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Amy Hollyfield - Senior Deputy Editor, News
Amy Hollyfield

Senior Deputy Editor, News

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. Clearwater man dies after near head-on crash with SUV driver that crossed lanes
    Dec. 25, 2020• Breaking News
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  2. St. Petersburg driver dies after Christmas Eve crash
    Dec. 25, 2020• Breaking News
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  3. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Mary Evertz, longtime Times reporter and St. Petersburg volunteer, dies
    Dec. 6, 2020• St. Petersburg
    Mary Evertz.
  7. Pedestrian dies after being hit on Pasco roadway
    Dec. 3, 2020• Pasco
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  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. “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.
  11. 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.
  12. Forecasters watching four tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean
    Sep. 6, 2020• Hurricane
    The Sunday morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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]
  18. Tampa Bay Times partners with Report for America and PBS series ‘Frontline’
    Apr. 23, 2020• News
    Report for America is a national program partnering with local newsrooms to get more journalists in the field.
  19. Tim Nickens to retire as Tampa Bay Times’ editor of editorials
    Feb. 24, 2020• Opinion
    Tim Nickens (center) and Daniel Ruth (right) are congratulated by Chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Company Paul Tash (left) in the Tampa Bay Times newsroom in St. Petersburg after it was announced they had been awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial writing on April, 15, 2013.
  20. Man, 20, drowns after kayak capsizes off Dunedin Causeway
    Feb. 16, 2020• Pinellas
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  21. Rep. Matt Gaetz files ethics complaint against Nancy Pelosi over torn-up speech
    Feb. 6, 2020• The Buzz
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's s State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday. Vice President Mike Pence is at left.
  22. Biden said what? Catch up on the big moments from Wednesday’s Democratic debate
    Nov. 21, 2019• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidates from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., former technology executive Andrew Yang and investor Tom Steyer participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  23. Dade City man killed in collision on U.S. 301
    Nov. 16, 2019• Pasco
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  24. Join us for an Election 2020 conversation with Florida’s top Republican, top Democrat
    Oct. 23, 2019• The Buzz
    From left to right: Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party; Tampa Bay Times Political Editor Steve Contorno; and State Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota, chair of the Republican Party of Florida.