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  1. DeSantis releases heavily redacted proposals from companies seeking Florida migrant flights contract
    13 minutes ago• Politics
    A screenshot of a page from a proposal submitted to the Division of Emergency Management by GardaWorld Federal Services, one of three companies vying for a contract from the state of Florida to carry out a controversial migrant relocation program that is already underway. The documents released by DEM in response to a public records request were heavily redacted.
  2. Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president
    2 hours ago• Crime
    FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for President, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
  3. What the Supreme Court ruling in Alabama could mean for Florida’s redistricting suit
    5 hours ago• Politics
    Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.
  5. White Florida woman who shot Black neighbor called kids racial slurs, cops say
    5 hours ago• Crime
    This image provided by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office shows Susan Lorincz, accused of fatally shooting her neighbor, Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four.
  6. Anti-abortion group sues Clearwater over its clinic buffer zone
    6 hours ago• Clearwater
    Spring Siders of Clearwater holds a sign while standing on the sidewalk outside of Bread and Roses Women's Health Center in Clearwater on Jan. 21.
  7. Fugitive arrested in 1984 killing of mother of 3, Hillsborough officials say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Donald Michael Santini, left, and Cynthia “Cindy” Ruth Wood are seen in these file photos from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Authorities have been searching for Santini for nearly four decades in connection to the strangulation death of Wood, a mother of three whose body was found in a Riverview ditch June 9, 1984.
  8. In St. Petersburg, how did these paint-by-numbers community murals come to be?
    Yesterday• Visual Arts
    The new mural at Pro Karting Experience, 4770 34th St. N, in St. Petersburg. The Happy Mural Project, led by artist Alyssa Marie worked with volunteers to create this paint-by-numbers mural.
  9. Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
    Yesterday• News
    Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson's death Thursday was announced by his broadcasting network.
  10. Pinellas deputies suspended after missing inmate’s fatal medical emergency
    Yesterday• Crime
    Two Pinellas County jail deputies were given 40 hour suspensions after they failed to respond to an intercom call from an inmate suffering a medical emergency.
  11. As DeSantis touts governing chops, state of Florida has thousands of open jobs
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C.
  12. Pinellas transit agency wins nearly $893,000 federal grant for automation
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The grant, one of six awarded nationally, totaling $11.6 million, is part of the transit administration’s exploration of the use of automation technologies in bus systems to improve safety, increase efficiency and enhance the customer experience.
  13. World War II comes home in Kristin Harmel’s ‘The Paris Daughter’
    Yesterday• News
    Kristin Harmel's latest novel is "The Paris Daughter."
  14. Tampa residents may need at least $85K to afford rent, study shows
    Yesterday• Business
    The average cost of rent in the Tampa metro area was $2,118.75, according to April data.
  15. Few St. Petersburg employees qualify for city rental assistance program
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Ron Overing shelves books while working at the Mirror Lake Community Library. Living in St. Petersburg is a requirement for some city workers but cost of living is becoming unattainable. Overing had to apply for a residency waiver to live outside the city.
  16. Bitten by relative, Tampa Bay man infected with flesh-eating bacteria
    Yesterday• Health
    HCA Florida Healthcare general surgeon and wound-care specialist Fritz Brink, left, and patient Donnie Adams. Brink operated on Adams' leg to remove flesh-eating bacteria that could have claimed his life.
  17. Hillsborough deputies seek public’s help in fatal Riverview pedestrian crash
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough deputies are asking for the public's help as they investigate the death of a woman who was struck Tuesday morning while trying to cross Big Bend Road.
  18. 2 get prison in Tampa racketeering case tied to shootings at strip club, International Plaza
    Yesterday• Crime
    Keaujay Hornsby, left, and Kareem Spann were both sentenced to federal prison this week.
  19. Legislator with no higher education experience tapped to lead South Florida State College
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Rep. Fred Hawkins, who has served in the House since 2020, was the lone finalist for the president's position at South Florida State College.
  20. Long waits for visas affecting international tourism, Visit Florida says
    Yesterday• Business
    People enjoy warm, dry weather on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in St. Pete Beach.
  21. Florida has banned social-emotional learning. Schools still use it.
    Yesterday• Education
    This a page from "Social Studies Alive! Me and My World," a kindergarten text that was rejected by the Florida Department of Education. This student exercise appears to teach empathy, a value included in the now-controversial discipline of social emotional learning.
  22. Tampa’s historic Jackson House is crumbling. Can it survive a hurricane?
    Yesterday• History
    The Jackson House, a historic segregation-era boarding home for Black visitors, decays in downtown Tampa.
  23. In new Tampa Seminole Heights shop, old items get a new life
    Yesterday• Business
    Lot Twenty9 is a new small business located in Seminole Heights, Tampa that focuses on reusing, recycling and refurbishing different items like furniture, kitchen utensils and decorations.
  24. Here are 4 things to watch as Pinellas’ challenging budget season starts
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton said this year's budget season is "not a time to be adding. We're just trying to keep our head above water."
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