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  1. Florida GOP chairperson Ziegler plans to remain in post amid investigation
    Yesterday• Politics
    Christian Ziegler, seen here in this 2017 photo, sent an email to party members on Saturday that indicated in part that he does not plan to step aside from his role as chairperson of the Republican Party of Florida.
  2. More details emerge on accusation against Florida GOP chairperson Christian Ziegler
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican Party of Florida chairperson Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4 in Kissimmee.
  3. Tampa Bay police agencies expect policy changes after Marsy’s Law ruling
    Dec. 1• Politics
    Tampa police investigate on East Cluster Avenue in November 2019 after two officers fired at and fatally wounded a man who police said pointed a gun at them. The department is among law enforcement agencies in Tampa Bay and across the state that are grappling with how to amend their policies and procedures in the wake of Thursday’s sweeping Florida Supreme Court ruling on the victim rights measure known as Marsy’s Law.
  5. Feds highlight Tampa mail carrier robberies in effort against crime trend
    Dec. 1• Crime
    Mail trucks at the post office located at Tampa International Airport in Tampa.
  6. St. Petersburg man gets 3½ years in prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots
    Dec. 1• Crime
    Zachary Johnson of St. Petersburg wears protective goggles outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a screenshot from a video released by the U.S. House Jan. 6th Committee.
  7. In memoriam: Jimmy Buffett the businessman
    Dec. 1• Business
    Jimmy Buffett performed at Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on June 6, 2017.
  8. Indictment details $4 million construction fraud at Bay Pines VA cancer center
    Dec. 1• News
    The C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center Campus, part of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
  9. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes his home season debut
    Dec. 1• Lightning
    Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy leads his team onto the ice for warmups before Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amalie Arena.
  10. The 2023 hurricane season is over but provides warnings for next year
    Nov. 30• Hurricane
    Daniel Dickert wades through water in front of his home where the Steinhatchee River remained out of its banks on Aug. 30 after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia on Florida's west coast.
  11. Dairy Inn, St. Petersburg’s historic ice cream shop, has closed
    Nov. 30• Food News
    The exterior of Dairy Inn on Nov. 30, 2023.
  12. Trash Wolf prowls the streets of Tampa Bay. Who is he?
    Nov. 30• Environment
    Mateo Smith, better know as Trash Wolf, picks up litter along 54th Avenue in Lealman on Nov. 15. He figures he has collected over 5,000 pounds of litter.
  13. Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg says Florida vintage car restorer stole $125K from him
    Nov. 30• Florida
    Max Weinberg plays the drums, left, while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during The River Tour on Sept. 7, 2016, in Philadelphia. Weinberg is suing the owners of a Florida car restoration company, saying they stole $125,000 by falsely promising they could deliver a like-new 1957 Mercedes-Benz he could display at top-level shows and then using his money for personal expenses.
  14. Jeff Bezos’ superyacht is in Florida. It’s so big it has to anchor at a seaport.
    Nov. 29• Business
    View of a yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on the wharf in Zwijndrecht, near Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  15. Gas prices in Florida have fallen or remained steady for weeks. Here’s why.
    Nov. 29• Business
    As of Tuesday, the national average for gas prices stood just below $3.25, according to AAA. That’s down 25 cents from a month ago, and it’s 30 cents less than this time last year.
  16. California vs. Florida: Why are people moving from one state to the other?
    Nov. 29• Politics
    In this July 12, 2020, file photo, visitors sit on a bench on the pier in Santa Monica, Calif.
  17. $50 drug deal yields manslaughter convictions in Tampa overdose deaths
    Nov. 29• Hillsborough
    Jose Alberto Marti and Melissa Christine Hanna pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday for providing the drugs that caused two fatal overdoses in 2020.
  18. Transgender teen who prompted Florida school shakeup had been suing for 2 years
    Nov. 29• Education
    Broward Schools Superintendent Peter Licata.
  19. Temple Terrace Publix recalls 11 beef products for ‘potential of plastic material’
    Nov. 29• Business
    A Temple Terrace Publix has recalled 11 beef products because of a "potential of plastic material."
  20. A nursing reboot: Jobs are on the rise in Florida
    Nov. 29• Business
    Medical Assistant Cassandra Ross prepares Natalie Rosales, 7, to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, while Nurse Jordan Dierksheide holds her arm during a vaccination event hosted by Enterprising Latinas at Wimauma Opportunity Center in Wimauma on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Vacancy rates for hospital RNs have dropped from 21% in 2022 to 13% in 2023, and turnover dropped from 32% to 20% over the same period.
  21. WWE Hall of Famer Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch sentenced to 17 years for Florida fatal DUI crash
    Nov. 28• Crime
    WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch is escorted to the defense table by Volusia Couty Sheriff's Office bailiffs for her sentencing, Monday at the S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach for a DUI crash that killed a Florida man in 2022.
  22. As your abandoned Florida sweater, these are my demands
    Nov. 28• Opinion
    It's sweater season, Tampa Bay. Do you know where your single sweater is?
  23. Florida grand jury calls for more state efforts to curb illegal immigration
    Nov. 27• Politics
    Gabriela Ibarra, center left, joins her daughters, Kathy Camacho and Ashley Cruz, as they listen to speakers at the "Freedom For All" rally in Homestead on July 1.
  24. Judge orders Ybor shooting suspect to stay jailed
    Nov. 27• Crime
    Tyrell Phillips, a suspect in a deadly shooting in Ybor City on Oct. 29, is seen as he is brought into the courtroom for a detention hearing at the Hillsborough County criminal courthouse annex, 401 N Jefferson St, Tampa, on Monday.
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