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  1. Corcoran, 2 others make their case to be New College’s next president
    Yesterday• Education
    Richard Corcoran, left, speaks with David Rancourt, the dean of students at New College of Florida, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Sarasota. The two were at a forum for faculty as part of the process to select the next president at New College, where Corcoran has served as interim president for six months. Corcoran is one of three candidates for the permanent job.
  2. Pinellas trolley driver attacked by stranger near St. Pete Pier, police said
    Yesterday• Crime
    A Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority driver was taken to an area hospital by ambulance after he was attacked by a man he didn’t know while getting onto his parked trolley at the end of his break shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, the St. Petersburg Police Department said Thursday. The driver, who was not named, suffered injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, the agency said.
  3. Attorneys for All Children’s make hospital’s case in ‘Maya’ lawsuit
    Yesterday• Health
    Maya, Kyle and Jack Kowalski leave the South Coutny Courthouse in Venice, Florida on Thursday afternoon at the conclusion of the first day of their civil lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
  5. Florida families say school vouchers are unpaid, causing major disruption
    Yesterday• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill to expand school vouchers across Florida during a news conference on March 27 in Miami. Six months later, many families say they have yet to get their first voucher installments paid, putting their children's education at risk.
  6. DeSantis offers paid maternity leave to state workers
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
  7. Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A disturbance that formed east of Florida's east coast Thursday has prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning from coastal North Carolina to Delaware as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen” heads toward the East Coast.
  8. Florida reacts to death of Times journalist Lucy Morgan
    Yesterday• Politics
    Lucy Morgan in 1981.
  9. PACE loses bid to operate again in Hillsborough County
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    An aerial view of Ruskin homes with solar panels purchased as part of the PACE loan program. [LUIS SANTANA | Times (2019)]
  10. Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club is back in the game in ‘The Last Devil to Die’
    Yesterday• Books
    Richard Osman's new novel is "The Last Devil to Die."
  11. Woman faces DUI manslaughter charge in Tampa crash that killed passenger
    Yesterday• Crime
    The Tampa Police Department arrested Chelsea Hernandez, 20, on charges of DUI manslaughter charge and driving with a suspended license after she ran a red light in Tampa early Wednesday, causing a crash with a dump truck that killed one of her passengers, police said.
  12. Looking for weird Tampa lore? Depths of Wikipedia to uncover local oddities
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Depths of Wikipedia founder Annie Rauwerda photographed by David Kaminsky in 2023 in Brooklyn, New York
  13. Dunedin guide: Explore the Pinellas Trail and beyond, by bike or on foot
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Canadian Maurice Harquail of Ottawa gets a couple of pecks on his cheeks from friends Heidi Watson, left, and Kerry Kinsalla, both of Port Richey, while attending Flanagan's Irish Pub's 2015 St. Patrick's Day Street Festival on Tuesday in downtown Dunedin. The annual party is celebrated with live music, bagpipers, Irish step dancers, traditional Irish food and beer.
  14. Effort to ban books with graphic public readings spreads in Florida
    Yesterday• Education
    Attendees in a crowded chamber room wave cards of support for a speaker during the public comment portion of a meeting of the Seminole County School Board in Sanford on Tuesday evening, September 19, 2023. Many of the speakers were commenting on the subject of book bans.
  15. DeSantis is betting his presidential bid on Iowa. Will it work?
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with fairgoers after taking part in a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A super PAC supporting DeSantis has spent nearly $17 million on promoting DeSantis in Iowa, according to campaign finance documents, and he is a constant presence in the state.
  16. Video shows Tampa officer taunting, cursing at residents
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Footage from a body-worn camera shows a Tampa officer taunting and cursing at residents.
  17. On campus with UF President Ben Sasse as he seeks a ‘north star’ beyond rankings
    Yesterday• Education
    Erica McCray, left, an associate dean in the College of Education, meets University of Florida President Ben Sasse moments before Sasse shared his strategic vision for UF during a meeting with faculty on Aug. 25 in Gainesville.
  18. Social Security overpays billions to people, many on disability. Then it demands money back
    Yesterday• Health
    A year ago, Justina Worrell received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying it had overpaid her. Within 30 days, it said, she should mail the government a check or money order for $60,175.90. (Cox Media Group)
  19. Lucy Morgan, Pulitzer-winning force of Florida journalism, dies at 82
    Yesterday• Politics
    Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Lucy Morgan seen here in the 1980s multi-tasking.
  20. Arrest of driver under Florida immigration law heightens Mexico’s tensions with DeSantis
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Highway Patrol on Aug. 21, 2023, initiated a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of Raquel López Aguilar, a Mexican national, on charges of transporting immigrants into Florida who are in the country illegally.
  21. Florida university staff could be fired under proposed restroom policy
    Yesterday• Education
    The Florida Board of Governors has proposed a policy to go with Florida's new law regulating who can use what restrooms at the state's public universities. Violators could face discipline, including dismissal.
  22. ‘6-vehicle crash’ closes part of Interstate 75 in Brandon
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    A drone photo shows southbound traffic backing up on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County during the evening commute Wednesday. A portion of southbound I-75 in the Brandon area has closed following a crash involving six vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  23. Tampa man sexually battered woman while impersonating cop, police say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Sonny Albert Gonzalez, 42, was arrested and booked into a Hillsborough County jail on Tuesday on multiple charges including armed sexual battery, armed false imprisonment and impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to Tampa police.
  24. When will the Rays build their new stadium? A construction timeline.
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    This animation shows the three phases of development expected for the Rays and Hines' redevelopment of St. Petersburg's 86-acre Tropicana Field site. First, between 2024 and 2029, a new stadium and other buildings will go up east of Tropicana Field. After Tropicana Field is demolished, from 2030 to 2035, new office, residential and retail buildings will go up on the land where it once stood. Finally, from 2036 to 2043, developers will build out the southwest corner of the site with additional office, retail and residential space.
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