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  1. Fewer ‘Tiger Kings’? Carole Baskin celebrates law requiring big cat pet registry
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue Carole Baskin, right, hugs U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida as Baskin’s husband, Howard Baskin, looks on during a media tour and news conference at Big Cat Rescue on Friday.
  2. Clearwater bans smoking and vaping on beaches, parks
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Cigarette butts are among the most common form of ocean litter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  3. In Hillsborough, will you pay more for water, trash, drainage?
    Yesterday• News
    Brown water flows in the Northwest Hillsborough Regional Reclaimed Water facility on March 15, 2022, in Tampa. Hillsborough County is proposing an annual series of 4% increases to its water rates for residential customers. The Hillsborough County Commission also is considering raising annual assessments for trash service and drainage.
  5. Radioactive roads? Tampa fertilizer giant Mosaic wants to start testing it
    Yesterday• Environment
    An aerial view of the Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry. The fertilizer giant wants to start testing phosphogypsum in roads at this facility, according to records reviewed by the Tampa Bay Times.
  6. Man who drowned near Pine Key Island remembered by family
    June 5• Tampa
    Isaac McNair, 26, is being remembered by his family after he drowned near Pine Key Island on May 28.
  7. In Tarpon Springs lawsuit, judge rules dead man’s signature likely forged
    June 3• Pinellas
    A sailboat remains moored in the shallows at low tide on the shore of the Anclote River on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, where developer Morgan Group has received approval to build 404 apartments on a 74-acre site.
  8. Concern for baby eagles prompts cancellation of fireworks at Threshers stadium
    June 2• Environment
    A pair of American bald eagle chicks sit in their nest atop a cellular communications tower Tuesday at U.S. 19 North near Drew Street in Clearwater.
  9. Eagles are nesting 1,000 feet from Clearwater Threshers’ park. Are fireworks harming them?
    May 31• Environment
    A pair of American bald eagle chicks sit in their nest atop a cell tower on Tuesday at US Hwy 19 N near Drew Street in Clearwater. The tower is across the street from BayCare Ballpark.
  10. Cruise ship passengers terrified by rough seas on return to Charleston
    May 29• Environment
  11. Tampa Council plans formal farewell for ‘toilet-to-tap’
    May 26• Tampa
    Chlorinated water flows over a weir at the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. Tampa City Council members indicated Thursday they will end a contract for the proposal known as PURE. The proposal called for using reclaimed water, essentially, highly treated wastewater, to augment the city's existing water supply.
  12. Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
    May 25• Environment
    Michael and Chantell Sackett of Priest Lake, Idaho, pose for a photo in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 14, 2011. The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water. The justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near Priest Lake in the state’s panhandle.
  13. NOAA meteorologists released their hurricane forecast. Here’s what they expect.
    May 25• Hurricane
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2023 hurricane outlook on Thursday. Forecasters are anticipating a near-normal season. An aerial view of mobile homes could be seen piled together after being swept off of their lots by Hurricane Ian on Dec. 4 in Ft. Myers Beach.
  14. A new hurricane season is here. In Fort Myers Beach, the old one never left.
    May 25• Hurricane
    A row of damaged and destroyed homes sits on Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach. More than 5,000 homes in Lee County were destroyed during Hurricane Ian in September 2022, and another 13,500 homes received "major" damage, according to data provided by the county.
  15. 3 moments that made DeSantis a national figure
    May 24• News
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. The Florida governor is one of Donald Trump's main contenders for the Republican nomination.
  16. Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it
    May 24• Environment
    A herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 3, 2016. Yellowstone National Park officials say they had to kill a newborn bison because its herd wouldn’t take the animal back after a man picked it up.
  17. Hillsborough drops boil water notice
    May 24• Hillsborough
    Tap water flows into a sink. Hillsborough County rescinded its boil water notice for 95,000 customers in south-central portion of the county.
  18. Red tide? Seaweed blob? Nope, scientists are watching a different algae off Tampa Bay
    May 23• Environment
    From above, Trichodesmium blooms can look like oil slicks or streaks of pollution, as seen in this image taken in July 2021 in the Gulf of Mexico.
  19. Hillsborough tells customers to boil tap water
    May 23• Environment
    Hillsborough County issued a boil water notice Tuesday for customers in south central portion of the county. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
  20. St. Petersburg man ensnared in tortoise, rare book caper has a tangled history
    May 23• Crime
    Joshua McCarty-Thomas, 46, of St. Petersburg, was arrested after authorities say that he stole two endangered Galapagos tortoises and a variety of rare books.
  21. Uptick in rain chances this week in Tampa Bay
    May 22• Local Weather
    The National Weather Service is calling for afternoon storms in Tampa Bay on Monday. Coastal areas may not see much rain, but more inland areas could see up to an in and half of rain, according to the Weather Service.
  22. Pressure grows for DeSantis to veto ‘attack’ on fertilizer bans
    May 19• Environment
    A dead goliath grouper is shown floating on the surface in 2021 in the Gulf of Mexico. That year, red tide killed thousands of sea creatures.
  23. Tampa’s $742 million question: How do we pay for parks?
    May 19• Tampa
    Robles Park on N Avon Avenue is one of 191 parks operated by the city of Tampa. A park master plan calls for upgrades to existing parks plus developing eight new parks and 35 miles of trails over the next 20 years.
  24. 15 things you’ll find in the budget Florida lawmakers OKed
    May 18• Politics
    A Burmese python moves through the grass during a demonstration by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2015. Among the 1,500 projects tucked into the record $117 billion budget Florida lawmakers passed this month is $3.35 million to expand efforts to remove Burmese pythons and other non-native fish and wildlife. The money also would go to “research and to assess risk and the efficacy of control efforts.”
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