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  1. Florida law allowing death penalty in child rapes to take effect
    Earlier today• Crime
    The traditional hanky drop that signifies the end of the Florida legislative session took place in a packed rotunda May 5 in Tallahassee.
  2. Tampa man accused of stabbing other driver after 3-vehicle crash on Howard Frankland
    Earlier today• Crime
    Patrick Douglas Scruggs, 38, of Tampa, was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday. He faces charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and armed burglary after authorities say he repeatedly stabbed a driver on the Howard Frankland Bridge after the driver struck Scruggs' sedan. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver who was stabbed had collided with another vehicle before crashing into Scruggs' sedan. The incident shut down part of Interstate 275 for nearly three hours Tuesday morning.
  3. Voting groups say discrimination was a factor in Florida redistricting as trial starts
    Yesterday• Politics
    At left, J. Alex Kelly, then-deputy chief of staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis, answers questions about the new district lines his office developed during a Committee on Reapportionment meeting, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  5. Group asks Florida Supreme Court to halt state’s sports betting deal
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 5223 Orient Road, in Tampa.
  6. Jury deliberates in case of Riverview man accused of killing daughter, 13
    Yesterday• Crime
    Nahshon Shannon, right, looks on during his murder trial at Hillsborough County Courthouse in Tampa last week. Shannon is charged with murdering his 13-year-old daughter Janessa Shannon, in 2017.
  7. Rays fans, here’s where to get parties and yard signs in Tampa Bay this weekend
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Raymond waves a flag after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sept. 6. The team will be giving out yard signs and car flags and other swag this weekend to gear up for the post season.
  8. Amazon sued by FTC, 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices, overcharges sellers
    Yesterday• Business
    FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, March 18, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.
  9. Daughter of Pinellas woman whose body seen in jaws of gator remembers her mom
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office found the body of Sabrina Peckham near Ridgecrest Park on Friday afternoon. They also recovered an alligator more than 13 feet long from the same body of water.
  10. Florida Museum of Photographic Arts now open in new Ybor City space
    Yesterday• Visual Arts
    The exhibition, "Icons of Black & White" is on display at the Florida Museum of Photographic Art at its new location in Ybor City, which opened in September 2023.
  11. St. Petersburg hires first Chief Equity Officer
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Lakeeta Davis holds her son Rashad Keaton, 2, as she speaks with Lenice Emanuel, CEO of YWCA of Tampa Bay. Emanuel was in that role from 2010 to 2015 and was recently hired as the city of St. Petersburg's first chief equity officer. [KATHLEEN FLYNN Times]
  12. Florida school voucher money is flowing again, but delays persist
    Yesterday• Education
    Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, urges senators to support HB 1, expanding Florida's school voucher program, during floor debate on March 23. The measure later passed and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, but many families are having problems getting their voucher money this fall.
  13. Some Tampa Bay fall festivals canceled due to labor, migrant worker shortage
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Rides light up the night at the 2012 festival at St. Paul's Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. The festival has been going on for more than 40 years but had to cancel this year.
  14. Man who jumped into Busch Gardens gator exhibit enters pretrial intervention
    Yesterday• Crime
    The entrance to Busch Gardens at the corner of Busch Boulevard and McKinley Drive in Tampa is pictured in in a Google image from 2022. A 20-year-old Louisiana man who was arrested after police said he jumped into the park's alligator exhibit in June will avoid criminal conviction if he completes the terms of a pre-trial intervention agreement approved last week.
  15. Tropical Storm Philippe pivots toward eastern Caribbean
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    National Hurricane Center forecasters do not expect Philippe to change in strength in the coming days, though it could weaken into nothing more than a remnant low over the weekend.
  16. Southbound lanes of Howard Frankland back open after 3-vehicle crash
    Yesterday• Transportation
    Traffic was backed up in the southbound lanes of the Howard Frankland Bridge after a crash Tuesday morning. All lanes are now open.
  17. Feds: Florida’s poor oversight of psychotropic meds put foster kids at risk
    Yesterday• Health
    An audit of Florida's child welfare system found multiple cases of child welfare workers failing to follow state regulations on psychotropic or opioid medication use. Illustration by Oona Tempest with KFF Health News.
  18. Morgan Wallen will return to Tampa during his 2024 stadium tour
    Yesterday• Music News
    In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Morgan Wallen arrives at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn.
  19. Hulk Hogan gets married in Pinellas County at a church near the beach
    Yesterday• TV
    Tampa native Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, married yoga instructor Sky Daily on Friday at at Indian Rocks Baptist Church.
  20. See how Hurricane Idalia shifted shorelines of Pinellas barrier islands
    Yesterday• Environment
    A wave sweeps through a mat of mangrove roots, many of which showed signs of damage on Sept. 18 on Three Rooker Island off Pinellas County.
  21. Concert review: Lana Del Rey’s dazzling first Tampa show made up for lost time
    Yesterday• Music Reviews
    A surprise performance of "Florida Kilos," requested by fans, made Lana Del Rey's Tampa concert stand out during her fall 2023 tour.
  22. Tampa Police investigating circumstances of NFL star Mike Williams’ death
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Tierney Lyle made many trips to visit former Bucs player Mike Williams in the hospital with their daughter, Mya, who Lyle says shares her father's athletic talent.
  23. Florida school board candidates make issue of library books
    Yesterday• Education
    As school board races gain steam across Florida, candidates are talking about what types of books belong in classrooms and libraries. "And Tango Makes Three" has been among the titles challenged in some districts.
  24. Judge refuses to block Florida law banning paycheck deductions for union dues
    Yesterday• Politics
    District Judge Mark Walker on Friday issued denied a preliminary injunction sought by the Florida Education Association, the United Faculty of Florida and unions representing employees of the Alachua County, Hernando County and Pinellas County school districts and the University of Florida.
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