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  1. General: Pentagon hesitated on sending Guard to Capitol riot
    Earlier today• News
    Army Maj. Gen. William Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard listens during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
  2. CVS offering virus vaccine to Florida teachers under 50
    Earlier today• Health
    The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age.
  3. SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test
    Earlier today• News
    In this screen grab from video posted by SpaceX, the company's Starship launches for a test flight, Wednesday in a remote area of Texas.
  5. Wealthy Florida Keys enclave received vaccines in January before much of the state
    Earlier today• News
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about the COVID-19 vaccines during a press conference at Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo, Florida, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.
  6. After sharp words, Hillsborough School Board members seek to mend fences
    Yesterday• Education
    Hillsborough County School Board Chairwoman Lynn Gray, standing, addresses the rest of the board at a retreat Wednesday in Plant City.
  7. Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters, reports say
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Anti-coup protesters with makeshift shields stand Wednesday watching in Yangon, Myanmar. Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Wednesday to protest last month's seizure of power by the military. "Spring revolution" is written on their shields.
  8. As federal coronavirus vaccine site opens in Tampa, some get Johnson & Johnson shots
    Yesterday• Health
    Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
  9. USF plans a full return to campuses this fall
    Yesterday• Education
    An aerial view of the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, where officials said Wednesday that the school plans a return to in-person classes and activities for the fall 2021 semester.
  10. Cuomo: ‘I’m not going to resign’ in response to sexual harassment allegations
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    An image taken from video from a news conference New York Gov. Andrew Cumoa held Wednesday.
  11. U.S. warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    The Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert in Iraq is pictured in this file photo from December 2019. At least 10 rockets targeted the military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties.
  12. Pentagon hesitated sending National Guard to Capitol riot, general says
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    The commander of the General District of Columbia National Guard, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, testifies Wednesday before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing examining the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  13. Florida driver swerved to miss falling couch. Then he got a ticket.
    Yesterday• Florida
    A couple driving home from a monthlong visit to Florida escaped serious injury when they swerved to avoid a couch that fell from a truck on Interstate 95. But then they got a ticket.
  14. Tampa Bay’s first REI store opening Friday at Midtown Tampa
    Yesterday• Business
    Outdoor retailer REI Co-op will open its first Tampa store on March 5, 2021 in the Midtown Tampa development. Shown here is a rendering of the project from 2019.
  15. Tampa police justified in shootings where two men were injured, review finds
    Yesterday• Crime
    A Tampa police officer's body camera footage shows the officer aiming a gun at Jeremy D. Liwag just before opening fire at a Tampa apartment complex on Jan. 18. Police say Liwag raised a gun toward the unidentified officer, forcing him to open fire.
  16. COVID-19 relief bill sets $365 million for Hillsborough, Tampa
    Yesterday• Health
    U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, announced the COVID-19 relief bill approved by the House of Representatives includes $285 million for Hillsborough County and $80 million for the city of Tampa. Castor, shown on HGTV, made her comments to Hillsborough County commissioners Wednesday morning.
  17. Tampa police union will fight firing of Black officer who used racial slur
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Tampa police Officer Delvin White, seen here in an undated photo provided by the Tampa Police Benevolent Association, was fired Tuesday by police Chief Brian Dugan for using the n-word on two occasions. The union says it will fight the termination.
  18. Why is the NRA against a ban on dog tethering?
    Yesterday• Politics
    In 2019, Hernando County residents urged the county to ban unattended tethering of dogs. The ban eventually passed. This is Honey, a dog found in Palm Harbor in 2010 with a rope embedded in her neck. It's believed she was tied as a puppy, got away and grew into the too-tight rope. She eventually received surgery. In 2021, Tallahassee lawmakers took up a statewide tethering ban.
  19. Hillsborough to consider higher impact fees
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Aerial photo of homes and new construction in the Southfork Lakes subdivision in Riverview in March 2020.
  20. SUV in California crash that killed 13 came through hole in border fence
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A California Highway Patrol officer examines the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday. The SUV came through a hole cut into Southern California's border fence with Mexico and later collided with a semi, killing 13 people. Nineteen people were in the SUV, authorities said.
  21. Florida adds 6,014 coronavirus cases, 133 deaths Wednesday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida's positivity rate Wednesday was 6 percent.
  22. After unemployment fiasco, Florida senators move to punish vendors
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jeff Clark stares into the abyss of Florida's unemployment reclaim system from the kitchen counter of his Safety Harbor home.
  23. Pasco schools set up weekend vaccinations for employees 50 and older
    Yesterday• Education
    The Pasco County school district has arranged for employees 50 and older to receive 2,500 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine this Saturday. The highly recommended second dose will be given out on April 2.
  24. Ex-Port Richey mayor Dale Massad gets ‘quite a deal’ with 3-year prison sentence
    Yesterday• Pasco
    Ex-Port Richey mayor Dale Massad pled guilty on Wednesday to lesser charges in the attempted murder case against him during a plea hearing held before Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court judge Mary Handsel at the West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey. Authorities say Massad fired on Pasco sheriff's deputies raiding his home in a 2019 investigation of allegations he was practicing law without a license. He was sentenced to 3-years in prison, but will get credit for the two years he has spent in county jail awaiting trial.
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