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Amy Hollyfield - Senior Deputy Editor
Amy Hollyfield

Senior Deputy Editor

My heart is in Florida politics, but my job as senior deputy editor for news covers all of Tampa Bay life. Traffic. Education. Health Care. The Good Samaritan story, the unexpected surprise. I also work with PolitiFact and was part of the team awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. My home state is Michigan, but I've lived in Tampa Bay for more than 20 years, raising two daughters and proudly watching two downtowns grow into remarkable destinations. Underneath it all is my commitment to the Tampa Bay Times, a company that cares deeply about this community. As do I.

  1. Driver arrested on DUI charge after fatal crash in St. Petersburg
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    A man is dead after a traffic crash Sunday morning.
  2. Florida congressman hits big home run in charity game
    Sep. 30• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, pitches during the Congressional baseball game at Nationals Park Wednesday.
  3. Parents, tell us your thoughts as COVID cases rise in Tampa Bay schools
    Aug. 17• The Education Gradebook
    Children arrive at Clearwater's Skycrest Elementary on Aug. 11, the first day of the 2021-22 school year in Pinellas County.
  5. Parents, teachers, tell us how you’re feeling about the first day of school
    Aug. 9• The Education Gradebook
    Crossing guard Sonia Rodriguez, 69, of Clearwater stops traffic as vehicles pass along Drew Street in Clearwater. Guards spend four hours for their certifications, three hours classroom and one hour of practical training. Pinellas County Schools’ students return to classes on Wednesday.
  6. Red Tide found on Sarasota coast, warning issued
    Apr. 16• Environment
    Signs warning beach goers of the presence of Red Tide are placed Friday around Nokomis Beach after officials detected higher than normal levels of Red Tide.
  7. Man fatally shot by security at Flow Hookah Lounge in Tampa, police say
    Mar. 20• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  8. Tampa police seek man who attacked woman as she walked to work
    Feb. 12• Breaking News
    This is a screengrab from video released by Tampa police of a car driven by a man who attacked a woman early Thursday. Police are asking for help identifying a suspect.
  9. Clearwater man dies after near head-on crash with SUV driver that crossed lanes
    Dec. 25, 2020• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  10. St. Petersburg driver dies after Christmas Eve crash
    Dec. 25, 2020• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  11. Disney’s Blizzard Beach will reopen in March 2021
    Dec. 23, 2020• Theme Parks
    The Summit Plummet at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park in Orlando. Disney announced the park will reopen March 7, 2021.
  12. Man arrested in Polk County in fatal Plant City shooting
    Dec. 11, 2020• Breaking News
    Luis Jose Coronado, 30, faces a charge of manslaughter with a firearm, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
  13. Mary Evertz, longtime Times reporter and St. Petersburg volunteer, dies
    Dec. 6, 2020• St. Petersburg
    Mary Evertz.
  14. Pedestrian dies after being hit on Pasco roadway
    Dec. 3, 2020• Pasco
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  15. Trump: "Nos estábamos preparando para ganar estas elecciones. Francamente, ganamos estas elecciones ".
    Nov. 4, 2020• CENTRO
    El presidente Donald Trump habla durante la noche de las elecciones en el Salón Este de la Casa Blanca en Washington, D.C., temprano el 4 de noviembre de 2020.
  16. Donald Trump: ‘We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election.’
    Nov. 4, 2020• Elections
    President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday in Washington.
  17. “Derision 2020” virtual event features Dave Barry, Carl Hiaasen
    Oct. 20, 2020• Elections
    "Derision 2020" features Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen for a conversation about this relentless news cycle. The virtual event is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
  18. Fox News’ Chris Wallace to be honored by the Poynter Institute
    Sep. 23, 2020• St. Petersburg
    In this Jan. 28, 2016, photo, FOX News debate moderator Chris Wallace waits for the start of the Republican presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
  19. Forecasters watching four tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean
    Sep. 6, 2020• Hurricane
    The Sunday morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
  20. Driver flees after hitting man standing on side of Howard Frankland, troopers say
    Jun. 25, 2020• Pinellas
    Pick-up truck driver Rosanio Rafael Bartolon-Morales, 33, is accused of striking and killing a man as he stood on the side of the Howard Frankland Bridge and then driving away, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  21. St. Pete bars the Galley, Park & Rec and the Avenue Eat + Drink close after employees test positive for COVID-19
    Jun. 13, 2020• Health
    In this 2017 photo, a custom-made diving helmet beer tap at the bar of the Galley in St. Petersburg.
  22. Trooper’s motorcycle hit by car on I-4
    Jun. 13, 2020• Transportation
    A sedan hit a Florida Highway Patrol motorcycle Friday on I-4. The trooper jumped out of the way.
  23. Tampa mayor, police chief after protests: Stay home
    May 31, 2020• News
    Police officers, some with riot gear and canisters of pepper spray block Busch blvd to prevent protesters from advancing down the road on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Tampa.
  24. Graham Brink to succeed Tim Nickens as the Tampa Bay Times’ editor of editorials
    Apr. 29, 2020• Opinion
    Graham Brink joined the Times in 1997. For the past two years, he has been the Times' business columnist. [Times | 2017]