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Cadyn 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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Cekwon Heath admitted to a second-degree murder charge in the 2020 death of Owen Melin.
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Florida’s governor will look to separate himself from the GOP primary field before next month’s Iowa caucuses.
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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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Our top picks for local festivals, stadium shows, club tours and everything in between.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ELYZXMZ2JA3OTGAAAEKN5KEV64.jpg "Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on July 14 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district released a series of reports Wednesday justifying their takeover and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of “the most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history.” In a statement, Disney called the new reports “revisionist history.”")
The board released a series of reports Wednesday defending their takeover of the district following Disney’s opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act.
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Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said imposing a fare on the bus line, after residents complained about homeless riders, has put a stop to the controversy.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GJDGLRCUE6QX2OXS25VBYZJWTA.jpg "The entrance to Florida State Prison in Starke, as shown on Aug. 3. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson)")
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