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  1. Tampa driver ruled not guilty by insanity in death of Moffitt doctor
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Igbinosa Oghubor was ruled not guilty by reason of insanity Monday during a Zoom hearing with Judge Christine Marlewski. Oghubor experienced a manic state during the crash where he hit and killed Dr. Charles Canaan Williams.
  2. Ronnie Oneal III found guilty in Riverview family slayings
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Ronnie Oneal III becomes emotional while representing himself during closing arguments during his murder trial at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa on Monday.
  3. Sun City Center couple married 75 years share the secret to their success
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Tess and Paul Silverman pose for a portrait in their Sun City Center home on June 18, 2021, days before celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary.
  5. Big Tobacco targeted Black Floridians. Menthol ban aims to reverse the damage.
    Yesterday• Health
    Briana Brooks, 21, is a pre-law student who is organizing anti-tobacco efforts in St. Petersburg as a national ambassador with the Truth Initiative, the nation’s largest nonprofit anti-tobacco organization. She's focusing on predominantly Black neighborhoods, where she has family. The tobacco industry targets the Black community to sell menthol-flavored cigarettes, which are easier to start smoking and harder to stop.
  6. After four decades, Cephas Gilbert has left Ybor to start an organic farm
    Yesterday• Food
    Cephas Gilbert poses for a portrait on his farm in Tampa.
  7. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: June 21-27
    Yesterday• Kids & Family
    Busch Gardens has made its new end-of-night show “Spark” a nightly event that can be viewed every evening through Aug. 8. The show will then switch back to weekends only through Labor Day. “Spark” is Busch Gardens’ largest fireworks display ever, with lasers, pyrotechnics and water elements.
  8. Man dies after car crashes, overturns into Hillsborough River
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Man dies after car crashes and overturns into the river
  9. Man faces tampering charge after burning body found near Sunshine Skyway bridge
    Jun. 20• Breaking News
    For the latest breaking news and updates, check tampabay.com.
  10. Tampa Bay has a new reason to celebrate Juneteenth
    Jun. 19• Entertainment
    Layla Zephyrin, age 4, smiles after seeing her face painted by Isha Joseph during the Juneteenth Jam at the Northstar Academies on Saturday in St. Petersburg. Juneteenth was celebrated across Tampa Bay.
  11. Passenger dies in I-75 crash; driver faces DUI manslaughter charge
    Jun. 19• Hillsborough
    Mario Charles Gonzalez, 41, faces a charge of DUI manslaughter, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  12. A Tampa Bay scientist on the nature of sinkholes
    Jun. 19• Community News
    Dr. Philip van Beynen, University of South Florida associate chair and graduate director of geography and environmental science programs, poses for a portrait at his St. Petersburg home in on Wednesday June 16, 2021.
  13. Hillsborough health officials issue no-swimming advisories at 2 beaches
    Jun. 19• Hillsborough
    Beach goers are seen along Ben T. Davis Beach on May 4, 2020 in Tampa.
  14. Florida medical marijuana patients anxious about the end of DeSantis coronavirus order
    Jun. 19• Politics
    Patients, doctors and advocates worry about whether the sickest patients using medical marijuana will be affected when they can no longer recertify through telehealth as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to let the COVID-19 emergency order expire.
  15. Misinformation is keeping Floridians from getting vaccinated, USF survey shows
    Jun. 19• Health
    A healthcare worker prepares the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a Tampa clinic for the homeless set up Thursday by the Heart for the Homeless nonprofit.
  16. Tampa man arrested on murder charge in heroin overdose death
    Jun. 18• Crime
    Joseph Stillitano, 31, was charged with first-degree murder under a Florida law that allows the state to seek murder charges when a person dies from an overdose.
  17. Tampa police chief pleads: Stop the gun violence in East Tampa
    Jun. 18• Hillsborough
    Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, with officers and community members at his side, spoke Friday about rising gun violence in East Tampa.
  18. 7-Eleven’s free Slurpee Day extends to an entire month
    Jun. 18• Food News
    In celebration of its 94th birthday, 7-Eleven extends Free Slurpee Day to an entire month this year.
  19. Ronnie Oneal III rests after half-hour defense, will not testify in murder trial
    Jun. 18• Hillsborough
    Ronnie Oneal III during his murder trial at the George Edgecomb Courthouse Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Tampa.
  20. Sunshine Skyway bridge may get rainbow lights for Pride month, after all
    Jun. 18• Politics
    The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is seen with lights Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 in St. Petersburg. The Florida Department of Transportation installed about 1,800 colored LED light fixtures on the Sunshine Skyway bridge.
  21. Hillsborough acquires undeveloped land along Little Manatee River
    Jun. 18• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County is preserving 84 acres near the Little Manatee River through its Jan K. Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition Preservation Program.
  22. Tampa’s Sykes Enterprises to be sold in $2.2 billion deal
    Jun. 18• Business
    Chuck Sykes is the CEO of Sykes Enterprises, one of Tampa Bay's largest public companies. On June 18, 2020, the company announced a deal to be sold for $2.2 billion to a Miami company called Sitel Group.
  23. Loved ones mourn ‘inseparable’ father and son who drowned off Apollo Beach
    Jun. 18• Hillsborough
    Pallbearers place the casket of Janosh Purackal, 37, next to his son’s casket at Hillsboro Memorial Gardens on Thursday. Purackal and his son Daniel Purackal, 3, drowned last week in Apollo Beach.
  24. Hillsborough deputies issue warrants for 42 felons who didn’t update address
    Jun. 17• Hillsborough
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
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