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Officials gathered at Dunedin City Hall on Monday to announce the $10 million needed to buy the 44-acre Gladys Douglas property had been raised. From left to right: city manager Jennifer Bramley, county administrator Barry Burton, Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski, Pinellas Community Foundation CEO Duggan Cooley, Suncoast Sierra Club conservation chair Kira Barrera, resident Nichole Mattheus, former mayor Bob Hackworth.
$10 million goal met to save 44 acres in Pinellas from development
City of Dunedin and Pinellas County will present a purchase agreement to the Gladys Douglas estate on Thursday.
Hillsborough deputies cleared in fatal Riverview shooting
A pickup truck that authorities say was driven by Dylan Ray Scott is seen following a crash and a Dec. 8 standoff in which Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies fatally shot Scott.
Deputies were justified when they shot Dylan Ray Scott during a standoff in December after a crash on Bloomingdale Avenue, prosecutors said.
‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond, 44, dies of cancer after Florida hospitalization
“Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond, shown in this 2015 photo, died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma, according to his representative. He was 44.
“Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful,” the actor’s spokesman said.
Pasco’s Overpass Road to close for a year starting Feb. 8
The Florida Department of Transporation is about to close Overpass Road in east Pasco for a year. The closure is needed to construct the new interchange at Overpass Road and Interstate 75. A signed detour is planned.
The closure is needed to construct the new interchange at Overpass Road and Interstate 75
U.S. total
Yesterday's total
Cases
26,215,984
111,896
Deaths
441,722
1,794
Florida total
Since Sunrday
Cases
1,727,107
5,730
Deaths
27,129
214

Last updated 2:15 p.m. Feb. 1. 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

Florida added 5,700+ coronavirus cases Monday
Florida adds 5,730 coronavirus cases Monday, 214 deaths
The weekly coronavirus death average increased while the weekly case average decreased
Super Bowl week brings some parties, events to Tampa Bay
The Super Bowl Experience, the NFL's interactive football theme park, is seen at sunset ahead of Super Bowl 55 at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park.
Gatherings are far more limited this year, but there are still some happenings for the Super Bowl.
Florida among top states for hate groups, violent extremists, report says
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says Florida is near the top in the U.S. in the number of hate groups. Though the number of groups dropped nationwide, leaders and researchers from the SPLC said these groups are no less dangerous, especially in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The Southern Poverty Law Center warns that these groups are more threatening than ever, despite a slight decline in numbers from 2019 to 2020. In Florida, the numbers went up.
Two toddlers die after being pulled from Florida pond, sheriff says
Two young children have died after being pulled from a pond near their home in central Florida, deputies said.
Seminole County Sheriff’s officials told news outlets David Sparks, 2, and Davielle Sparks, 3, were found in a pond.

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Scott Ernest, 42, poses with a Celtic cross, which he describes as one of the most important and commonly used white supremacist symbols. "It was made by hand by a Stormfront member. I was telling everybody I was getting out of the movement, and I wanted nothing to do with it. He drove it all the way from eastern Oregon to Montana overnight to give me as a gift. He wanted me to stay." Ernest left the movement in 2016 and now lives in Lakeland.
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