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  1. In Tampa, drag shows date back 125 years
    34 minutes ago• History
    John Lind, once among the world’s most renowned female impersonators, performed in Tampa in 1917.
  2. Transgender adults in Florida ‘blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to health care
    Yesterday• Health
    Eli cuddles his dog on the couch at his home in Casselberry, Fla., May 29, 2023. Eli and his fiancé Lucas, both transgender men, plan to move to Minnesota with their dog and two cats later this year. The Associated Press is not using Eli’s and Lucas’ last names because they fear reprisal. Minnesota is among the states this year that have codified protections for transgender people in response to sweeping anti-LGBTQ legislation in mostly Republican-led states. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
  3. Police investigating homicide in Northeast Tampa
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Woodville Street at around 5:45 p.m. to the report of a shooting in the River Oaks apartment complex, the department said in a news release.
  5. How pay back student loans when pandemic payment freeze ends
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Harvard University students celebrate their graduate degrees in public health during Harvard commencement ceremonies, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. A pause on student loan payments that's been in place since the start of the COVID pandemic will end late this summer.
  6. Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of default
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden addresses the nation on averting default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, June 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C..
  7. Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office seeks suspect in fatal shooting
    Yesterday• Breaking News
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  8. Pinellas school board candidate supports DeSantis’ choice agenda
    Yesterday• Politics
    Katie Blaxberg
  9. Florida school districts are losing superintendents. It’s tough out there.
    Yesterday• Education
    Supporters wearing "#StrattonStays" T-shirts cheer when Hernando County Superintendent John Stratton appears on stage during a heavily attended school board meeting on Tuesday in Brooksville. One of many superintendents who have faced challenges recently, Stratton narrowly survived an effort to oust him at the meeting.
  10. In Tarpon Springs lawsuit, judge rules dead man’s signature likely forged
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    A sailboat remains moored in the shallows at low tide on the shore of the Anclote River on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, where developer Morgan Group has received approval to build 404 apartments on a 74-acre site.
  11. Former owner of Ralph’s San Ann Liquors and Restaurant in Pasco County was ‘beloved’
    June 3• Life & Culture
    In 1982, San Antonio, Fla., officials were sworn in to office. From left: Ted Scharder, Marguerite Limbrechet and Ralph Jones. Jones was born and raised in San Antonio and, after returning from the Korean War, developed several businesses that still operate today.
  12. Tampa police say teens were street racing before crash that killed 2
    June 2• Tampa
    18-year-old Savion Griggs, left, and 17-year-old Zi'yon Walter each face two counts of vehicular homicide in a crash Sunday that killed two other teens. Speed is believed to be a factor in the fatal crash.
  13. DeSantis issues first vetoes of bills from latest legislation session
    June 2• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is campaigning for president, speaks outside Okatie Ale House in Bluffton, South Carolina, on Friday, June 2, 2023.
  14. Tampa woman faces charges in theft of $25k from addiction treatment center
    June 2• Crime
    Zaria Walker stole more than $25,000 from an addiction center where she worked as a payroll administrator, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reported.
  15. Straz CEO Greg Holland wants to try new things with Tampa Bay arts
    June 2• Arts
    Greg Holland, president and CEO of the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts addresses the group Café con Tampa on Friday.
  16. Florida not doing enough to keep children on Medicaid, health advocates warn
    June 2• Health
    Health advocacy groups say Florida is failing to protect children from losing Medicaid coverage as the state undertakes a review of the program's 5 million recipients following the end of the public health emergency.
  17. Judge removes himself from Disney case but not at DeSantis’ behest
    June 2• Politics
    People visit the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., April 18, 2022. A federal judge overseeing the First Amendment lawsuit that Walt Disney Parks filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis and others is disqualifying himself, but not because of bias claims made by the Florida governor.
  18. Ways that DeSantis’ government approach changed Florida
    June 2• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in his second term leading the Sunshine State. What can Americans expect if he becomes president?
  19. Downtown St. Petersburg soon to get summer camp themed bar
    June 2• Bars & Breweries
    Summer Camp St. Pete announced Friday, June 2, 2023 that it will open in the Grand Central District this year.
  20. YMCA unveils $600M mixed-use project in historic Tampa Heights
    June 2• Tampa
    Ellison Development filed plans on Wednesday for a new 6.20-acre mixed use development in Tampa Heights.
  21. Tampa City Council members back mayor’s police chief pick
    June 2• Tampa
    Tampa interim police Chief Lee Bercaw speaks at a news conference at Tampa police headquarters Friday after Mayor Jane Castor, right, announced that she had appointed Bercaw to keep the job instead of doing a national search. Also in the background are City Council members Bill Carlson, left, and Gwen Henderson, who attended the news conference in a show of support for Castor's decision.
  22. Records reveal new details of Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the aftermath
    June 2• Crime
    Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 30, 2008. The Associated Press has obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide from the federal Bureau of Prisons.
  23. Concern for baby eagles prompts cancellation of fireworks at Threshers stadium
    June 2• Environment
    A pair of American bald eagle chicks sit in their nest atop a cellular communications tower Tuesday at U.S. 19 North near Drew Street in Clearwater.
  24. St. Pete Yacht Club to be torn down, rebuilt in 5 years. Here’s why.
    June 2• News
    The St. Petersburg Yacht Club is seen in this Google Earth image.
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