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  1. With SunRunner no longer free, St. Pete Beach complaints have plunged
    41 minutes ago• Transportation
    The SunRunner stops in St. Pete Beach in August. After residents and officials from the city complained about homeless riders sleeping on the beach and panhandling, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri urged the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority to impose a fare on the previously free bus line. On Wednesday, he said the measure worked: Complaints have plummeted.
  2. After shooting death of USF-St. Petersburg student, 2 go to prison with plea deals
    57 minutes ago• Crime
    Owen Melin, 22, was shot to death in 2020 near the USF-St. Petersburg campus. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Lee).
  3. Hillsborough again opens cold weather shelters as chilly temps arrive
    2 hours ago• Hillsborough
    An unnamed person makes their way to a cot with her belongings at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Hillsborough County’s largest designated cold weather shelter on Nov. 29 in Tampa. Shelters are opening again on Wednesday in anticipation of another cold snap.
  5. AP African American course updated with key changes pushed by DeSantis
    2 hours ago• Education
    Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event on May 31, 2023, in Salix, Iowa. The final version of the new AP African American Studies course leaves out some lessons DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education called out earlier this year.
  6. Man who struck Hillsborough deputies with car is incompetent for trial, judge rules
    3 hours ago• Crime
    In this image from body camera video, two Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies are seen on the ground as suspect Ralph Bouzy walks from his Nissan Altima after striking the deputies on Nov. 9 in Brandon. A judge on Wednesday declared Bouzy mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered that he should be committed to a secure facility for mental health treatment.
  7. 40 Tampa Bay concerts to check out in 2024
    3 hours ago• Music
    Our 2024 Tampa Bay concert preview is here. Top row from left (all Times file photos): Billy Joel, Bad Bunny and Drake. Bottom row from left (all AP images): Morgan Wallen, Madonna and Joan Jett.
  8. Hey, students, put your phones away. Florida schools aim to reclaim attention.
    5 hours 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.
  9. Gnomes are a Christmas hit. They’re spreading to other holidays too.
    Earlier today• 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.
  10. DeSantis seeks to spend Hillsborough transportation sales tax funds
    Earlier today• Transportation
    “We certainly have more than enough transportation needs for that funding," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told the Times Tuesday.
  11. Drivers will see major progress on the Howard Frankland in 2024
    Earlier today• Transportation
    The Howard Frankland Bridge seen under construction from Tampa on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
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