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  1. Jury selection is 1st battleground at trial in Floyd’s death
    45 minutes ago• Nation & World
    This file photo provided by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota shows former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested on May 29, 2020in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter and jury selection in his trial begins Monday.
  2. Stop sharing student data with police unless parents agree, lawmakers say
    55 minutes ago• Education
    State Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, sings the National Anthem with his daughter Charlotte"Lottie" Brandes at the start of the senate session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Brandes has proposed legislation limiting school districts' sharing of student data with law enforcement.
  3. Biden to direct Education Dept. to review Title IX changes
    1 hour ago• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on Saturday. Biden is set to sign an executive order on Monday directing the Department of Education to review policies implemented by Donald Trump’s administration, including changes to Title IX regulations that prohibit sex discrimination in federally funded institutions.
  5. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of March 8-14
    1 hour ago• Life & Culture
    The Tampa Theatre went dark due to the coronavirus in March 2020. The historic theater reopens its doors this week with a screening of "The Father."
  6. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: March 8-14
    1 hour ago• Things To Do
    Enormous monster trucks, including Grave Digger, shown here in 2009, and Max-D and Scooby-Doo, are coming to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium March 12-14.
  7. With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes
    2 hours ago• Nation & World
    Reporters question Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as he arrives for votes on President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees at the Capitol last month. Manchin said Sunday he's open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through other parts of the White House’s agenda.
  8. ‘When the train comes along’ highlights Booker T. Washington’s ‘forgotten’ visit to Tampa
    2 hours ago• History
    A new exhibit is set to open at the Henry B. Plant Museum about a Booker T. Washington speech delivered in Tampa in 1912, photographed on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Tampa.
  9. Owning a home now easier for immigrant ‘Dreamers’ with change in FHA policy
    2 hours ago• News
    Federal policy kept Cristhian Guzman, 28, and his wife Gloria Alcantar, 27, from qualifying for an FHA home loan. That changed Jan. 19 when the agency extended eligibility to immigrants enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The couple, along with children Cristhian, 7, and Adrian, 4, now have their own home in Apollo Beach.
  10. Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival returns with new look, new food, new name
    2 hours ago• Theme Parks
    The Taste of Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival has opened at Walt Disney World. The springtime festival runs through July 5 with creative Disney character topiaries, lush gardens and Outdoor Kitchens.
  11. Could Florida end qualified immunity, which gives cops ‘absolute shield’ in lawsuits?
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Arthur Green Jr., left, shown with wife Lena Young. He suffered a diabetic seizure while in the custody of Tampa police officers and died in July 2014. His family says officers restrained the 63-year-old man in a way that restricted his breathing and failed to use CPR to revive him, but their federal lawsuit was thwarted by the doctrine of qualified immunity, which shields government employees from civil liability when they’re accused of violating someone’s rights.
  12. She was the heart of La Gaceta. And for most, she was also ‘Nana.’
    2 hours ago• Tampa
    Louis “Peggie” Schmechel worked at her son’s newspaper, La Gaceta, for 20 years. “You couldn’t have anybody better to watch after your money than your mother,” Patrick Manteiga said.
  13. Meghan Markle to Oprah: Royals had ‘concerns’ about son’s skin color
    Earlier today• Entertainment
    This image provided by Harpo Productions shows Prince Harry, left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in conversation with Oprah Winfrey. "Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special" airs March 7, 2021. Britain’s royal family and television have a complicated relationship. The medium has helped define the modern monarchy: The 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s first mass TV spectacle. Since then, rare interviews have given a glimpse behind palace curtains at the all-too-human family within. (Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions via AP, File)
  14. Photos of a newspaper's final press run.
    Earlier today• Life & Culture
    Press PIC Kevin McTier makes adjustments to the press while checking quality of a newspaper at the Tampa Bay Times printing plant during its final press run on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
    30 Images | View Slideshow
  15. Lakeland police officer kill gunman who had just fatally shot ex-girlfriend
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  16. Coronavirus mutations won’t doom the vaccines. Here’s why.
    Yesterday• Health
    Tony Hernandez, a social worker with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in Pinellas, left, is administered a BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot from Walgreens pharmacist Drin Mita at Heron House Assisted Living in Largo on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, where healthcare workers and residents received their second shots against the coronavirus.
  17. Carla Wallenda, member of famed high-wire act, dies in Sarasota at 85
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Carla Wallenda has no fear of flying in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on July 16, 1982. Carla Wallenda, a member of  “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe’s founder, has died. Her family said she died Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo, file)
  18. Man facing trial in South Tampa slaying arrested after motorcycle crash
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    A photo taken by investigators shows the damage to a car hit from behind by a speeding motorcycle early Sunday on Interstate 275 in Ruskin.
  19. Florida adds 4,098 coronavirus cases, 66 deaths Sunday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus cases Sunday
  20. Florida City COVID vaccine site does about-face after giving shots to all
    Yesterday• Health
    People wait in line Sunday to get vaccinated at the FEMA Florida City Vaccination site at the Florida City Youth Center.
  21. Vaccine and voting misinformation is targeting Latinos. What can be done?
    Yesterday• Politics
    In this Oct. 30, 2020, file photo stickers printed in Spanish sit on the desk of an election judge to be distributed to voters after they cast their ballots in the atrium of Ball Arena, the home of the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche in Denver. Spanish-speaking voters confronted misinformation during the 2020 campaign and now face it during the vaccine rollout. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
  22. Can Florida Democrats fix their problems in time for the 2022 elections?
    Yesterday• Politics
    Supporters of Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden gather during a drive-in rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 in Tampa.
  23. Sixers’ Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing
    Yesterday• Sports
    The 76ers' Joel Embiid dunks the ball during a game against the Utah Jazz Wednesday in Philadelphia.
  24. Indians’ Ramirez, Reyes isolated after COVID-19 violations
    Yesterday• Rays
    Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez fields a ground ball during a spring training baseball practice last month in Goodyear, Ariz.
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