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  1. Officer was on George Floyd’s neck for about 9 minutes, prosecutors say
    1 hour ago• Nation & World
    This May 31, 2020 photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested May 29, 2020, in the death that Memorial Day of George Floyd.
  2. Dallas police officer charged with 2 counts of capital murder
    1 hour ago• Nation & World
    Chief Eddie García, center, speaks with media during a press conference regarding the arrest and capital murder charges against Officer Bryan Riser at the Dallas Police Department headquarters on Thursday.
  3. Clearwater couple’s neglect left one child dead, two unable to talk, deputies say
    4 hours ago• Pinellas
    A clearwater couple is accused of neglecting their three children, leading to the death of one of them, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. .Ashley Ferguson, 33, left, faces charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and two counts of child neglect. Matthew Ferguson, 34, right, faces three counts of child neglect.
  5. Florida’s wide-ranging school voucher bill ready for Senate vote
    5 hours ago• Politics
    Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby speaks during Opening Day at the Capitol Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in Tallahassee, Fla.
  6. State: Defendant in New Tampa bike death was insane
    Yesterday• Crime
    Mikese Morse attends a pretrial detention hearing in 2018 in Hillsborough Circuit Court. He is accused of intentionally swerving off the road June 24 and killing a father riding bikes with his two young sons on New Tampa Boulevard. Prosecutors agreed this week that Morse should be found not guilty by reason of insanity. [TIMES | (2018)]
  7. Expand vaccine access to Florida university employees, faculty union says
    Yesterday• Education
    The United Faculty of Florida union is calling on vaccine access to be expanded to faculty and staff at Florida's colleges and universities.
  8. Florida’s unemployment system cursed by bad design, lax oversight, audit says
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity
  9. Florida Democrats seek federal probe into DeSantis’ vaccine distribution
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
  10. Florida adds 6,118 coronavirus cases, 126 deaths Thursday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida's positivity rate was 6.2 percent Thursday.
  11. Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
    Yesterday• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
  12. Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  13. Alabama governor extends mask order, bucking GOP trend
    Yesterday• Health
    Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey gives a COVID-19 update during a news conference at the Alabama Capitol Building in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday.
  14. ‘Falling through cracks’: Vaccine bypasses some older adults in U.S.
    Yesterday• Health
    Pat Brown waits outside the Don Bosco Senior Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday. Brown knows she needs the vaccine because her asthma and diabetes put her at higher risk of serious COVID-19 complications.
  15. Should Pinellas name courthouse after prosecutor Bernie McCabe?
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    The Pinellas County Justice Center at 14250 49th Street N.
  16. Look inside Tampa’s new REI store, Midtown’s first in a rush of retail openings
    Yesterday• Business
    From left: Hillsborough County Commissioner Gwen Myers, Craig Richard from the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor tour the new REI Co-op store on March 4 at Midtown Tampa. The store is an anchor tenant at the development, which offers retail, residential, hotel and office buildings on a campus of 11 buildings.
  17. The case for — and against — making it harder to sue health care facilities over COVID-19
    Yesterday• Politics
    Resident physician Mikaela Aradi, Tampa, left, joined nurses and health care workers from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020 in a protest against HCA Healthcare, outside of the hospital. Nurses and healthcare workers are protesting the possibility of layoffs and adequate protection for workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  18. Another Tampa bar escapes penalty for alleged coronavirus violations
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Crowds of patrons gather in Ybor City on 7th Avenue as they celebrate New Years Eve at nightclubs and restaurants on Friday January 1, 2020.
  19. Heart problems may be rare in pro athletes after coronavirus, study says
    Yesterday• Sports
    A player wears a face mask as he walks to a drill during San Diego Padres spring training baseball practice in Peoria, Ariz on Feb. 27, 2021. A study published on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in JAMA Cardiology, suggests that heart inflammation is uncommon in pro athletes who’ve had mild COVID-19 and most don’t need to be sidelined.
  20. ‘Possible plot’ to storm U.S. Capitol again puts law enforcement on high alert
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    National Guard stand guard at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday.
  21. Boston Marathon’s plan to hand out 70,000 medals roils runners
    Yesterday• Health
    In this 2017 photo, runners head down the stretch to the finish line in the 121st Boston Marathon in Boston. Rival camps in the running world began snapping at each other's heels in March 2021 after the Boston Athletic Association, which still hopes to hold a truncated in-person edition of the footrace in October, said it would award medals to up to 70,000 athletes if they go the distance wherever they are.
  22. Lawmakers can’t cite local examples of trans girls in sports despite legislative crusade
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A proposed ban on transgender athletes playing female school sports in Utah would affect transgender girls like this 12-year-old swimmer seen at a pool in Utah on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. She and her family spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to avoid outing her publicly.
  23. Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg can host 20,000 fans next month
    Yesterday• Auto Racing
    Ronnie Jerger, 12, of Madeira Beach, fist bumps IndyCar Dale Coyne Racing driver Santino Ferrucci (18), right of United States, right, ahead of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, October 25, 2020.
  24. New unemployment claims inch back up to 745,000
    Yesterday• Business
    A sign announcing hiring is displayed in the parking lot of a Home Depot on Feb. 22 in Cockeysville, Md.
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