nobody knew what was happening.

St. Pete Clearwater airport is closed until 10 PM according to the FAA for a “security incident“. One airplane has been evacuated.

Former Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn tells Saint Leo University students that he’s running for Mayor again.

Saint Leo University @SaintLeoUniv

Saint Leo Honors Program students enjoyed an experiential learning moment today when they welcomed former Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn to two Faith & Politics classes. They also helped “break” some news when Buckhorn said he is running for mayor again: https://t.co/LvTCkdnbni https://t.co/cD3Rhz2cWr

“Jason Pizzo is one of the most ineffective and unpopular Democratic leaders in recent memory, and his resignation is one of the best things to happen to the party in years,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried.

Florida Democrats @FlaDems

The Florida Democratic Party is more united without Jason Pizzo. Our statement on his resignation today ⬇️ https://t.co/KlaKudeIkn

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Quite the day for Florida Democratic Party. They lost State Senator Jason Pizzo and gained former Congressman David Jolly.

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