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  1. Florida expands campaign to help reduce accidental baby deaths
    2 hours ago• Health
    Stephanie Calvert, with Sunstar Paramedics, left, pauses to visit with St. Petersburg Fire Rescue firefighter-paramedic Josh Burch and his 7-month-old son, Kane, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County in Clearwater. That's where officials gathered to announce the expansion of locally-born Sleep Baby Safely campaign to eight counties across the state.
  2. Hillsborough to sue over $2.4 million CareerSource debt
    4 hours ago• Business
    Hillsborough County plans to sue an insurance carrier to try to recoup $2.48 million it fronted CareerSource Tampa Bay to repay the U.S. Department of Labor over misspending identified in a federal audit.
  3. Mother found slain near her sleeping toddler in New Tampa
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    A Tampa police patrol SUV is seen near the scene on Pictorial Park Drive in New Tampa where a woman was found dead on the ground Monday night next to an SUV in which her toddler son was found safe, strapped in a car seat.
  5. Tampa Bay leaders condemn fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis
    Yesterday• Crime
    Protesters rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday.
  6. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    Yesterday• Pets
    Butterfinger and Marcus are two of many animals hoping to find "fur"ever homes.
  7. Spring Hill singer found guilty in Jan. 6 case
    Yesterday• Hernando
    Audrey Ann Southard, center, holds a mask during a counter-protest against a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Port Richey on Aug. 8, 2020.
  8. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor will start police chief search after April elections
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Mayor Jane Castor, in center, announced during a Feb. 8 news conference that she had selected Mary O’Connor, second from left, as her pick for the new police chief. Also pictured is Assistant Chief Lee Bercaw and then-interim police Chief Mary O’Connor Ruben “Butch” Delgado. Bercaw is now the interim chief after O'Connor resigned in December and Delgado has since retired. Castor says she will begin the search for the next chief "in earnest" after the city's runoff election on April 25.
  9. Tampa loses control of historic Black cemetery. A property flipper now owns it.
    Yesterday• History
    Memorial Park Cemetery in Tampa is seen in 2021. The cemetery opened in 1919.
  10. Hillsborough County hotels hit $1 billion in annual taxable revenue
    Yesterday• Business
    The downtown Tampa skyline is visible through a swimming pool cabana at the Tampa Edition hotel, which opened in October. Visit Tampa Bay reported that Hillsborough County hotels saw more than $1 billion in taxable revenue during 2022, a record.
  11. Fewer Gasparilla arrests this year than last, police say
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Beaded necklaces are scattered about Bayshore Boulevard during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates on Saturday in Tampa.
  12. Beads, beers, a little bit of brrr: Tampa gets its pirate party on at Gasparilla
    Jan. 28• Hillsborough
    The Jose Gasparilla pirate ship carries members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla en route to the Tampa Convention Center during the Gasparilla Invasion Saturday.
  13. Gasparilla victory parade turns into a pirate party along the Riverwalk
    Jan. 28• Life & Culture
    Skyla Carter, 24, of Tampa, waves during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates.
  14. Jury finds Tampa rapper not guilty in fatal double shooting
    Jan. 27• Crime
    Billy Adams III testifies Thursday during his trial for the shootings of Trevon Albury and Daniel Thompson in a Lutz recording studio. Adams said he killed the pair after Albury pulled a gun in an attempt to rob the studio engineer.
  15. St. Petersburg, Hillsborough net extra US aid for housing
    Jan. 27• Hillsborough
    The U.S. Department of Treasury is sending an additional $6.5 million to the Tampa Bay area to help families facing evictions. [SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN | Times]
  16. Gasparilla weather: Chilly morning leads to quick warmup
    Jan. 27• Local Weather
    Pirates with Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla disembark from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship at the Tampa Convention Center to begin the Gasparilla invasion in January 2022. This year, early morning temperatures on Saturday will be in the upper 40s along the Gasparilla parade route but will climb to the 70s by the time the day's festivities kick off.
  17. Judge bars Taylor Morrison from selling homes in disputed Keystone development
    Jan. 27• Hillsborough
    A Hillsborough Circuit Court judge barred Taylor Morrion from selling homes or lots in its ongoing development off Patterson Road in Keystone.
  18. Man struck, killed while trying to cross Plant City street, police say
    Jan. 27• Breaking News
    A 67-year-old Plant City man was struck by a person driving a Dodge Challenger while trying to cross North Alexander Street Thursday night.
  19. ‘I was in fear’: Rapper explains why he shot 2 men in Lutz recording studio
    Jan. 26• Hillsborough
    Billy Adams III testifies Thursday during his trial for the shootings of Trevon Albury and Daniel Thompson in a Lutz recording studio. Adams said he killed the pair after Albury pulled a gun in an attempt to rob the studio engineer.
  20. Tampa Council asks Mayor Jane Castor for notice when state or feds investigate
    Jan. 26• Tampa
    Meridian Apartments on N 50th St. in Tampa is one of about 100 apartment complexes that participated in Tampa Police Department's Crime-Free Multi Housing program.
  21. Yacht catches fire in Ruskin marina, Hillsborough Fire Rescue officials say
    Jan. 26• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews battle a yacht fire at Little Harbor Marina in Ruskin.
  22. Tampa man Troy Meyer keeps winning on ‘Jeopardy!’ Who is he?
    Jan. 26• Arts
    Troy Meyer, of Tampa, is seen in this undated image from YouTube.com.
  23. Replacing I-275 with boulevard in Tampa killed by transportation panel
    Jan. 26• Transportation
    The Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization killed a grant application to study the idea of tearing down Interstate 275 north of downtown and replacing it with a street-level boulevard. This is an aerial view looking south on Interstate 275 toward Interstate 4 and downtown Tampa.
  24. Tampa Fire Union backs City Council incumbents. And Janet Cruz.
    Jan. 26• Tampa
    Former state Sen. Janet Cruz, who is running for a citywide seat on the Tampa City Council, gained the endorsement of the city's firefighters union Thursday.
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