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  1. Ousted New College trustee to challenge U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan
    Earlier today• Elections
    Former New College trustee Jason “Eddie” Speir has filed to challenge eight-term congressman Vern Buchanan.
  2. Dust from the Sahara Desert is bringing more heat to Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Local Weather
    The sun sets over the Crystal Beach pier in Palm Harbor on June 30. Sunsets soon could be even more stunning than usual in Tampa Bay. Meteorologists say Sahara Desert dust clouds are blowing across the Atlantic Ocean and making their way to Florida, where they are expected to bring higher temperatures, more vivid sunsets and a decreased chance of tropical storm formation this weekend.
  3. Florida Supreme Court to hear abortion case in September
    Yesterday• Politics
    Protesters hold signs outside the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee during a rally protesting the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in September on whether laws barring abortions after 15 weeks are legal.
  5. 5 things that may make you more prone to mosquito bites
    Yesterday• Florida
    Scientists estimate that 20% of people are more likely to attract mosquitoes and thus get bitten more often.
  6. Rules for summer in Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Opinion
    The rules of summer in Tampa Bay are simple and finite.
  7. Lakeland parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July party
    Yesterday• Crime
    In this screenshot taken from a video posted on the Facebook page of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds photos of Joel and Jazmine Rondon during a news conference in Winter Haven on Thursday. He said the Lakeland couple faces aggravated manslaughter of a child charges in the death of their 18-month-old daughter. The toddler died after being left in a hot car overnight following a Fourth of July party in Florida, Judd said.
  8. Hillsborough transportation tax saga: still following the money
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Members of the plaintiff's team that successfully challenged a penny sales tax approved by Hillsborough voters to pay for transportation needs stand before the Florida Supreme Court. They are, from left: attorney Derek Ho, attorney Chris Altenbernd, plaintiff Bob Emerson, plaintiff and former Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White, attorney Martin Garcia and attorney Howard Coker. [TIMES (2020)]
  9. South Florida Rep. Basabe accused of sexual harassment in new lawsuit
    July 6• Politics
    State Rep. Fabian Basabe waves to a crowd, including people protesting his voting record in Tallahassee, during the Miami Beach Pride Parade on April 16. Basabe is accused of sexually harassing two staffers in a lawsuit filed Thursday in South Florida.
  10. Hurricane forecasters now predict ‘above-average’ season. Blame a hot Atlantic.
    July 6• Hurricane
    Water remains on homes at Palmetto Palms Mobile Home Park in Fort Myers on Sep 29 after Hurricane Ian made landfall. Forecasters at the University of Colorado are now forecasting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season due to a steamy ocean waters, months after initially anticipating a below-average season.
  11. Florida high school choir to open Foreigner’s Tampa farewell tour stop
    July 6• Music News
    Foreigner performs at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Aug. 2, 2017.
  12. From Florida to France: 6 junior roller derby teens are World Cup-bound
    July 6• Life & Culture
    Head coach Lisa Ponssa, middle, guides players during practice at Skateworld of Tampa on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Tampa.
  13. Florida ranks #1 in annoying Florida rankings
    July 4• Opinion
    Florida loves its pickleball, according to one of the dozens of studies about our state.
  14. Man accused of hitting officer with flagpole during US Capitol attack arrested in Florida
    July 3• Crime
    Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with now-former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Authorities say Jeremy Rodgers, 28, of Midland, Michigan, attacked a police officer with a flagpole during the insurrection. He was arrested Friday in Orlando and faces several felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, according to court records.
  15. Is sports betting legal in Florida? After ruling, here’s what’s next.
    July 3• Latest News
    Sports betting is now legal through the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa and other casinos run by the Seminole Tribe, following a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on June 30.
  16. After 36 years, this Pinellas-Pasco public defender is leaving the courtroom
    July 3• Pinellas
    Pinellas County public defender Greg Williams collects personal items from his office at the Pinellas County Justice Center on Thursday, May 4, 2023, days after his official retirement from 36 years of service with the office.
  17. Jamaica looks to tap diaspora investment as Florida leads community’s growth in US
    July 2• Florida
    Zayne Burgess, 6, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, watches while cars zoom by as Go-Kart racing comes to the parking lot of Tropicana Field during the ROK Cup USA Series 25th Annual Florida Winter Tour on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 in St. Petersburg. Burgess, a ROK Micro Class driver, was waiting along with his father, Kevin Burgess, for his division to get their chance on the course. Florida, where the Jamaican community began growing in the late 1970s and ‘80s, has edged out New York as having the largest population of Jamaicans in the U.S.
  18. Florida hospitals will now ask about your immigration status. What to know, how to answer
    July 2• News
    Flanked by Jackson Health System President and CEO Carlos Migoya, left, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Governor Ron DeSantis answers questions during a press conference regarding COVID-19 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, on Monday, July 13, 2020. Florida hospitals that accept Medicaid will be required to query patients about that, although a person can decline to answer. The measure is just one of many in a new bill, SB 1718, approved by the Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May to crack down on the flow of illegal immigration into the state.
  19. ‘Worrisome’ AI ads heighten political drama in 2024
    July 2• News
    Generative artificial intelligence, or AI, allows users to input prompts resulting in generated content that can depict just about anything the user desires
  20. ‘Parental rights’ group Moms for Liberty plans nationwide strategy for school board races in 2024
    July 2• Business
    Moms for Liberty co-founders Tiffany Justice speaks at their meeting, in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023.
  21. Anti-Trump video shared by DeSantis campaign is ‘homophobic,’ conservative LGBT group says
    July 1• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia on Friday. A prominent conservative group is slamming a video shared by DeSantis' presidential campaign attacking GOP rival Donald Trump's past support for gay and transgender people.
  22. DeSantis net worth tops $1 million thanks to book deal
    July 1• Politics
    Ron DeSantis holds up his book as he talks to the audience while on stage during an event at the OCC Road House& Museum in Pinellas Park on March 8. DeSantis is a millionaire for the first time, according to newly released financial disclosure forms that show the Florida governor made $1.25 million from his book deal last year.
  23. Latino groups protest in Tampa on eve of new Florida immigration law
    July 1• Politics
    Juan Flores, of Miami, center, rallies protesters at the corner of Columbus Drive at Dale Mabry Highway on Friday, June 30, 2023, in Tampa to protest SB 1718, the anti-immigration laws set to go into effect on Saturday. SB 1718, one of the strictest laws in the nation aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, takes effect in Florida on July 1.
  24. Paquita, the St. Petersburg Sunken Gardens parrot, dies
    June 30• St. Petersburg
    Paquita was known for belting her own name while looking up at the sky: "PAQUIIIIIITA!"
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