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  1. 5 arrested in 2 street races on Gandy Bridge, speed exceeded 100 mph, troopers say
    5 hours ago• Crime
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  2. Funeral honors life of Pinellas deputy killed in line of duty
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Officers salute Pinellas Deputy Michael Hartwick at his funeral at the Idlewild Baptist Church on Monday in Lutz. Hartwick died after being struck by a front loader while directing traffic away from road work on Sept. 22.
  3. Free and cheap things to do in Tampa Bay: free USF performances, train rides, fossil museum
    Yesterday• Shopping
    The University of South Florida has announced that college of arts performances are now free. The USF Jazztet will perform Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Barness Recital Hall.
  5. BayFirst Financial to close Clearwater office, lay off 58
    Yesterday• Business
    BayFirst Financial, formerly known as First Home Bank, is closing its Clearwater residential mortgage office and laying off 58 workers.
  6. Feds open first post-Ian recovery center in Tampa to apply for loans
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Damage caused by Hurricane Ian seen at Charlotte Sports Park located on the grounds of the Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training complex seen on Thursday. The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening the first of several recovery centers to help residents, businesses and nonprofits apply for loans.
  7. Selmon Expressway reversible lanes return to normal operation Monday
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The Selmon Expressway West officially opened on Monday April 19, 2021. This view is from underneath the flyover on Gandy Blvd. eastbound.
  8. Thousands of Tampa Bay homes remain without power after Ian
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Duke Energy trucks are staged the parking lot at Tropicana Field in preparation for Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  9. In 3 years, these 6 Tampa Bay companies grew like wildfire. Here’s how.
    Oct. 1• Business
    Amanda Tress, founder and CEO of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, offers a high-five to pro trainer Haven Hennessey while recording a workout session on Sept. 6 at the company’s headquarters in Clearwater. Also participating, at left, is Tress' husband Brandon.
  10. Funeral for Pinellas deputy killed in line of duty set for Monday
    Sep. 30• News
    Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Deputy Michael Hartwick was hit and killed overnight Sept. 22 by a construction worker driving a front loader with a fork lift. Deputy Hartwick's funeral will be on Monday.
  11. Police identify man found dead in Largo Central Park pond
    Sep. 30• Pinellas
    Police on Friday released the name of a man found dead Thursday in a pond in Largo Central Park.
  12. Suspected generator explosion injures 2, 1 critically, in Pinellas Park
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Two men were injured, one critically, in what officials suspect was a generator explosion at a Pinellas Park home Thursday night.
  13. Power restored to more than half of 500,000 Tampa Bay customers who lost it in Ian
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Duke Energy trucks are staged the parking lot at Tropicana Field in preparation for Hurricane Ian on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  14. Eastbound lanes of Courtney Campbell Causeway reopen after Tampa crash
    Sep. 30• Transportation
    A traffic camera on the Courtney Campbell Causeway shows the area where Tampa police closed all eastbound lanes after a crash involving a moped on Friday morning. All lanes were reopened about 10 a.m.
  15. Temperatures expected to drop into 60s Friday night following Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Hilleary Gramling, 28, walks her dog as she avoids a blocked sidewalk where a tree has splintered due to winds from Hurricane Ian in front of a house at 2201 5th Ave N on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  16. Tampa Bay emerges after Hurricane Ian to survey the damage
    Sep. 29• Tampa
    Hilleary Gramling, 28, walks her dog as she avoids a blocked sidewalk where a tree splintered due to winds from Hurricane Ian in front of a house at 2201 Fifth Ave. N on Thursday in St. Petersburg.
  17. Sunken Gardens flamingos, still in a St. Petersburg bathroom, are doing fine
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Twenty-one Chilean flamingos, left, sheltered in the ladies' bathroom off the main lobby of Sunken Gardens during Hurricane Ian. Staff members including Emily Mastoroudis, right, carried them carefully inside one at a time.
  18. Police investigating after body found in pond at Largo Central Park
    Sep. 29• Pinellas
    Police were investigating Thursday after person was found dead in a pond at Largo Central Park in Largo.
  19. Where to donate or volunteer to help Hurricane Ian victims
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Disaster Program Manager Bill Egerton explains features including storage containing PPE and food distribution materials within their emergency response vehicle at the American Red Cross in Norfolk, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. This vehicle will be deployed to Florida on Monday to assist with Hurricane Ian relief efforts.
  20. Tampa Bay area schools plan to reopen Monday
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    A sign inside Durant High in Plant City indicates in English and Spanish that the Hillsborough County shelter accepts pets as the Tampa Bay area prepared for Hurricane Ian on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Area shelters began to empty Thursday morning as the storm passed without causing major damage in the Tampa Bay area.
  21. Sunshine Skyway reopens Thursday after crews clear trees, debris
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    The Sunshine Skyway is seen in a traffic camera photo at 12:51 p.m. on Thursday, shortly after the Florida Highway Patrol reopened the bridge after Hurricane Ian passed through the area.
  22. Hurricane Ian claims the Dali Museum’s Wish Tree in St. Petersburg
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Officials look at the uprooted Wish Tree in the Dalí Museum's Avant-garden on Thursday in St. Petersburg. The tree was pushed over by strong winds from Hurricane Ian. Winds have uprooted the ficus tree several times since it was planted in 2011.
  23. In Pinellas beach towns, Hurricane Ian leaves little damage and a sense of relief
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    A fallen sign leans against a bench outside the Sea Palms Motel and Polynesian Putter minigolf course on Thursday in St. Pete Beach. Hurricane Ian knocked down cables, signs, and trees along Pinellas County's barrier islands but largely spared the area the level of damage that Hurricane Irma inflicted in 2017.
  24. DeSantis says rescue efforts underway, hundreds have called 911 in Lee County
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a media briefing in Tallahassee before Hurricane Ian.
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