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  1. Hey, students, put your phones away. Florida schools aim to reclaim attention.
    11 minutes ago• Education
    A sign is displayed inside a classroom that bans the use of electronic devices at Webb Middle School on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Tampa.
  2. Gnomes are taking over Christmas shopping and other holidays too
    41 minutes ago• Business
    Gnomes for several holidays are displayed at Miami-based Gnome Sweet Gnome's stand at St. Petersburg's Small Business Saturday festival, Shopapalooza, on Nov. 25, 2023.
  3. DeSantis seeks to spend Hillsborough transportation sales tax funds
    1 hour ago• Transportation
    “We certainly have more than enough transportation needs for that funding," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told the Times Tuesday.
  5. Drivers will see major progress on the Howard Frankland in 2024
    1 hour ago• Transportation
    The Howard Frankland Bridge seen under construction from Tampa on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.
  6. Florida man facing death indicted for second slaying, could be serial killer, police say
    Earlier today• Crime
    This undated photo made available by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Lucious Boyd in custody. Boyd was sentenced to death in 2002 for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 21-year-old nursing student Dawnia Dacosta in 1998. He has now been indicted in the death of Eileen Truppner, a mother of two, a former businesswoman and native of Puerto Rico whose body was found along a highway west of Fort Lauderdale two weeks after Dacosta's death. Broward County detectives say there may be other victims, and he may be a serial killer.
  7. Florida man’s family sues Panera, says caffeinated lemonade led to cardiac arrest
    Yesterday• Business
    The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against one of the biggest fast-casual restaurant chains in the U.S., claiming Panera Bread Company’s caffeine-filled lemonade drink led to his death.
  8. Freed from a Miami aquarium, Florida manatees Romeo and Juliet arrive at ZooTampa for care
    Yesterday• Environment
    Staff move Romeo, a manatee from the Miami Seaquarium, into a pool at ZooTampa on Tuesday.
  9. DeSantis proposes $114.4B budget, smaller Florida government
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7 at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  10. DeSantis pledges $1 million for any FSU football lawsuit after snub
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here with the late FSU football legend Bobby Bowden, wants to set aside $1 million for potential Florida State litigation after the Seminoles' College Football Playoff exclusion.
  11. USF football stadium opening pushed back to 2027
    Yesterday• USF Bulls
    USF released new renderings of the university’s on-campus stadium during Tuesday's board of trustees meeting.
  12. Pasco schools try ‘something new’: 4-day weekends to limit absenteeism
    Yesterday• Education
    The Pasco County School Board added more long weekends to the 2024-25 student calendar as a way to encourage families to make sure their children attend on school days, and vacation on days off.
  13. USF President Rhea Law gets $300K bonus as trustees cite ‘banner year’
    Yesterday• Education
    Rhea Law, left, began 2023 with her inauguration as the University of South Florida's eighth president, a moment captured in this Jan. 19 photo. She ends the year with a $300,000 performance bonus awarded Tuesday by the university's board of trustees.
  14. Duke Energy to collect $91.9M from customers to recoup Idalia costs
    Yesterday• Florida
    Drone photos show damage to Florida's Horseshoe Beach in the Big Bend area following Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 20, 2023.
  15. Pasco to sue apartment developers seeking to build under Live Local Act
    Yesterday• Pasco
    The West Pasco Government Center, at 8731 Citizens Dr in New Port Richey, houses the County Commission Chambers.
  16. USF protesters known as the ‘Tampa 5′ reach agreement, avoid trial
    Yesterday• Education
    From left in front row, activists Chrisley Carpio, Laura Rodriguez, Lauren Pineiro and their attorney, Michelle Lambo, attend a news conference on May 17 in Tampa. Carpio, Rodriguez and Pineiro are members of a group known as the Tampa 5 who faced charges after a physical clash with USF campus police in March. They reached an agreement with prosecutors on Tuesday. Not pictured are group members Gia Davila and Jeanie Kida.
  17. Tampa doctor must pay $1.5 million for part in ‘Pain Hustlers’ scheme
    Yesterday• Health
    This image released by Netflix shows Chris Evans, left, Andy Garcia, center, and Emily Blunt in a scene from "Pain Hustlers." The movie, Pain Hustlers, is based on the story of Insys Therapeutics, whose CEO and President, John Kapoor, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for racketeering charges in 2020. Tampa pain management doctor Edward Lubin was one of those who participated in the scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release.
  18. When a Hillsborough middle school banned cell phones, here’s what happened
    Yesterday• Education
    Students get out of class to take a break for lunch at Webb Middle School on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Tampa.
  19. USF voices support for free speech amid dispute over pro-Palestinian group
    Yesterday• Education
    University of South Florida President Rhea Law, center, and USF board of trustees chairperson Will Weatherford, right, talk with reporters after Law was named president on March 22, 2022 in Tampa. On Tuesday, the two spoke about campus free speech controversies that have arisen since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
  20. The GTA 6 trailer shows pure Florida mayhem. Is Tampa in the game?
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Grand Theft Auto VI coming 2025 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  21. King State’s St. Petersburg location, with coffee and beer and food, is opening soon
    Yesterday• Food
    Apple Snyder prepares a coffee drink at King State Coffee's Tampa location in 2020. King State's St. Petersburg location opens with full food and bar service on Dec. 12.
  22. ‘Walking Dead’ actor Chandler Riggs in movie shot at Tampa Gasparilla ship
    Yesterday• Movies
    From left, actor Augie Duke, actor and director Shane Brady, actor Collin Thompson, actor Chandler Riggs, and actor Owen Atlas are filmed by director of photography Evan Zissimopulos during a scene for “HACKED: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma" on Monday at the Jose Gasparilla II pirate ship on Bayshore Boulevard in downtown Tampa.
  23. As Hanukkah begins Thursday, Clearwater congregation shows its pride
    Yesterday• Associated Press
    Carpenter Jeffrey Cain builds a seven-foot Star or David at his home workshop in Clearwater for the Chabad of Clearwater's Hanukkah celebration to be hosted on Dec 7 at Coachman Park. The event will have performances by the Nerdy Noah Show, live music, a Hebrew school performance, latkes, doughnuts, dreidels, a visit from Tampa Bay Lightning’s ThunderBug, and a chocolate gelt drop with the Clearwater Fire Department.
  24. Florida schools are for government messaging, attorney general says
    Yesterday• Education
    Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, shown at a 2022 press conference, has argued that public schools are designed to convey a government message, not to create a forum for free expression.
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