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  1. I-275 expansion work in Tampa to begin Monday
    42 minutes ago• Transportation
    Viewed from the southbound lanes, evening traffic in the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Tampa slow to a crawl. Work begins Monday to add new lanes to I-275 from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue. [Times (2016]
  2. Repeal Florida law that blocks scrutiny of redistricting records, 2 lawmakers say
    1 hour ago• Politics
    Maps with district lines on display as constituents gather to voice their opinion to House and Senate members during a 2011 Florida Legislature redistricting hearing in Orlando.
  3. Fred Guttenberg, dad of Parkland shooting victim, to join Brady anti-gun violence group
    1 hour ago• Florida
    Fred Guttenberg, the father of slain student Jaime Guttenberg leaves the courtroom at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
  5. Clearwater’s KnowBe4 reaches $80 milllion deal to acquire SecurityAdvisor
    2 hours ago• Business
    KnowBe4, headquartered in Clearwater, has announced plans to purchase SecurityAdvisor for $80 million.
  6. DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis announces at a Publix in Jupiter Tuesday morning, January 19, 2021 that vaccinations against Covid-19 are coming to all all 67 Publix pharmacies in Palm Beach County.Â
  7. Trump plans to regain social media presence with new company Truth Social
    2 hours ago• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a deal that would enable him to regain a social media presence after he was kicked off Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. platforms.
  8. How to fix an overdrawn bank account
    3 hours ago• Business
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  9. Years later, Parkland massacre still top of mind in school safety efforts
    4 hours ago• Education
    Students are evacuated by police out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, after a shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.
  10. Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
    4 hours ago• Business
    This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
  11. DeSantis doubles down on parent rights in Florida schools
    5 hours ago• Education
    People attend a regular meeting of the Pinellas County school board on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, at the school district headquarters in Largo. Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will defend Floridians' right to speak at board meetings and fight any federal plans to curtail that right.
  12. Tampa lawyer forges his own path, ‘trying to impact change where you can’
    6 hours ago• Business
    Attorney Cory Person outside the the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa.
  13. TyRon Lewis’ killing reverberates in St. Pete mayor’s race, 25 years later
    Earlier today• Elections
    Fighting broke out between police and local residents after the 1996 death of TyRon Lewis.
  14. Chapelle special spurs Netflix walkout; ‘Trans lives matter’
    Earlier today• Entertainment
    People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday.
  15. St. Petersburg police officer shoots teen, who Pinellas sheriff says pointed gun at cop
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    A St. Petersburg police officer shot 17-year-old boy after the officer saw a gun in the teen's waistband and ordered him to drop it, and the teen instead pulled out the gun and pointed it at the officer in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, according to Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
  16. Biden touts middle-class values of $2 trillion domestic agenda
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Wednesday. Biden is traveling to his hometown of Scranton, Pa., to talk about infrustructure and his domestic agenda.
  17. FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
    Yesterday• Health
    In this March 6 photo, boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sit next to vials in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution, in east Denver. U.S. regulators have signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
  18. Raymond James Financial acquiring TriState Capital in $1.1 billion deal
    Yesterday• Business
    St. Petersburg's Raymond James Financial has announced plans to acquire Pennsylvania's TriState Capital Holdings in a deal worth $1.1 billion.
  19. DeSantis says he’ll ‘fortify’ parental rights in Florida schools
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown at an August roundtable discussion, held a news conference on Oct. 20, 2021, to reiterate his support for parents' right to speak at school board meetings.
  20. White House details plans to vaccinate 28 million kids ages 5-11
    Yesterday• Health
    In this June 6, 2021 file photo, a youth receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the central Israeli city of Rishon LeZion.
  21. Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre
    Yesterday• Crime
    Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty on Wednesday to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  22. Central Florida chief fired for not forcing firefighter vaccinations
    Yesterday• Florida
    Nurse Meredith Price gets a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ready to give at a Cook County Health COVID-19 vaccine site in Des Plaines on May 13, 2021.
  23. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins top EU human rights prize
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this handout photo taken from footage provided by Moscow City Court on Feb. 2, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny shows the heart symbol from the cage, during a hearing at the City Court in Moscow, Russia. Navalny has been awarded the European Union's top human rights prize, in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin. In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Navalny, the European Parliament praised his "immense personal bravery." The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned.
  24. Potential human remains found in Florida park where Brian Laundrie search underway
    Yesterday• Crime
    Brian Laundrie in a photo provided by the North Port Police Department.
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