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  1. Is hot water hurting seagrass recovery in Tampa Bay? A new study aims to find out.
    Earlier today• Environment
    Sheila Scolaro, 31, a community programs scientist for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, holds a PVC pipe as she works to attach a temperature data logger in the Old Tampa Bay near Safety Harbor on Aug. 25. The estuary program has launched a five-year study to determine if warmer water temperatures are hurting seagrasses’ chance to recover.
  2. Florida deputies fatally shoot man who pointed gun at passing cars
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Orange County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at passing cars early Sunday, authorities said.
  3. Florida toddler, 2 adults fatally shot during dispute over dog sale
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    A 3-year-old and two adults were fatally shot during an argument over the sale of a dog, authorities said.
  5. Florida’s minimum wage is set to increase this month
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Fight for $15 campaign hosted a rally outside of St. Petersburg City Hall in November 2016 and called for a hike in minimum wage.
  6. Hurricane Idalia caused Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M, per estimate
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A road cuts through a flooded area south of Perry, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 30, 2023. Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
  7. DeSantis, citing China ties, drops 4 private school campuses from voucher programs
    Sept. 23• Education
    Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
  8. Florida leads the nation in school book bans. That should terrify us.
    Sept. 22• Opinion
    Education commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. speaks as Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during an event put on by the governor’s office at State Attorney's Office 13th Judicial Circuit in Tampa on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
  9. Attorneys for All Children’s make hospital’s case in ‘Maya’ lawsuit
    Sept. 21• Health
    Maya, Kyle and Jack Kowalski leave the South Coutny Courthouse in Venice, Florida on Thursday afternoon at the conclusion of the first day of their civil lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
  10. Dunedin guide: Explore the Pinellas Trail and beyond, by bike or on foot
    Sept. 21• Life & Culture
    Canadian Maurice Harquail of Ottawa gets a couple of pecks on his cheeks from friends Heidi Watson, left, and Kerry Kinsalla, both of Port Richey, while attending Flanagan's Irish Pub's 2015 St. Patrick's Day Street Festival on Tuesday in downtown Dunedin. The annual party is celebrated with live music, bagpipers, Irish step dancers, traditional Irish food and beer.
  11. Video shows Tampa officer taunting, cursing at residents
    Sept. 21• Tampa
    Footage from a body-worn camera shows a Tampa officer taunting and cursing at residents.
  12. Social Security overpays billions to people, many on disability. Then it demands money back
    Sept. 21• Health
    A year ago, Justina Worrell received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying it had overpaid her. Within 30 days, it said, she should mail the government a check or money order for $60,175.90. (Cox Media Group)
  13. Opening statements to begin Thursday in ‘Maya’ lawsuit against All Children’s
    Sept. 20• Health
    Venice resident Maya Kowalski was sheltered in Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital for three months in 2016 after the hospital reported her mom to the state's abuse hotline. Her mom later took her own life. Maya's story is the subject of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya."
  14. Miami restaurant settles with DeSantis administration to end drag show complaint
    Sept. 19• Politics
    Kat Wilderness performs for guests during a drag brunch at R House Wynwood in Miami in April 2022.
  15. Amazon driver in serious condition after being bitten by rattlesnake in Florida
    Sept. 19• Florida
    An eastern diamondback rattlesnake is seen near the door of a Palm City home. An Amazon driver was delivering a package to the house Monday evening when she was bitten by the snake, "which was coiled up near the front door," according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.
  16. New Rays stadium price tag: How much taxpayers are contributing
    Sept. 19• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch speaks at Tropicana Field on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. The Rays, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County announced an agreement for a new ballpark to be built in St. Petersburg.
  17. Florida prisons use artificial intelligence to surveil calls
    Sept. 19• Florida
    The entrance to Florida State Prison in Starke is shown Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. All Florida prisons are now subject to artificial surveillance of phone calls.
  18. These Florida lawmakers oppose fertilizer giant Mosaic’s ‘radioactive roads’
    Sept. 19• Environment
    Mosaic's several facilities across Florida take mined phosphate, like this, and turn it into millions of tons of fertilizer a year. What's left behind is a mildly radioactive byproduct called phosphogypsum, which the company wants to use as a test ingredient in road construction. Several state lawmakers and local officials have signed a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the plan.
  19. Florida gator missing nose, upper jaw finds new home in reptile park
    Sept. 18• Florida
    This photo posted on the Gatorland Facebook page on Saturday shows Savannah Boan, crocodilian enrichment coordinator at the Gatorland theme park in Orlando, holding an alligator with a missing upper jaw that was rescued and brought to the Florida reptile park to be cared for.
  20. Florida sports betting fight may head to US Supreme Court
    Sept. 18• Florida
    A pari-mutuel plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the state's gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which owns the Guitar Hotel near Hollywood.
  21. Wild black bear delays opening of parts of Disney World before its capture
    Sept. 18• Theme Parks
    Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023.
  22. The 1990s were back in Tampa during 90s Con: ‘That’s my childhood’
    Sept. 17• Life & Culture
    Chris Hilbert, 34, of Tampa, holds up a picture of Reptar on his phone while getting a Reptar tattoo during the 90s Con event at Tampa Convention Center on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.
  23. See NFL Week#2: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears at the 2023 Home Opener in Tampa
    Sept. 17• Sports
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs (78) celebrates a Tampa victory at the conclusion of the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Sep 17, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
    23 Images | View Slideshow
  24. DeSantis suspends Miami commissioner from office after arrest
    Sept. 15• Politics
    A defiant Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz De La Portilla speaks to reporters after bonding out of jail Thursday night. He was suspended around 6 p.m. Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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