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St. Petersburg police Chief Tony Holloway, left, and Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, seen in a 2015 photo. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
Chief: St. Petersburg police will rejoin violent crimes task force
The Violent Crimes Task Force focuses on teen car thefts in Pinellas County. St. Petersburg’s police chief says his decision is unrelated to a fatal shooting involving the task force.
3 hours ago• Crime
Is Gasparilla really the third-largest parade in the U.S.? It’s complicated.
Patron vie for beads while attending in the 103nd Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of the Pirates presented by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in downtown Tampa. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | TImes]
Hundreds of thousands flock to Tampa each year for the pirate invasion, but other events across the country cast doubt on the ranking.
Yesterday• Florida
Lucky’s Market to sell 11 stores to Aldi and Publix as it files for bankruptcy
Lucky's Market ahead of its St. Petersburg grand opening just two years ago. [Times (2018)]
Only one Florida Lucky’s Market will remain a Lucky’s. The future of the Tampa Bay locations is still unclear.
Yesterday• Business
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The biggest worry about impeachment is not for today, but for 2021 | Column
An impeached but re-elected Trump would feel few restraints on his power, writes a Stetson law professor.
Yesterday• Opinion
St. Pete man stole $115,000 in jewelry from Hess Fine Art, police say
Police say he pawned the jewelry over a four-year period while working at the business.
Yesterday• Crime
Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers
When it struck the ground, the helicopter was flying at about 184 mph and descending at a rate of more than 4000 feet per minute.
Yesterday• Sports
East Lake residents sue after Tarpon Springs annexes land for developer
The action targets a plan to build 44 homes on land between Keystone Road and Highland Avenue, double what was allowed in the East Lake District.
Yesterday• Pinellas
Former USF quarterback Quinton Flowers is on the opening-day 52-man roster for the XFL's Tampa Bay Vipers. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
USF’s Quinton Flowers among three local quarterbacks on Tampa Bay Vipers’ 52-man roster
Plant High’s Aaron Murray and Wharton High’s Chase Litton join USF’s career total yardage leader in the quarterback room.
Yesterday• USF Bulls
Kayakers line up at the boat launch at Weeki Fresh Water Adventures, a kayak and stand-up paddle board rental facility in Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. [MICHELE MILLER | Michele Miller]
Whither Weeki Wachee? Iconic Florida roadside attraction, city and river on verge of change
Plus, people who should know respond to questions about Weeki Wachee.
Yesterday• Hernando

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Scientology’s international spiritual headquarters in downtown Clearwater is anchored by the Flag Building, on left. An elevated walkway connects the building to the Fort Harrison Hotel, the church’s first purchase in the city in 1975. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
How Scientology doubled its downtown Clearwater footprint in 3 years
The mysterious deals could reshape downtown Clearwater.
Jomari DeLeon, is pictured at at Gadsden Correctional Facility in Quincy, Florida August 7, 2019. Jomari is three years into a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking. She sold 48 tablets of prescription tablets over two days to an undercover officer. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
Hundreds of Florida inmates are serving drug sentences no longer in state law
Tommy Zeigler, photographed last year on death row at Union Correctional Institution. [CHERIE DIEZ | Times]
Blood and Truth: Could DNA prove Tommy Zeigler innocent?
Shawna Wood, left, and Peggy Wood, center, attend a community gathering to mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times]
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Chief: St. Petersburg police will rejoin violent crimes task force
St. Petersburg police Chief Tony Holloway, left, and Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, seen in a 2015 photo.
Tear it down or repair it? The fate of Fair Oaks Center hotly debated
A 1980 Coast Guard disaster killed 23 in Tampa Bay. Here’s one hero’s story.
Taking a cue from ‘The Golden Girls’: House sharing has its benefits
Is Gasparilla really the third-largest parade in the U.S.? It’s complicated.
St. Pete man tried to carjack undercover cop, police say
Florida lawmakers throw support behind major pre-K reform bill
Lucky’s Market to sell 11 stores to Aldi and Publix as it files for bankruptcy
Victims in wrong way crash at Tampa International Airport were in a ride share car, police say
PolitiFact: Fact-checking hoaxes and conspiracies about the coronavirus
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Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn, center, skates past Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point, left, and shoots the game-winning goal past goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, right, during overtime of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Dallas won, 3-2.
Jamie Benn lifts Stars past the Lightning with two goals
Dallas Stars center Jason Dickinson, right, controls the puck on Tampa Bay Lightning center Cedric Paquette, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.
Lightning’s bye week was welcomed, bad timing and all
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The Seattle Mariners' Chris Prieto now is part of the Tampa Bay Rays' staff.
Rays’ minor-league staffs have a major new look
Junior Jayla Murray and defending state champion Tampa Bay Tech continue to get battle tested as playoffs loom.
High school girls basketball rankings for Tampa Bay
Tampa has hosted the Women's Final Four three previous times, including last season.
Women’s Final Four could be returning to Tampa soon
USF’s Quinton Flowers among three local quarterbacks on Tampa Bay Vipers’ 52-man roster
Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre earn WrestleMania title shots with Royal Rumble triumphs
Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers
Newspaper front pages a day after Kobe Bryant’s death
Re-visiting those NHL preseason predictions
Super Bowl 54 story lines: Can Patrick Mahomes remove the Andy Reid stigma?
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Is Gasparilla really the third-largest parade in the U.S.? It’s complicated.
Patron vie for beads while attending in the 103nd Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of the Pirates presented by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in downtown Tampa.
New concerts: Sammy Hagar, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Napalm Death, more
Sammy Hagar performs at his 70th birthday party, dubbed Sammy Hagar's Rock-n-Roll Birthday Party, in 2017 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
At Sila Thai & Sushi Restaurant, ask for the special menu
From buffalo burgers to Aztec dancers: Native fest returns to Brooksville
Disturbed, Staind to play Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Top things to do in Tampa Bay: Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Billie Eilish, who gives voice to troubled youth, tops the Grammys
Kris Kristofferson’s gravelly poetry excites eager fans in Clearwater
Live from the Gasparilla 2020 parade and pirate invasion
Isabel Allende writes of love in wartime, and after
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