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  1. Florida Supreme Court nixes ‘fairness and diversity’ courses for judges
    22 minutes ago• Politics
    Courses in "fairness and diversity" will no longer meet a continuing education requirement for judges, the Florida Supreme Court said.
  2. Florida bill would let judges override juries and impose death penalty
    55 minutes ago• Politics
    Archive photo of death row at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution.
  3. Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri named Sheriff of the Year
    1 hour ago• Pinellas
    Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri was recognized this week as the 2022 Sheriff of the Year for his contributions to law enforcement nationwide.
  5. DeSantis says he will call special session on Disney’s Reedy Creek, other issues
    3 hours ago• Politics
    The Reedy Creek Improvement District Administration Building in Lake Buena Vista is seen in 2022.
  6. 56-foot long sperm whale dies with fishing nets, plastic bags in stomach
    3 hours ago• Environment
    An excavator made numerous attempts to free a whale from the shoreline and move it onto Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, on Saturday. Scientists suspect the large sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend may have died from an intestinal blockage because it ate large volumes of plastic, fishing nets, and other marine debris.
  7. Pinellas sheriff’s office detention deputy arrested on battery charge
    4 hours ago• Crime
    A Pinellas detention deputy was arrested Tuesday on a battery charge in Hillsborough County, jail records show.
  8. Here’s what the Fed interest rate hike means for you
    5 hours ago• Business
    Traders on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange watch Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's news conference after the Federal Reserve interest rate announcement in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
  9. Showers on Friday will cool off Tampa Bay for the weekend
    5 hours ago• Local Weather
    The National Weather Service is predicting rainfall around late morning Friday, along with a cold front that will cool down Tampa Bay.
  10. Jim Gaffigan talks about his Tampa TV special, Disney with kids
    6 hours ago• Life & Culture
    Comedian Jim Gaffigan will brin "The Dark Pale Tour" to Tampa's Straz Center Feb. 9-11 for four shows that will be filmed for his next TV special. Photo courtesy Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
  11. New owners of the Sundial in St. Pete announce plans to upgrade
    Earlier today• Business
    Renderings of an improved Sundial shopping Center, courtesy of Behar and Peteranecz.
  12. Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, while Vice President Dan McGinley reads the scroll during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Thursday.
  13. Tampa police union backs challengers in City Council races
    Earlier today• Tampa
    The Tampa Police union announced its endorsements late Wednesday for the City Council races in the March 7 election.
  14. 2 teens injured in Temple Terrace shooting
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was searching for two people who fled a Temple Terrace shooting Wednesday in this black Kia Soul.
  15. Kirstie Alley’s Clearwater home listed for sale
    Earlier today• Real Estate
    The former home of "Cheers" actress Kirstie Alley was listed for sale. Alley died in December.
  16. DeSantis hedges on voucher funding in Florida education budget proposal
    Earlier today• Education
    State Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, has filed legislation to create universal education savings accounts for Florida K-12 children. Gov. Ron DeSantis did not include funding for the concept in his proposed 2023-24 budget.
  17. Could you have secret life insurance money waiting to be claimed?
    Earlier today• Business
    Life insurance companies aren’t automatically notified when someone dies.
  18. A Tampa mobster was supposedly killed by a hitman. His son now says it was faked.
    Earlier today• History
    Convicted drug smuggler Angelo Bedami holds a photograph of his father Joe Bedami Sr., a mobster and alleged Santo Trafficante hitman.
  19. Hillsborough man dies in county jail, death under investigation, officials say
    Earlier today• Hillsborough
    The Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa is seen in a Google image from 2018. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, staff at the county’s Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa discovered Clarence Valentine, 47, “unresponsive” in the medical services on Saturday, and he was pronounced dead the following day at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital. His death is under investigation.
  20. Black leaders blast College Board’s changes to AP African American Studies course
    Earlier today• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously objected to some of the topics and suggested readings in a new AP African American studies course. The College Board on Wednesday released an official outline for the course, which had differences from the pilot curriculum.
  21. Tampa Bay leaders challenge DeSantis’ education policy at Black History Month ceremony
    Earlier today• St. Petersburg
    County Commissioner Rene Flowers speaks during a Black History Matters press conference on the steps of City Hall, Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  22. Free meal offer leads to arrest in 1987 killing of Pinellas woman, 82
    Yesterday• Crime
    Michael Lapniewski, 55, was booked into the Pinellas County jail Tuesday afternoon on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the 1987 slaying of Opal Weil
  23. As long-term care staffing crisis worsens, could immigrants bridge the gaps?
    Yesterday• Health
    The U.S. is facing a growing crisis of unfilled job openings and high staff turnover that puts the safety of older, frail residents at risk. Patricia Wasseman holds Hermina Levin's hands as nurse Eva Diaz administers a vaccine at John Knox Village, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla.
  24. Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    People work around the carcass of a dead whale in Lido Beach, N.Y., on Tuesday.
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