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  1. 2 tornadoes touched down in Tampa Bay area Tuesday, weather service says
    2 hours ago• weather
    This aerial drone view shows property damage on Sixth Street South in St. Petersburg after an EF-0 tornado moved through the area on Tuesday. The National Weather Service confirmed another tornado touched down Tuesday in Hillsborough County.
  2. Tampa police officer fired after threat to detain employee when car was towed
    3 hours ago• Tampa
    A Tampa police officer has been fired after the department says he misused his authority to try to prevent his car from being towed.
  3. 4 Hillsborough beaches unsafe for swimming after fecal bacteria found
    4 hours ago• Breaking News
    People spend time at Ben T. Davis Beach on March 18, 2022, in Tampa. Hillsborough County health officials warned beachgoers on Thursday not to get into the water at Ben T. Davis Beach and three others after fecal pollution was detected.
  5. World’s largest cruise ship arrives at PortMiami after record year for the industry
    5 hours ago• Travel
    Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, heads to the dock early Wednesday morning during its first arrival into PortMiami.
  6. Ousted State Attorney Andrew Warren, who won appeal, wants case sped up
    6 hours ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren in 2022.
  7. Tampa teacher among more than 120 arrested in Hillsborough sex sting
    6 hours ago• Crime
    In this screenshot from a video released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, deputies take a suspect into custody as part of Operation Renewed Hope, a three-month effort that targeted suspects soliciting sex with minors, among other crimes. The operation netted more than 120 arrests, Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference on Thursday.
  8. Speed cameras are coming to Tampa school zones. Here’s where.
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Young Middle Magnet will be among the first schools in the city to see speed cameras installed nearby.
  9. New Port Richey police seek car in hit-and-run that seriously injured boy, 16
    Yesterday• Crime
    The New Port Richey Police Department says the driver of a Kia sedan fled the scene after striking a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday night. The car was described as a newer-model Kia Forte four-door with its driver's-side mirror missing.
  10. New Pasco plastic plant begins hiring, looking for 500 employees
    Yesterday• Pasco
    The new Gary Plastic plant in Pasco County is about to begin hiring for 500 positions with an open house at the new location in Shady Hills on Saturday.
  11. Haley referred people to ‘DeSantisLies.com.’ How accurate is it? | Fact check
    Yesterday• Politics
    Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley referred viewers to the website 16 times during the two-hour debate’s feistier moments.
  12. Tampa’s King State struggling from months-long road closure
    Yesterday• Business
    Costumers are pictured at King State Coffee on Thursday, June 25, 2020 in Tampa. King State cofounder Tim McTague said ongoing road construction is affecting their business.
  13. United Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Tampa after warning about possible door issue
    Yesterday• Transportation
    A United Airlines Boeing 787 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 2, 2023, with the setting moon in the background. An Airbus plane operated by United Airlines cut short a flight after crews got a door-indicator warning, according to a spokesperson for the airport in Tampa. United said Thursday that the plane took off later “after the issue was addressed.”
  14. Fact-checking the 2024 Iowa debate between DeSantis, Haley on CNN
    Yesterday• Politics
    Presidential candidates Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley fired a frenzy of attacks at each other's positions during the debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday.
  15. First endangered Florida panther death of 2024 reported
    Yesterday• Environment
    A motion-activated camera captures an adult male Florida panther in 2012 on the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida. The first endangered Florida panther death of 2024 occurred in Hendry County, state wildlife officials said.
  16. The latest on Florida State, ACC dueling lawsuits
    Yesterday• Sports
    Florida State University and the ACC have filed complaints against each other regarding the Seminoles' potential exit from the conference.
  17. Fire damages 717 South restaurant in Tampa
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the 717 South restaurant in South Tampa on Thursday morning.
  18. Here are the environmental bills to watch as Florida’s legislative session starts
    Yesterday• Environment
    A slurry of dead fish, the result of red tide, is shown moving out of Clearwater Harbor on the north side of Sand Key Park in 2018. Red tide can be fueled by excess nutrients from fertilizers, and despite hundreds of municipalities banning fertilizer in the summer, environmental groups fear a pause on creating new fertilizer bans could be extended during the 2024 Florida legislative session.
  19. Clearwater officer resigns after arrest on felony stalking charge
    Yesterday• Crime
    Clearwater police Officer Brian Robert Tejera is pictured in a Pinellas County booking photo taken on Aug. 24, 2021 when he was arrested on a DUI charge. Tejera was arrested again Sunday on an aggravated stalking charge after Pasco deputies found that he sent threatening written and video messages to his girlfriend and members of her family, records show.
  20. See Tibetan Monks create a sand mandala in St. Petersburg
    Yesterday• Visual Arts
    Spectators watch Tibetan Buddhist Monks with the Drepung Gomang Monastery create a wisdom sand mandala at Florida CraftArt, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.
  21. Two big names enter race to fill Hillsborough Commission seat
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Sean Shaw (left), a Democrat, and Republican Christine Miller have announced their intentions to run for an open countywide Hillsborough Commission seat in 2024.
  22. Pinellas conservatives aim to ‘flip’ school board in 2024 election
    Yesterday• Education
    The sign in front of Pinellas County school district headquarters in Largo displays a school board that could undergo significant change after this year's election. Incumbents Laura Hine and Eileen Long are up for reelection and longtime board member Carol Cook is leaving after six terms.
  23. Tampa rent prices fell slightly in 2023. Will it make a difference for renters?
    Yesterday• Tampa
    The Tampa skyline is pictured on March 1, 2022.
  24. Guide to attending Tampa’s 2024 Children’s Gasparilla Parade
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    A float comes through Bayshore Boulevard during the 2023 Children’s Gasparilla Parade in Tampa. The parade and family festival returns on Jan. 20.
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