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  1. Here’s what to know about Florida’s 2023 hurricane sales tax holiday
    4 hours ago• Hurricane
    Miami-Dade residents Jackie and James Silva load their car after shopping at Costco in Miami to prepare for potential landfall by Hurricane Ian on Sept. 25. The Silvas were shopping to help friends and family who might be in need of extra supplies.
  2. Fact-checking attacks against Ron DeSantis by other GOP presidential hopefuls
    Earlier today• Politics
    Numerous Republican rivals for the GOP presidential nomination have criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' record as a U.S. representative and governor, and his feud with The Walt Disney Co.
  3. One dead, child critically injured in Largo crash
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    A woman was killed and two others injured following a crash in Largo on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
  5. Andrew Yang stumps for new third party in Tampa Bay
    Earlier today• Tampa
    Former Democratic presidential candidate and businessman Andrew Yang was in Tampa last week to promote a new third political party. [MARY ALTAFFER | Associated Press (2020)]
  6. Hurricane 2023: Protect your data and documents using your phone
    Earlier today• Hurricane
    Hurricanes threaten to blow away or waterlog personal effects and documents, so you have to take steps to protect them.
  7. Tampa charter school principal facing charges for failing to report abuse
    Yesterday• Education
    A Tampa charter school principal was arrested for failing to report two instances of abuse.
  8. Ron DeSantis’ challenge: Build a GOP coalition against Trump
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis will need to walk a numerical tightrope. Former President Donald Trump leads DeSantis by an average of more than 30 points in national polls, according to RealClearPolitics.
  9. Hurricane 2023: Protect your home and business before the storm
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Strong winds from a hurricane can turn lawn trimmings and other outside items into missiles.
  10. Recent shark attacks are worrying beachgoers. How rare are they?
    May 26• Florida
    A white shark swims across a sand bar off the Massachusetts coast of Cape Cod, Aug. 13, 2021. Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in the age-old summer question of whether it's safe to go in the water.
  11. Mother of man who killed Gabby Petito said in letter she would help son ‘dispose of a body’
    May 26• Crime
    Nichole Schmidt, Gabby Petito's mother, wipes a tear from her face during a news conference on Nov. 3, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A letter written by Roberta Laundrie to her late son Brian Laundrie can be used by the attorney for Gabby Petito’s parents in preparation for their negligence lawsuit filed against Laundrie’s parents and their New York-based attorney in their high-profile case involving Petito’s death, a Florida judge has ruled.
  12. 6 years later, southern St. Petersburg still without a grocery store
    May 26• St. Petersburg
    The former 39,900 square foot grocery store space sits empty at Tangerine Plaza in St. Petersburg. There is concern from many in the community that city and other official aren’t working hard enough to address the lack of a major grocer in an area that is considered a food desert.
  13. Tampa’s Tim Burke has certain skills and a Twitter following. The FBI has his computers.
    May 26• Florida
    Tim Burke in a promotional image for Netflix's documentary series "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist." Burke, formerly a journalist for Deadspin, broke the Manti T'eo girlfriend hoax story. On May 8, federal agents searched the Seminole Heights home Burke shares with his wife, Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak.
  14. St. Petersburg speakeasy lounge to open in former Chief’s Creole Café
    May 26• Business
    Chief's Creole Cafe on 901 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg on June 9, 2020 in the 22nd Street business corridor known as the Deuces. The former restaurant will transform into a speakeasy and lounge called The Catalyst.
  15. It’s been stormy, Tampa Bay. What’s the Memorial Day weekend forecast?
    May 26• Local Weather
    Memorial Day weekend in Tampa Bay is forecast to be warm and sunny, with little chance of rain. Before the start of the tourist season, people enjoyed the warm, dry weather at the beach before the start on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in St. Pete Beach.
  16. Ice cream man sentenced to life in prison for 2010 Ruskin murders
    May 26• Crime
    Michael Keetley, third from left, stands with his attorneys as he is sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of Juan and Sergio Guitron and the attempted murders of four other men, Friday in Tampa.
  17. DeSantis, now a candidate, starts criticizing Trump by name
    May 26• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump's campaign dismissed attacks by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying he was trying to distract attention from a faulty campaign launch Wednesday on Twitter.
  18. Disney says DeSantis’ request to disqualify judge doesn’t meet standards
    May 26• Politics
    A traveler walks past a jumbo screen projecting images of Walt Disney World in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport on Thursday. A feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co. started last year after the company publicly opposed legislation concerning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades that critics called Don’t Say Gay.
  19. Hurricane 2023: Checklists for building all kinds of storm kits
    May 26• Hurricane
    A good hurricane kit is essential for Floridians during hurricane season.
  20. Mayor Welch denies trying to script questions at journalism conference
    May 26• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch withdrew as a speaker at a recent conference of business journalists at the last moment after a moderator declined to agree to scripted questions. The mayor's office describes the dispute differently.
  21. Tucker Carlson, Fox News hacks tied to FBI search of Tampa council member’s home
    May 26• Tampa
    Lynn Hurtak, left, and her husband, Tim Burke, right, attend the Oath of Office Ceremony at Armature Works for Mayor Jane Castor and City Council members May 1 in Tampa.
  22. Armed woman who ‘ambushed’ Florida police in park fatally shot
    May 26• Florida
    Police in Tallahassee say an armed woman ambushed them, firing shots, as they searched for a suspect in a park Thursday night.
  23. Dear Penny: Should I buy a new home to get rid of my controlling mother?
    May 26• Business
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  24. How to protect your pets — and yourself — during a hurricane
    May 26• Hurricane
    Pet owners prepare for Hurricane Ian at Durant High in Plant City last year. All Tampa Bay area counties have hurricane shelters that are pet friendly.
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