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  1. Central Florida deputy charged after stun gun sets biker on fire, sheriff says
    3 hours ago• Crime
    A Florida deputy who accidentally set a gasoline-covered motorcycle rider on fire with a stun gun is facing a misdemeanor charge, officials said Thursday.
  2. US lawmakers urge binding vote on Puerto Rico statehood
    4 hours ago• Nation & World
    In this July 29, 2015, photo, the Puerto Rican flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A group of Democratic members of Congress, including the House majority leader, on Thursday proposed a binding plebiscite to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a state or gain some sort of independence.
  3. Florida man pleads guilty in $1.3M online dating scam, official says
    5 hours ago• Crime
    A Florida man has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 30 women of more than $1.3 million by pretending to be a doctor on online dating services, a U.S. attorney said Thursday.
  5. Search underway for missing swimmer in Pinellas County, Sheriff’s Office says
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    The Sheriff’s Office did not release the identity of the missing swimmer.
  6. Tampa considers bidding revamp after Hanna Avenue controversy
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has advanced a proposal to revamp bidding rules to effectively prevent a repeat of the controversial East Tampa City Center project.
  7. Oklahoma approves nation’s most restrictive abortion ban
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Oklahoma's Legislature gave final approval Thursday to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most restrictive in the nation once the governor signs it.
  8. A bear market may be on the horizon. Here’s what that means
    Yesterday• Business
    Pedestrians walk by the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday in New York. The stock market’s skid this year has pulled the S&P 500 close to what’s known as a bear market. Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine and a slowdown in China’s economy have caused investors to reconsider the prices they’re willing to pay for a wide range of stocks, from high-flying tech companies to traditional automakers.
  9. Congress OKs latest $40B to help Ukraine repulse Russians
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last, financial salvo against Russia’s invasion.
  10. FDA head: Baby formula factory could reopen by next week
    Yesterday• Health
    FILE - Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage May 14, 2022, in Houston. President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and has authorized flights to import supply from overseas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
  11. St. Petersburg pastors endorse Sugar Hill to redevelop Tropicana Field
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Former mayor of Sacramento and former NBA player Kevin Johnson, speaks at the podium, during a press conference Thursday, May 19, 2022 in St. Petersburg by local Black pastors announcing their official endorsement of Sugar Hill Community Partners developers as their choice for the redevelopment of the Tropicana Field site. A group of pastors were flown out to Sacramento by Sugar Hill to see their developments.
  12. Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect indicted by grand jury
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Payton Gendron is led into the courtroom for a hearing at Erie County Court, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday.
  13. In Florida, census undercount likely cost an additional congressional seat
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this Friday, July 8, 2011, photo, crowds gather in the surf and on the beach in Cocoa Beach, Fla., to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on STS-135.
  14. What Tampa Bay attractions, zoos and museums have in store this summer
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    Eleanor Walker, 4, left, and Edie Walker, 5, visit with Hope at her home in July 2020 inside the Kate Tidemann & Ellen Cotton Main Pool and Window of Wonder at the Ruth and J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium opened an $80 million expansion thanks to fundraising and attendance that surged in the last 10 years because of Winter the dolphin. Winter died in November.
  15. He’s hooked on fishing and the Skyway Fishing Pier
    Yesterday• Environment
    Greg Sgrignoli, 63, catches a small crevalle jack from the north Skyway Fishing Pier. The Pennsylvania man visits often to fish from the pier.
  16. 2 century-old Tampa buildings could be saved from demolition
    Yesterday• History
    These two century-old buildings - 514 N. Tampa St. and 520 N. Tampa St. - might be saved from demolition.
  17. Taylor Swift gets honorary doctorate from New York University
    Yesterday• Music
    Taylor Swift speaks during a graduation ceremony for New York University at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
  18. Crypto firm CoinFlip opening Tampa ‘experience center’ at Sparkman Wharf
    Yesterday• Business
    CoinFlip, a Chicago cryptocurrency exchange company, is opening a, 8,000-square-foot office and "crypto experience center" at Tampa's Sparkman Wharf this summer, the company announced Thursday.
  19. Hillsborough’s top seniors of 2022 urge honest lessons on race in U.S. history
    Yesterday• Education
    The 2022 winners of the R.F. “Red” Pittman Tribune essay contest, left to right: Andrea Rodriguez, Newsome High School; Rowan O'Flanagan, Plant High School; Suhani M. Shah, Carrollwood Day School; and Ryan R. Kelly, Tampa Preparatory School.
  20. Russian punk band Pussy Riot to headline St. Pete Pride concert
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Russian punk band Pussy Riot, shown here in 2012 after the band first came to the attention of Russian authorities when they performed a scandalous protest song in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral in 2012. Lead musician Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in the blue mask, is the only member of the collective confirmed for the June 24 concert for St. Pete Pride.
  21. Providing baby formula for babies held at the border is a legal requirement
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston.
  22. Florida teachers don’t get enough math instruction, report says
    Yesterday• Education
    Fourth graders Austin Corcoran, 9, left, and Tyler Williams, 10, work together on a math lesson in 2020 at Innovations Preparatory Academy in Wesley Chapel. A new national report states that Florida teacher preparation programs lag the nation in the amount of time spent on math content.
  23. When it comes to cars, how fast can Florida really go electric?
    Yesterday• Business
    Nick and Linda Howe
  24. 10 things about Scientology now appearing in a Tampa Bay legal case
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    This photo from the L. Ron Hubbard Library shows Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, in the south of France in 1968.
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