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  1. Florida deputies fatally shoot man who held 2 women hostage
    Yesterday• Crime
    Police in Brevard County fatally shot a man suspected of kidnapping two women Saturday night.
  2. ‘He became the paper’: For Tampa Bay Times’ Paul Tash, a legacy of change
    Yesterday• Business
    Paul Tash, chairman of the Tampa Bay Times, chats with Times photojournalist Dirk Shadd on June 14 at the Times' office in St. Petersburg. After stepping down as CEO in January, Tash is retiring as chairman on July 1, 47 years after he started with the Times as an intern.
  3. With new owners, Florida Project motel dwellers must leave
    Yesterday• Florida
    Sean Baker's "The Florida Project" took place in this glaringly purple low-budget motel named the Magic Castle, just down Route 192 from Disney's Magic Kingdom. New Owners have told residents they must move out. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times (2017)]
  5. Florida COVID cases, hospitalizations remain at ‘high’ risk level
    Yesterday• Health
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's community chart on Friday shows many Florida counties are at "high" risk of COVID-19. Those are the ones colored orange. The "medium" risk counties are colored yellow and "low" risk counties are green.
  6. Reaction roundup: Tampa Bay weighs in on the end of Roe v. Wade
    Jun. 24• Health
    Abortion-rights marchers hold signs during a rally Friday in St. Petersburg.
  7. Abortion medication is legal in Florida. But for how much longer?
    Jun. 24• Health
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on May 14 in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
  8. Disney offers ‘travel benefit’ for employees seeking an abortion
    Jun. 24• Business
    In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista. The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, employees who may need to travel to receive an abortion will receive a "travel benefit" designed to reimburse some or all of their expenses.
  9. ‘Pro-life’ Florida advocates celebrate end of Roe v. Wade
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Pro life signs are seen outside the All Women's Health Center of Clearwater on May 3. The Supreme Court has struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that recognized a Constitutional right to an abortion. States can now ban the procedure.
  10. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
    Jun. 24• Health
    People celebrate Friday outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court released a decision that ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years.
  11. How an abortion ban could change the lives of women in Florida
    Jun. 24• Health
    Sarrah Vesselov, 44, is a married mother of two and small business owner. She poses for a portrait May 13 while working as a graphic designer from her shop, the Your Turn Cafe in Zephyrhills. She said her family, her education and her business would not be possible if she hadn't had access legal abortion at age 19.
  12. 5 resources that could help if you’re seeking abortion in Florida
    Jun. 24• Health
    Reproductive freedoms are under threat, but abortion in Florida is legal, for now.
  13. She looks after Jody, Busch Gardens’ endangered black rhino
    Jun. 24• Life & Culture
    Jody is a 33 year old black rhinoceros who has been a longtime fixture at Busch Gardens in Tampa. There are just over 5,000 black rhinoceroses left in the world. They are classified as a critically endangered species, which means they’re at “extremely high risk” of going extinct. In this photo she is being fed a papaya, one of her favorite fruits.
  14. ‘They are here with me.’ Surfside families return to collapse site for one-year vigil
    Jun. 24• Florida
    Pablo Langesfeld, the father of the late Nicole Langesfeld, reacts after arriving to the site of the former Champlain Towers South condo building site on Thursday in Surfside. Family members of the 98 victims of the condo collapse gathered at the site to mark the one year anniversary of the tragedy.
  15. Democrat Cohn makes last minute entry into District 15 congressional race
    Jun. 24• Elections
    Democrat Alan Cohn has filed to run for the District 15 congressional seat.
  16. The stingray shuffle is in season. Do it to avoid a nasty injury.
    Jun. 24• Health
    Jakob Olmo, 4, of Kissimmee, explores the shallows at Clearwater Beach on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. While stingray season lasts from early spring to the fall, rays are often found in shallow water during the hot summer months.
  17. Prediabetes is a sign seniors should eat better, get moving | Column
    Jun. 23• Health
    Nancy Selvin, of Berkeley, California, takes a rigorous hourlong exercise class three times a week and eats a Mediterranean-style diet. Yet Selvin was alarmed last year to learn that her blood sugar was slightly above normal. “I’m terrified of being diabetic,” she says. (Steve Selvin)
  18. Florida unaffected by high court ruling on public aid for private schools
    Jun. 23• Education
    Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in the school voucher case, Carson vs. Makin.
  19. Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
    Jun. 23• Florida
    This March 2022 photo provided by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida shows biologists Ian Easterling, left, and Ian Bartoszek with a 14-foot female Burmese python captured in a mangrove habitat of southwestern Florida while tracking a male scout snake.
  20. Does the AARP have a billion-dollar conflict of interest?
    Jun. 22• Health
    Critics say the billion-dollar royalties collected by the AARP creates a conflict of interest that undermines the group’s credibility to speak for all seniors on critical Medicare policy issues. This illustration was created using the AARP's 2020 IRS tax filing.
  21. Boy stabbed by catfish in New Port Richey expected to fully recover
    Jun. 22• Latest News
    A net full of channel catfish is shown before being released into a lake at Tropical Park, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Miami. About 3,000 catfish were being stocked for the "Vamos a Pescar Miami!" (Let's go Fishing Miami!) catch-and-release event being held at the park on April 18. The event will promote awareness and participation of fishing in the Hispanic community. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
  22. Publix won’t give COVID vaccine to children under 5
    Jun. 22• Health
    Publix, the state's largest private employer, has announced that it will not be offering the newly approved vaccine for children ages 4 and under.
  23. Florida voters pick opponent over 1st leftist president elected to lead Colombia
    Jun. 22• News
    Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro gives the thumb up as he arrives at a polling station during the presidential runoff election in Bogota, on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
  24. Backstreet Boys bring nostalgia explosion to Tampa
    Jun. 22• Music Reviews
    The Backstreet Boys perform during the band’s DNA World Tour at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Tuesday.
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