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As companies sell increasingly potent products, a Tampa Bay Times investigation reveals the herb’s toll.
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Reporters built a first-of-its-kind database of deaths, tested potent products and traveled across Florida.
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Kadyn Abney will be tried as an adult and is charged with second-degree murder with a firearm related to Harrison Boonstoppel’s death, officials said.
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Head coach Todd Bowles said the team was “subbing him out a lot” Sunday due to injury, but the receiver actually played no less than usual.
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What have we learned about Florida’s governor after four wide-ranging Republican primary debates?
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Legions of Ciao pupils say they’d give anything for their coach to win Saturday’s state final.
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Authorities said 24 dealers, suppliers and distributors were arrested in connection with a large-scale drug operation based in Pinellas County.
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Move brings praise from local agency that serves the low-income seniors in Pasco.
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