Advertisement
78° F, Mostly Cloudy78° F, Mostly Cloudy
Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Pete Buttigieg talks Florida’s deadly roads and Biden’s transportation plans
The Tampa Bay Times spoke with the transportation secretary about high speed rail, pedestrian deaths and Republican criticisms of the proposal.
More relief funds go to Florida colleges. How much did your school get?
Walkways at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg were free of students on a Tuesday in October, during a school year defined by pandemic restrictions. The school, along with other colleges and universities, received another round of federal aid funds this week.
Tampa Bay schools got more than $250 million from the latest round of federal aid, much of it for student financial aid.
DeSantis signs landmark Florida sea level rise bills into law
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R- Palm Harbor, far left, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Spring Hill, far right, listen as Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers his address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
The bills represent Florida’s “most robust plan” ever to address the threats posed by future flooding, House Speaker Chris Sprowls said.
DeSantis pick for utilities board is daughter of future Florida Senate president
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Gabriella Passidomo, daughter of Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, to the Florida Public Service Commission. Pictured is DeSantis at a press conference in March. | [Ivy Ceballo | Times]
Gabriella Passidomo will serve as a commissioner with the Florida Public Service Commission.
U.S. total
Yesterday's total
Cases
32,789,989
33,651
Deaths
583,141
684
Florida total
Since Tuesday
Cases
2,278,549
3,184
Deaths
36,598
51

Last updated 2:09 p.m. May 12. The Florida total includes in-state residents and non-residents who tested positive while visiting the state. Source: Johns Hopkins and Florida Department of Health

Groups of younger people make their way through the parking lot and to the entrance at the FEMA-run vaccination site located at the Tampa Greyhound Track, on the first day the eligibility age dropped to 18 and up, Monday, April 5, 2021 in Tampa.
Kids 12 and up can get a COVID vaccine. Here’s what that means in Tampa Bay.
Many see a double win: more control over the virus and a measure of freedom that younger adolescents haven’t seen in a long time.
What’s going on with gas right now? Here’s how Florida is affected
A woman fills her minivan on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at the Costco Wholesale gas station in Clearwater where business was brisk and congested as fuel shortages crop up in Southeast and gas prices climb after a pipeline hack disrupted distribution networks.
A major gasoline pipeline was taken offline by a cyberattack. What does that mean for fuel in Florida?
Florida takes step toward the catching of goliath grouper
In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 photo, released by the Mote Marine Laboratory, a Goliath Grouper swims at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Fla. Florida may lift its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. Wildlife officials are proposing, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, a “limited harvest” of the giant coastal fish, saying their numbers have rebounded sufficiently since they were almost driven to extinction by overfishing and environmental damage.
A proposed regulation would allow 100 goliaths to be caught and kept annually during a four-year period.
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
The Colonial Pipeline Company's BWI Thurgood Marshall International Airport location is on Elm Road.
It will take several days for deliveries to return to normal, the company said.

SPORTS

Rays shut down by Yankees ace Gerrit Cole
Earlier today• Rays
Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe strikes out in the first inning Wednesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Bucs kick off season with Cowboys, first of record five prime-time games
Earlier today• Bucs
Bucs quarterback Tom Brady (12) leads his team down the tunnel as players take to the field for warmups before a 2020 game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium.
Ji-Man Choi’s return to Rays may be delayed due to knee soreness
Earlier today• Rays
The timetable for Ji-Man Choi’s return to the Rays is in some question after he experienced soreness in his surgically repaired right knee.
These 5 Panthers could be pests for Lightning in postseason
Yesterday• Lightning
Panthers center Aleksander Barkov beats Lightning goaltender Curtis McElhinney with Jan Rutta defending during the second period of a Feb. 15 game at Amalie Arena.
More Sports

VIEWPOINTS

Editorial Cartoons for Thursday from Times Wire Services
Yesterday• Opinion
In Tampa, St. Pete and Orlando, the Florida ‘Race to Zero’ has started | Column
Yesterday• Opinion
Studies have shown that the Tampa Bay region is among the most vulnerable in the country to the effects of climate change. [JIM DAMASKE | Times (2016)].
Gov. DeSantis, veto Florida’s auto insurance bill and start fresh | Editorial
Yesterday• Opinion
Auto insurance is a critical public safety and pocketbook concern for Floridians, and state lawmakers need time to craft thoughtful reforms.
Biden and other politicians use competition as a marketing tool | Column
Yesterday• Opinion
Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
More Viewpoints

LATEST

Breaking down the Bucs’ 2021 schedule
25 minutes ago• Bucs
Pete Buttigieg talks Florida’s deadly roads and Biden’s transportation plans
25 minutes ago• Politics
Bishop McLaughlin grits out a tense, 10-inning thriller
5 hours ago• HomeTeam
Rays shut down by Yankees ace Gerrit Cole
Earlier today• Rays
Patience at plate pays off in region semifinal for Bloomingdale
Earlier today• HomeTeam
Ji-Man Choi’s return to Rays may be delayed due to knee soreness
Earlier today• Rays
Bitcoin falls after Musk halts Tesla purchases with currency
Earlier today• News
Biden team moves swiftly to tackle pipeline political peril
Earlier today• News
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
Earlier today• News
More Latest News
 


Read the Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper

Most Read

Today's Featured Advertisers
Advertisement

LONG READS

In Florida, the ACLU is looking for cases that will bring change to the system.
A Pinellas protester was in jail for months. A fight against cash bail got him out.
In Florida, the ACLU is looking for cases that will bring change to the system.
State canvassers Cynthia Hollinger, 64, standing on right, and Sunni Schappacher, 67, talk with a family as they work to re-register them in a state database for a coronavirus vaccine on their front porch Wednesday in Brandon. From left is Curtis Lanier, 65, holding his 2-year-old daughter Lena Jean, along with his father-in-law Paul Bedat, 76. The canvassers are going door-to-door to speak with people who are hesitant about the vaccines. It's part of Florida's effort to reach herd immunity.
To beat coronavirus, herd immunity is the goal. Can Florida get there?
A tribute to the Floridians taken by the coronavirus
A worker inside Gopher Resource passes through a cloud of dust laced with the neurotoxin lead. The factory recycles 50,000 used car batteries a day. It is the only factory of its kind in Florida.
Hundreds of workers are exposed to poisons inside Florida’s only lead factory
Charles Fowler and Doris Floyd visit the grave of their biological son Dominique Mulkey, 26, who was shot to death Oct. 20 by two Tampa police officers. The names of the officers have not been made public. A recent Florida appeals court in an unrelated case said they don't have to be under provisions of Marsy's Law, a voter-approved amendment to the Florida Constitution.
Florida turns the other way as demand rises for police transparency